Kids on the coast

Two childhood sweethearts, aged six and seven, eloped from Hanover in northern Germany earlier this year, determined to tie the knot under the African sun. The pair identified as Mika and Anna-Lena "are very much in love and decided to get married in Africa where it is warm, taking with them as a witness Anna-Lena's little sister, aged five", police spokesman Holger Jureczko said.
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Lifeline Community Care is offering parents and caregivers of over-12’s a helping hand to learn more about adolescence and their role as a parent of a teenager by running a “Surviving Your Adolescents” parenting course.
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Queensland has adopted the national policy of asking students to stay away from school for seven days if they have recently returned from countries affected by Human Swine Influenza. Premier Anna Bligh said the government’s first priority is to protect students and staff from the risk of this illness and prevent it spreading.
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Kids attending Nambour’s Brookes Street Kindergarten will enjoy a great new backyard area including vegetable gardens, herbs and citrus trees thanks to grants from the Gambling Community Benefit Fund ($15,000) and Sunshine Coast Regional Council ($5000). Spokesperson Emma Harry said the improvements would benefit the children and the kindergarten enormously. “This is a fantastic opportunity for the children to develop their senses of smell and touch.
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