Reconciliation Week

Melton Campus

Our Reconciliation Week activities ended at Melton Campus on Friday, with the Long Walk around the soccer pitch marking the 20th anniversary of former AFL football player Michael Long’s historic walk from Melbourne to Canberra.

On Tuesday, students participated in a powerful and symbolic Sea of Hands activity. Hands have long been a symbol of community support for Reconciliation, rights, and respect.

Students traced their hands on a coloured sheet of paper and wrote messages of support for Reconciliation. They decorated and displayed them in our gardens, forming a vibrant sea of hands that served as a visual testament to the school's collective dedication to Reconciliation as a FIRE Carrier school.

During lunchtime on Wednesday, students and staff gathered in Sheehan Stadium to play Yulunga traditional Indigenous games.

The students enjoyed variations of games such as Thepan, Kolap, Wana Wana and Kalq. The games are often played throughout the Torres Strait Islands and Aboriginal communities all over Australia.

On Thursday, students headed to the food room to make lemon bliss balls using various ingredients, including lemon myrtle, which Indigenous Australians have used for centuries in food and medicine.

William Lalor, Learning Support Officer – Indigenous Students

Cobblebank Campus

Last Tuesday, our FIRE Carriers and some Year 8 students participated in the Sea of Hands activity to acknowledge Reconciliation Week.

Through messages and illustrations on their paper hands, they expressed their commitment to Reconciliation and recognition of the significance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

As our Year 7 students departed for camp last Wednesday, further Reconciliation Week activities will be held this week.

Charlee Keating, Student Leadership Coordinator