Fun to learn

Play is the way children learn everything about their world says mother of two and Lindsay Park Playgroup co-ordinator Vanessa Smith.

BRIEFS

Learning imbalance

No comfort in ABC Learning invoices

EDDY GROVES'S former brother-in-law, who provided maintenance services for ABC Learning, was "uncomfortable" with the way his company was asked to invoice the childcare group.

Abc Founders Split Along The Margins

YOU can't accuse ABC Learning founder Eddy Groves of being a pessimist. He signed on for his second marriage last Thursday to long-time partner, Viryan Collins-Rubie, in a characteristically lavish affair on the Gold Coast attended by close friends and family.

Eddy Groves And The Tale Of The Many Signatures

YOU cannot accuse the founder of ABC Learning, Eddy Groves, of being a pessimist. He signed on for his second marriage last Thursday, to his long-time partner Viryan Collins-Rubie, in a characteristically lavish affair on the Gold Coast attended by close friends and family. Dr Le Neve Groves

Non-profit Buyers Targeted For Child Care Centres

THE Federal Government hopes to turn 241 ABC Learning centres over to non-profit groups to prevent a repeat of the chaos of last November when the care of more than 100,000 children was jeopardised by the collapse of the child-care giant.

Centre Staff In Need Of Help

ABOUT 20,000 children and 4000 staff from ABC Learning centres remain in urgent need of help following the child-care group's demise, the Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union says.

Lessons To Be Learnt From Abc Learning's Collapse

Executives are running for cover after the child-care operator's failure, but they are not the only ones in the firing line, reports Colin Kruger. Pitcher Partners, Vincents Chartered Accountants,

Parents In Limbo

ILLAWARRA families hoping to learn the fate of two ABC Learning Centres in the region were left in limbo again yesterday after the company's receiver did not release its findings.

Mates Make Most Of Learning Chance

YOU could say that Ian Gwynne has been around the block a few times. The 57-year-old has travelled the world, worked for 16years for an oil company and is a three-time cancer survivor.

Care And Concern

How the fallout from the ABC Learning crisis will affect Hunter families

Committed To Their Community

IN JANUARY next year Vicki Freeman will have been at the Elermore Vale Early Learning Centre for 22 years.

Air Prize Split For The Lads

BROTHERS Benji and Jesse Killeen thought a flight home from Melbourne was fun but both were sky-high before they boarded, learning they were both declared to be the 30 millionth domestic Jetstar passenger.

Funtastic Announces $8.5million Exposure To Abc

CHILDREN'S toy company Funtastic has announced an $8.5 million exposure to ABC Learning Centres, ahead of the collapsed child-care company's first meeting of creditors today.

$30m Lifeline As Abc Funds Run Dry

A SYNDICATE of ABC Learning's banking creditors has lent the failed company a further $30 million to keep child-care centres open until the end of the year.

Parents Buckle Up For Race To Flee Abc

CRACKS have appeared in the plan to rescue ABC Learning. Parents have been advised to look elsewhere for child care as a Federal Court judge described the company's accounting methods as "unusual".

Turnbull Condemns Abc Bailout

TAXPAYERS should not have to shoulder the burden of the ABC Learning financial collapse, Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull said yesterday as the crisis deepened.

A Lonely Quest

Jeni Port warms to Norman Latta, a winemaker who freely admits to learning much from his early mistakes.

Time's Up For Abc Accounts

THE release of ABC Learning's audited accounts could go down to the wire. The child-care provider is offering no guarantees it will release the information to meet today's filing deadline.

Sum Of All Learning

All that you have studied in maths will be put to the test, writes Michael Cody.