Koorie Champions News

We would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land, the Wathaurong people and acknowledge and pay our respects to elders past and present and emerging.

We are working with Mrs Ruddick to plant out a bush tucker garden to use in our Kitchen Garden Program. We are also in the process of getting new flags for our flagpoles as the weather has deteriorated the ones we have. Later this month our Koorie students and friends group will take part in a virtual author chat with Archie Roach as part of Reconciliation Week. 

NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK  27th May- 3rd june 2021

WHAT IS NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK?

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures, and achievements, and to explore how each of us can contribute to achieving reconciliation in Australia.

The dates for NRW remain the same each year: 27 May to 3 June. These dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey— the successful 1967 referendum and the High Court Mabo decision respectively.

Reconciliation must live in the hearts, minds and actions of all Australians as we move forward, creating a nation strengthened by respectful relationships between the wider Australian community, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Reconciliation Australia’s theme for 2021, More than a word. Reconciliation takes action urges the reconciliation movement towards braver and more impactful action. Reconciliation is a journey for all Australians – as individuals, families, communities, organisations and importantly as a nation. At the heart of this journey are relationships between the broader Australian community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

We all have a role to play when it comes to reconciliation, and in playing our part we collectively build relationships and communities that value Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, cultures, and futures.