Update from the ‘Respect Yourself, Respect Your Culture’ NiteStar Performing Arts Program: “This morning brought us back to the Roebourne Youth Center, where we had several youth waiting to work with us. The group was extremely enthusiastic to discuss issues that affect them in more depth such as violence, drugs...

Update from the ‘Respect Yourself, Respect Your Culture’ NiteStar Performing Arts Program: “Today was a great day in both Roebourne and The Youth Shed of Karratha. We saw three excellent scenes in which the students demonstrated respect, friendship, and peer mediation, and one which demonstrated the positives of positive healthy...

Update from our friends up in the Pilbara for the ‘Respect Yourself, Respect Your Culture’ NiteStar Performing Arts Program: “We have been fortunate to begin exploring the Pilbara Region, meeting many of the wonderful locals and becoming familiar with the the Youth Centres in both Karratha and Roebourne and the amazing people...

David Williams and Carla Nirella, two of the artists part of the ‘Respect Yourself, Respect Your Culture’ NiteStar Performing Arts Program, were interviewed on ABC North West today about their involvement with the program. Using a theatre-based model incorporating drama, music and peer education, the program will help guide pre-adolescents, adolescents...

Alcohol abuse plays a major role in youth violence in Australia. Consuming large amounts of alcohol, particularly over a short period of time, means your body is greatly impaired and so too your ability to make rational decisions and protect yourself from harm. A greater understanding of how alcohol affects...

If you find yourself in a dangerous and potentially violent situation you need to know the best strategies to get yourself out. BREATHE. Taking a deep breath will calm you and act like a system reset. The oxygen will keep your own aggression lower and allow your brain to function...

Recognising the 10 Most Common Physical Signs of a Potentially Violent Situation Being able to recognise the physical signs of a potentially violent situation may give you enough time to remove yourself (and your mates) before things get out of hand. If there’s not enough time to leave, it may...

The headlines state that one in ten teens are binge drinkers and graphic photos of them vomiting in the street paint an unflattering picture of a sub-culture out of control. But, 90 per cent do not drink to excess and it may be ‘tough love’ by parents keeping the teens...

Luke Adams says he is gravely concerned about public safety in Perth’s nightspots following two senseless one-punch attacks at the weekend, which left two men in hospital with life-threatening injuries. A 32-year-old Darlington man remains in an induced coma after an alleged assault at Subiaco’s Red Sea nightclub on Sunday morning....