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4000% surge in Illawarra homeschoolers – why locals families want to break the stigma
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (734+ words) 07 March 2026, 2:00 AM Mother of four Esther Keenan wears a lot of hats. The co-owner of multiple small businesses, including a printing service and a smokehouse, she spends her days homeschooling four children. She is also an admin of the Facebook…...
'Parents need to call us': Hope for families seeking childcare
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (388+ words) 28 January 2026, 12:00 AM After The Bugle's report on the Kiama "childcare desert" went live, many families reached out to say they had experienced the impact of struggling to find reliable childcare for their children. We reached out to Kim Bertino, CEO…...