Family Services Education Both Bedourie and Birdsville have well equipped playgroups, which are available to accompanied children up to Year 1. These groups meet three times a week in the Shire Halls of either town. Both Bedourie and Birdsville have excellent, 1 teacher, State Schools offering modern education for children from Prep to Year 7. Children on properties within the Shire use the services of the School of the Air or a Governess. After Year 7, children typically go to Boarding Schools in Longreach, Charters Towers, Toowoomba, Warwick, Brisbane or Adelaide. For further information, please contact: Bedourie State School Phone: 07 4746 1224 Email: admin@bedouriess.eq.edu.au
Birdsville State School Phone: 07 4656 3233 Email: admin@birdsvilss.eq.edu.au
Playgroup Funded by the Queensland Governments Department of Communities the focus of the service is directed to families with children 0 – 12 years of age, most particularly those children in the early childhood years. Those assessed to have the greatest degree of geographic isolation and need are a targeting priority. The target group needs access to opportunities for the social interaction of both parents and children with others at similar stages and age. There is a need for available access to early childhood developmental activities and involvement for children below school age and their parents, to experience and understand the importance of learning through play. Parents require access to facilities, resources, advice and support that are available to the majority of Australian families to enhance parenting education and skill development. The Diamantina Shire Council Children’s Services aims to bridge the communication gap between urban and rural living, provide support to parents raising children in isolation, encourage group activities for young children and their parents and assist families with resources, information and skills not readily available to those living in remote areas. Two Co-ordinators are employed by the Diamantina Shire Council to deliver the program in Bedourie and Birdsville. Bedourie/Birdsville Playgroup Phone: 07 4746 1202 Email: community@diamantina.qld.gov.au
Family Care The following family care is available in Bedourie and Birdsville
Bedourie Clinic Phone: 07 4746 1226 Facsimile: 07 4746 1020 Birdsville Clinic Phone: 07 4656 3245 Facsimile: 07 4656 4999 |