Since 2012, October 11 has been marked as the International Day of the Girl.
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The day aims to highlight and address the needs and challenges girls face, while promoting girls' empowerment and the fulfillment of their human rights.
To celebrate our girls from the region we have compiled a few stories about girls doing great things.
Enjoy!
Kiama Public School students have walked away from the Tech Girls Superhero Challenge with a win under their belts, taking out the Best Business Plan in the national competition.
Gerringong’s Holly Wishart will put all her hard work and skills to the test later this month, when she competes in the world’s biggest pre-junior surf festival – the Hurley BL’s Blast Off.
A Kiama High School program is seeking to help female students manage the various pressures of adolescence.
Girls show fortitude in tough conditions at championships.
Kiama High School girls' hockey team have made it back-to-back NSW titles after taking out the state finals at Narellan.
Eight Minnamurra Public School students had the thrill of their lives when they played rugby league in front of around 17,000 screaming fans at WIN Stadium.
The Stewart sisters from Gerringong may have set some sort of family record after all three were selected in NSW hockey teams for upcoming events.