In 2019 the Australian Government provided $30.2 million for the Local Schools Community Fund.
The fund was an application based process open to all eligible schools, designed to benefit students and their schooling community by contributing to small scale projects and their associated costs at the local school level.
Former principal of Edith Creek Primary School, Erika Lees, applied for new...

A spate of vandalism in the community over the last few weeks has the potential to cost more than just council dollars as money for other community opportunities is utilised for repairs and preventative measures.
An ongoing issue with vandals at the Smithton Skate Park has seen the council owned facility locked up as the result of reckless acts.
“Vandalism costs community opportunity, it is a...