Wellbeing News

RUOK?

On Tuesday the 11th September the College celebrated RUOK Day. Students and staff were encouraged to wear a touch of yellow in honour of the day which promotes connectedness and getting people to ask their family and friends if they are ok. 12A VCAL students ran lunch time activities which included cupcake decorating, colouring, mindfulness activities and games.  Year 7 and 8 students, along with teachers, then all came together after lunch on the oval to spell out RUOK? which was then photographed using a drone. This was organised by VCAL students Ayden Woodward, Lachlan McMartin and Jack Ferguson. It was great to see everyone come together for this great cause and promote connectedness within in the College. Thank you to all staff and students who helped and participated throughout the day.

Koorie Mob

This week the Patterson River Koorie Mob went to the Derrimut Weelam Gathering Place where we talked about "Who was Bunjil?" The students had the opportunity to produce an art work of Bunjil that will be on display at the gathering place.

The creation of what we now call Port Phillip Bay as told by

CAROLYN BRIGGS Boonwurrung

“Many years ago this land that we now call Melbourne, extended right out to the ocean. Port Phillip Bay was then a large flat plain where Boonwurrung hunted kangaroos and cultivated their yam daisy.

But one day there came a time of chaos and crises. The Boonwurrung and the other Kulin nations were in conflict. They argued and fought. They neglected their children. They neglected their land. The native yam was neglected. The animals were killed but not always eaten. The fish were caught during their spawning season. As this chaos grew the sea became angry and began to rise until it covered their plain and threatened to flood the whole of their country.

The people went to Bunjil, their creator and spiritual leader. They asked Bunjil to stop the sea from rising. Bunjil told his people that they would have to change their ways if they wanted to save their land. The people thought about what they had been doing and made a promise to follow Bunjil. Bunjil walked out to the sea, raised his spear and directed the sea to stop rising. Bunjil then made the Boonwurrung promise that they would respect the laws.”