KICK - Kids Institute Curtin Kalgoorlie

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫?

Swap the screens for stars and experience the magic of the Goldfields night sky!
Head to the Mt Owen Observing Site in Menzies for an unforgettable evening where you can:

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮:
🔭 Explore the Moon and stars through telescopes.
🎧 Slip on a silent disco headset and choose between a relaxing guided meditation or an ambient outback soundtrack while you gaze into the cosmos.
🔥 Settle onto a cosy hay bale around the campfire, toast marshmallows, sip hot billy tea and enjoy a yarn under the stars.
🌌 Soak up the incredible beauty of the Goldfields night sky.

📅 Saturday, 29 August 2026
🕕 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
📍 Mt Owen Observing Site, Menzies
💚 FREE entry
🎧 Silent headset hire: $10 each

Bring a blanket, rug up warm and prepare to be amazed by one of Australia's darkest and most spectacular night skies.

𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐢𝐩: Make a family weekend adventure of it! If you're staying at the Menzies Caravan Park, you'll receive one FREE headset hire with your site booking.

𝐃𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐏𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨!

https://www.menzies.wa.gov.au/events/mt-owen-moonlight-chill-fire-stars-and-silent-sounds/8

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭?
Now's your chance to find out!

Bring the whole family to Curtin University Kalgoorlie Open Day for a FREE afternoon packed with fun, discovery and hands-on activities!

📅 Thursday, 27 August 2026
🕒 Community Session: 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
📍 Curtin Kalgoorlie Campus – right next to the Kmart & Coles complex in the heart of Kalgoorlie!

Here's just a taste of what's waiting for you:

🎈 Giant animal balloons around campus
🌭 FREE BBQ and fairy floss
🎁 FREE giveaways
🗺️ Campus-wide scavenger hunt with prizes
🧪 An exciting thermite reaction demonstration (prepare to be amazed! 🤯)
🔬 Hands-on activities for all ages
🦡 Meet the famous WASM Wombat mascot
🏫 Explore the university campus and discover where future scientists, engineers, teachers, health professionals and innovators learn
⭐ 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞!

Whether you are in Year 1, bringing your grandparents, or just curious about what happens at university, there's something for everyone.

You might drive past Curtin every day...now's your chance to come in, have a look around and see what exciting things happen on campus!

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨 𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡: https://www.curtin.edu.au/events/kal-openday/?utm_source=flyer&utm_medium=qr&utm_content=ug_event_WA&utm_campaign=um-corp-kalopenday

We can't wait to welcome you to Curtin Kalgoorlie!

𝗦𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗪𝗔𝗦 𝗔 𝗕𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧!

Our KICK team had a fantastic time at Science After Dark yesterday, with loads of curious kids joining in, getting hands-on and having plenty of fun!

And the best part? So many KICK kids collected a stamp!

Looking for your next KICK stamp?
Come along to Curtin Open Day on Thursday 27 August, 3–5pm and join in the fun!

There will be activities, giveaways, a BBQ and, of course… another chance to collect a KICK stamp!

📍 Curtin University Kalgoorlie Campus
📅 Thursday 27 August
⏰ 3–5pm

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠, 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩!

𝐍𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐌 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤?

Science After Dark is coming to one of our KICK Hubs, the Museum of the Goldfields for a night of discovery, experiments and hands-on fun!

Make sure you visit the KICK stand, collect your stamp, and tick off another adventure!

📅 Thursday 20 August
⏰ 5:00pm – 7:30pm
🎟️ FREE

Bring your curiosity… science awaits!

https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/goldfields/science-after-dar

𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐒 — 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐘 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐗𝐓 𝐀𝐃𝐕𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄?

School holidays are your chance to GET OUT THERE, TRY SOMETHING NEW & GET ACTIVE!

And this October, our friends at GeckoSports West Coast are bringing FIVE FULL DAYS of action-packed fun to Kalgoorlie! 💙💚
https://geckowestcoast.coordinate.cloud/list

📅 5–9 October
⏰ 9am–3pm daily
📍 St Mary’s Primary School
👧🧒 Ages 4–12 — ALL schools welcome!
💰 $75 per child, per day

YOUR KICK CHALLENGE: How many new things can you try these holidays?

MULTI SPORT — test your skills
NINJA WARRIOR — tackle the obstacles
GLOBAL GAMES — discover games from around the world
COLOUR MANIA — get moving, get messy, have fun!
PLUS heaps of games, challenges and GeckoSports favourites!

Whether you choose ONE DAY or ALL FIVE, you’ll have the chance to try something new, get active, have fun AND collect a KICK stamp for your Learning Logbook!

🎟️ Book directly with GeckoSports West Coast
📲 Scan the QR code on the flyer
📞 0467 156 964
📧 [email protected]

𝐎𝐊𝐀𝐘, 𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐊𝐈𝐃𝐒… 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐍𝐄’𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐘𝐎𝐔!

Looking for something to do after school that’s a little more your speed?

🏀 Basketball
🛴 Skate, Scooter & BMX
💥 Dodgeball
🕵️ Scavenger Hunts
🏉 AFL
🎮 Mario Kart & FC 26
⚽ 3v3 Soccer
🎨 Art & Craft
🏐 Volleyball & Badminton

The City of Kalgoorlie Boulders Street Sports is back at Kingsbury Park and it’s all about getting active, trying something new, hanging out with mates and having a bit of fun.

Every Wednesday 3pm–4.30pm
Kingsbury Park Youth Precinct
FREE
Ages 12–17
No registration needed

And yes… 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭 𝐚 𝐠𝐨!

Who’s up for a challenge?

Check out the full program: https://www.ckb.wa.gov.au/events/street-sports/802

𝐋𝐈𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐃… 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐌𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐁𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐄𝐃!

William Grundt Memorial Library is a KICK Activity Hub and it is a great place for curious kids to try something new, get creative and have a bit of fun!

There are fun activities and programs running throughout the school term, plus special activities during the school holidays.

And for KICK kids, 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 = 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩!

So yes, you can go to the library for a book… but you might also leave having made something, learnt something or discovered something completely unexpected.

William Grundt Memorial Library
🕘 Mon–Fri: 9:00am–5:00pm
🕘 Sat: 9:00am–12:00pm

Come for the books. Stay for the fun. Collect the stamp.

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧?

Looking for a fun way to explore Kalgoorlie-Boulder with your KICK kids?
Get your fiends together and join Linda Rae's KICK Kids Art Walk and discover the colourful stories hiding in our streets!

Along the way you'll enjoy:

🎲 Fun games
❓ Quizzes
🎨 Take-home activities
🖌️ Amazing murals
✨ Fascinating stories about Goldfields art, culture and creativity

Led by local artist Linda Rae, these 1.5-hour guided walks are designed especially for young families and friends. You'll wander through the Kalgoorlie CBD, uncovering the stories behind our public art while learning about artistic techniques and the region's creative industries.

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Suitable for groups of up to 15 people
💰 $180 per group
📅 Available after school or on weekends

Collect your KICK stamp, have a laugh, and see your town in a whole new way!

𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐫𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞:
https://linktr.ee/kbartwalk

No group? No problem! Book your place on one of Linda Rae's public Art Walks through the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Visitor Centre and join other curious explorers.

Think rocks are boring? This place might just change your mind...

Did you know there's a FREE museum right in the heart of Kalgoorlie, next to the Kmart block?

The 𝐖𝐀𝐒𝐌 𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐤 & 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐮𝐦 is packed with sparkling crystals, giant gold nuggets, colourful minerals, meteorites from outer space, and plenty of fascinating discoveries waiting to be explored. ✨🌍☄️

It's the perfect free family adventure for curious kids who love exploring and discovering new things.

WASM Rock & Mineral Museum
117 Egan Street (towards the right)
🕘 Mon–Fri: 9am–4:30pm
🕛 Sat & Sun: 12pm–4pm
🎟️ FREE entry

KICK Activity Hub – Don't forget your Learning Logbook!
KICK Challenge: Complete the museum crossword, test your rock detective skills, and collect your KICK stamp from Reception (Entrance by the flagpoles)!

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐬… 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 “𝐰𝐨𝐰, 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭!” 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬!

https://www.kalgoorlietourism.com/rock-and-minerals-museum

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻… 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗞𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁?

No dragons, no evil villains and sadly… no actual ninja suits (we are working on that). But KICK kids do get epic missions, new skills, exciting adventures and a chance to level up their Logbook!

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬…
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𝟏. 𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊
If you are in Year 1 to Year 6 sign up to the program ($30) https://www.kickprogram.com.au/

𝟐. 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐠𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤:
- 𝐾𝑎𝑙𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐶𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑒 (MO-FR 8-4, SA 8:30-1, SU 9-1:30) 316 Hannan St, Kalgoorlie
- 𝐻𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑠 𝑁𝑜𝑟𝑡ℎ 𝑇𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑡 𝑀𝑖𝑛𝑒 (MO-SA 8-4pm, SU 8-3) 130 Goldfields Hwy, Mullingar
- 𝐶𝑢𝑟𝑡𝑖𝑛 𝐾𝑎𝑙𝑔𝑜𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 (MO–FR 8:30am-4pm) 117 Egan Street, Kalgoorlie

𝟑. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐀𝐐
To answer our most asked questions please visit the FAQ.

𝟒. 𝐓𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐇𝐮𝐛
Activity Hubs are local businesses, clubs, organisations and community groups that offer exciting experiences for KICK kids. Activity Hubs are listed on the website.
Follow our KICK page for additional special opportunities.

𝟓. 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬!
Complete an eligible KICK activity and earn a stamp in your Logbook.

𝟔. 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊!
Collect 30 stamps and you can celebrate your achievements at the KICK Graduation Ceremony, just like a real university student!
You will wear a graduation gown, walk across the stage and celebrate everything you have learned, discovered and achieved.

𝟕. 𝐊𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
Don't hang up your graduation gown just yet! Start a new Logbook, try new experiences, collect more stamps and graduate again at the next KICK award level.

KICK Program KICK is a fun program for primary school students (Years 1–6), where you can explore exciting activities in your community. You might try sport, art, music, science, history, or even visit exciting places around Kalgoorlie. Every time you try something new at one of our ACTIVITY HUBS, you will ear...