Shooting Stars has expanded its reach in the Kimberley region, launching a new site in Fitzroy Crossing targeting a minimum of 65 participants.
Leading the program in Fitzroy Crossing is Sam Shepherd, a local Jaru woman from around Halls Creek who was looking for a career change that aligned with her values and passions.
“I’ve lived in Fitzroy Crossing for a year now, before that I was in Perth for ten years working in the Oil and Gas industry,” said Shepherd.
“I have two young girls and I really wanted to raise them in a similar way to how I grew up, in a small country town setting, with grandparents just around the corner.”
“The Shooting Stars role allowed me to do something more aligned with my values whilst still being relatively close to family.”
Fitzroy Crossing have been without an educational engagement program for young girls for a couple of years and welcomes the Shooting Stars program for 2021.
“I am really excited for the Fitzroy Crossing girls to get to be part of the Shooting Stars program,” said Shepherd.
“I’ve heard so many positive stories of the impact the program has on girls from other sites and believe Shooting Stars will have a big impact on the girls in the Fitzroy Valley and the community.”
Shooting Stars Executive Officer Fran Haintz said she’s excited to see the roll out of the Fitzroy Crossing site, taking Shooting Stars to a total of nine sites across the state.
“Today marks the first day of the 2021 school year and it’s so great for the Fitzroy Crossing girls to have the opportunity to be part of the Shooting Stars program,” said Haintz.
“Congratulations to Sam, I know she’ll do a fantastic job and I look forward to hearing more good news from this space.”
