Nurrungdera Yalbilinya Awards
Narrungdera Yalbilinya Awards 2025
Last Wednesday 26th of November we celebrated the hard work of our Aboriginal students at the annual Narrungdera Yalbilinya Awards at the Narrandera Ex-Servicemen’s Club.
Matari Johnson, our 2026 School Captain gave an Acknowledgment of Country and Ruben Bamblett played the didgeridoo alongside him. Well done to these boys for always stepping up.
These awards celebrate and recognise the achievement and excellence of Aboriginal students from Kindergarten to Year 12 in education in Narrandera, Coolamon, Matong and Ganmain across several categories, these categories include:
- Academic Achievement
- Citizenship
- Performing/Creative/Visual Arts
- Sport Achievement
- Encouragement
- Year 12 Completion
- TVET/VET Year 12
Outstanding School Attendance
Congratulations and well done to the following NHS students
- Kyiah Watt – Year 12 Completion
- Maddison Clifford – Year 12 Completion
- Ryder Longford – Academic Achievement
- Lexxis Cottom Fuller – Sport Achievement
- Braxton Ivanoff – Sport Achievement
- Aylah Lyons Higgins – Encouragement
- Evie Lemon Christian – Encouragement
- Ivy Coleman – Academic Achievement
- Jackson Williams – Encouragement
- Mia Ingram – Encouragement
- Sienna Lyons – Sport Achievement
- Willow Love – Performing/Creative/Visual Arts
- Cadence McDuff – Encouragement
- Milla Rankin – Academic Achievement
- Oliver Mohr – Citizenship
- Jeremy Hill – Encouragement
- Saderina Chalkley – Encouragement
- Tamieka Charles Bamblett – Encouragement
- Nykeisha Charles Bamblett – Encouragement
- Charlie Brooker – Academic Achievement
- Bellah Longford – Sport Achievement
- Jayden Clarke – Encouragement
- Ivy Morgan – Citizenship
Matari Johnson – Citizenship
Well done to these students for always trying their best, for working hard and for being up and coming leaders, we are proud of each and every one of you.
Congratulations to all the other students from Coolamon, Ganmain and Matong schools and thank you for joining us to celebrate.
Thank you to the parents and carers of all award recipients for bringing our students to the awards ceremony so we could all celebrate together.
Massive thank you and shout out to Simone Ingram from Narrandera Public School who organises and brings these awards together every single year.
On behalf of Joy and I, we are so privileged to work with these students every day, we look forward to continuing to watch you all grow and succeed.
Braden Lyons & Joy O’Hara
Aboriginal Education Officers (AEO)