Coming Together/Makkarata – NAIDOC Event with Melissa Spillman

Coming Together/Makkarata – NAIDOC Event with Melissa Spillman In celebration of NAIDOC Week, a morning of painting and conversation with local artist, Melissa Spillman, was held at the One World Centre on Saturday 10th July 2021. A collaborative painting was created by all attendees. Melissa is a local Indigenous artist who is part of YirraKurl, Continue Reading

KAADADJINY BOODJA: Embedding the Aboriginal Cross Curriculum Priority Across All Learning Areas

KAADADJINY BOODJA: Embedding the Aboriginal Cross Curriculum Priority Across All Learning Areas with Dr Elaine Lewis In this small group workshop Elaine will provide classroom examples of how to embed the Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Cross Curriculum Priority across all Learning Areas. Discussion and planning time will be integral to this empowering workshop. Download Continue Reading

26th May – National Sorry Day

26th May – National Sorry Day. This day was conceived in 1998 when the Bringing Them Home report was published and tabled in parliament, focusing on the Stolen Generation. In 2008, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd finally apologised in Parliament to all the nation’s indigenous peoples for the trauma caused by historical policies that saw children Continue Reading