Wilcannia community pulls kids out of Broken Hill soccer comp over COVID fears
3 years, 4 months ago

Wilcannia community pulls kids out of Broken Hill soccer comp over COVID fears

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Wilcannia children have been withdrawn from the Broken Hill soccer competition by their community due to concerns they might catch COVID-19 and put the whole community at risk. Key points: The Wilcannia community withdraws its young soccer team from competition over COVID fears A Barkindji elder says she does not want to take any risks with the children Broken Hill Soccer Association says it supports the community's decision While there are no coronavirus cases in Broken Hill and the NSW Far West, community members and parents decided to take their children out of the competition with five regular season games to go, after pandemic developments in Mildura, NSW and other states. "They might as well just dig a big hole back home then, just chuck us all in there, if it gets into our community," Aunty Dodie said. Soccer association supports decision George Bugeja, the chairman of the Broken Hill Soccer Association, said he supported the community's decision.

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Thousands of dollars raised to support Wilcannia kids playing soccer in Broken Hill
3 years, 6 months ago

Thousands of dollars raised to support Wilcannia kids playing soccer in Broken Hill

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A fundraiser to support Wilcannia kids playing soccer 200 kilometres away in Broken Hill has raised thousands of dollars in just under a week. Key points: More than $7,000 is raised online to support kids in less than a week Every weekend they travel more than 400 kilometres to Broken Hill and back Barkindji elder supporting the kids, Auntie Dodie, …

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