Meekatharra School of Air receives $2000 from Mount Magnet Shire after requesting funds from Mid West towns

Mount Magnet has generously donated to the Meekatharra School of Air after putting together its fundraising plans for 2023 and sending out letters to surrounding Shires. The Shire of Mount Magnet approved to donate $2000 to MSOTA at the February council meeting, which currently has 23 families enrolled located across Australia and currently operates out of Geraldton. Shire president Jorgen Jensen said the council approved to donate funds to the school as it was “easy to see that it would be spent in the right manner”. “We don’t get a lot of requests like this and it’s obviously a worthy cause. $2000 doesn’t get too far these days for what they’re trying to achieve,” he said. Cr Jensen said Mount Magnet would have roughly nine or 10 children who are home-schooled with most of them enrolled at MSOTA. President of MSOTA P&C Association Lauren Lewis said the education service was available to families from many walks of life, whether it be their isolated locations, travelling family situations or just the simple fact that some students are unable to attend mainstream school. “As our families are spread across many shires of the Mid West region, we will be approaching each Shire in search of their support,” she said. “Fundraising isn’t exactly easy for our school, as the families are spread so far apart and we can’t really utilise the option of a canteen in our situation.” It’s understood Yalgoo, Sandstone, Cue and Meekatharra shires have been approached by the MSOTA P&C for donations.