TREE

Intern Report

Ella Hughes

I applied for an internship during Term 2 and after an interview I was lucky enough to be placed at the Orange Aboriginal Medical Service. I began with a pitch meeting at the beginning of Term 3, and now attend fortnightly. 

OAMS has been a welcoming environment, and has allowed me to attain a broader knowledge of how a medical environment operates, and also the importance and impact of Indigenous healthcare. I have been able to engage in many different areas of the medical service, as OAMS has a wide range of services, including NDIS, out of home care, and social and emotional wellbeing. Within these services I have been able to not only broaden my knowledge about various aspects of medicine, but also engage in the social justice aspects, which include medical equality and land rights. I have also been completing an online course on cultural appreciation, run through the Sydney University. 

The OAMS staff have been extremely kind and welcoming, and given OAMS's extensive range of services, I am yet to choose the area that will be my main focus for the remainder of my internship, it will not be an easy decision, as all the teams have an incredible staff and environment. OAMS is an environment where I feel encouraged to ask questions and always feel as though I am learning, through either educational modules, interviews with those who work at OAMS, or experiences.

Overall, my internship experience has been an extremely rewarding and an educational experience, which has advanced my knowledge of healthcare as its own entity, but also in relation to the Indigenous community, both nationwide, and locally in Orange. I still have much to learn, but I am so extremely grateful to be given this opportunity and to have this experience. 

Rotary Tree Planting Day

Saturday 22 October

Members of the Junior and Senior School TWIG Teams as well as our Round Square Environment Ambassadors supported a local Rotary Tree Planting Day at a property at Canowindra.  

Robin and Jono, property owners, applied for a grant through the Adopt a Tree program. Kinross Wolaroi School was asked to support this great initiative by assisting in the planting in an area of the property that will generate wildlife habitats to support an increase in biodiversity in the area.  

Over the weekend 1300 trees were planted, with our boarding community offering full support on the Sunday.  Thank you to the staff and students who volunteered for this great environmental initiative.