Student Action Team: Connecting, Sharing and Celebrating

We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which we learn, play and grow. We pay our respects to Elders past and present, and we are grateful for the opportunity to learn from Country, community and each other.

Always Was, Always Will Be (AWAWB) student action team connected with students from Eltham East Primary School during a Zoom networking session. It was a valuable opportunity for students from both schools to meet, share ideas and learn more about each other’s reconciliation work.

As Eltham East Primary School begins establishing its own AWAWB student action team, our students shared some of the work taking place at our school. This included our AWAWB published book, Woiwurrung language learning, newsletter updates, collaborative artwork and ongoing reconciliation actions. The session provided an opportunity for our student action team to celebrate our progress and encourage students at Eltham East Primary School as they begin their own journey.

A glimpse inside our Always Was, Always Will Be book, created by students to share and celebrate First Nations learning, culture and reconciliation across our school.

Join the Always Was, Always Will Be Student Action Team

Do you care about learning, listening and helping our school take action?

The Always Was, Always Will Be Student Action Team is open to students who would like to learn more about First Nations cultures, histories, truth-telling and reconciliation, and help share this learning across our school community.

There is no cost to join - just bring your curiosity, respect, ideas, passion and care for Country.

As part of the team, students may help with:

creating displays and posters
sharing Woiwurrung words and learning
contributing to newsletter updates
supporting school projects and artwork
helping others learn about respect, truth-telling and reconciliation

How to join:

Come along to one of our lunch play meetings, listen out for the announcement, or speak to Ms Chong if you are interested.

At the moment, our team meets on Gold Week Wednesdays during the second half of lunch play, and on Tuesdays during the alternate week, depending on the projects we are working on.

We would love to welcome more students who are ready to learn, share and take action together!

First Nations Events + Resources

(Our school is not affiliated with any of these)

From 5th Sep: Visit Wiradjuri artist Uncle Glenn Loughrey’s free live art exhibition at Murnong Gallery- find out more here
3 - 17 Sep: Hidden Waters of the Birrarung: Gum Walks - free event, bookings required
5 - 13 Sep: Darebin FUSE Festival 2026
12 Sep: Stamping the Kulin Seasons - Celebrate Poorneet (tadpole) season through collage and stamps, homage to the Kulin Nations’ weather seasons
16 Sep - 15 Dec: Malamiya mang Djaara artists Exhibition - free event

Have suggestions for this page? Contact Ms Chong: michelle.chong@education.vic.gov.au

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