Cultural News 

Newsletter Indigenous Education

Term 2 Week 8

Reconciliation Week – All In           

Last week concluded Reconciliation Week. I thank all the teachers and students for their contribution to our action wall that is on display at the Marian Centre. 

WEAR IT YELLOW DAY 

On Friday 29th May we raised money for Children’s Ground. 

I thank all the staff and students who wore a splash of yellow to remember First Nations people who need our support to close the gap with education, health and wellbeing.  We raised $125.90 which has been sent off to Children’s Ground. 

Thank you for supporting this great organisation. 

An Update from our FIRE Carriers 

For the remainder of the term, the FIRE Carriers will explore the history of NAIDOC Week. They will learn about this year’s theme – 50 Years of Deadly.  

NAIDOC Week

 NAIDOC week is celebrated all around Australia during the second week of the school holidays. At St Mary’s, we will celebrate this year’s theme in the first week of Term 3.

NAIDOC Week Poster

Each year, the NAIDOC Committee hold a competition for artists to present a piece that represents the theme of the year. This year the NAIDOC Week poster has the art work of Zaachariaha Fielding. 

NAIDOC Family Day

During the holidays Rumbalara Aboriginal Co-operative will be holding a NAIDOC family Day on Thursday 9th July from 10 am to 2 pm We look forward to celebrating NAIDOC week in Term 3. 

Some future dates to look forward to in Term 3 – 

• National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day on Tuesday 4th August 
• ASHEfest - Prep to Year 3 on Wednesday 9th September 
• ASHEfest - Year 4 to Year 6 on Thursday 10th September 

ASHEfest

More details to come later in Term 3. 

Ganbina - Education Scholarships

At Ganbina our annual scholarships are designed to support all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander participants from Prep to Year 6 in Greater Shepparton. 

Ganbina provide a range of support to participants including financial support for educational expenses occurred, such as school fees, school uniforms, camps/excursion/swimming, books/stationary, etc. We also provide an internal accelerated learning program for our primary school participants to help get them on track or keep them on track with their schooling.

Ganbina's Scholarship registration flyer for 2026 is below for more information -

2026 Registrations opened on January 27th.

To register for this Scholarship please either click on the link below or contact -

Project Officer - Chrystal Chapman on 0438 217 399 or email chrystal@ganbina.com.au

Ganbina Jobs4U2 Registration Form 2026

Acknowledgement of Country               

At St Mary’s Primary School Mooroopna we Acknowledge the Traditional people of this land. The Yorta Yorta Nation are the Traditional Custodians of this area and we remember their elders, past, present and future. We remember that the Aboriginal people of Australia will always be the  traditional owners of the land on which we gather today. We continue to grow through education and reconciliation to a better future for all Australians.