Special Events and Celebrations

ANZAC DAY

On the first day of this term, Northern Bay College held its third Anzac Ceremony at the Norlane RSL. The day was a warm and beautiful cloudless one much different to the days experiences in many of the wars where the ANZAC spirit has seen men and women strive to protect our way of life.

Anzac Day offers our students the opportunity to be a united college and leaders representing campuses and programs are highly respectful of the occasion. 

The format is based on the traditional Anzac Service with Speeches by the College Principal and College Captains. Jevic shared the meaning of Anzac Day to new Australians many of whom like him came from a Refugee background. Fiona read one of the traditional and moving poems read at many services across the country, 

Our Ngarrweet leaders shared the special opportunity to be on traditional lands and started the wreath laying. 

Leaders  from the P-8 campuses laid their tributes followed by their honour bow.

The representatives from Hands On Learning,  IMPACT and SEED concluded with laying their tributes.

The most solemn part of the service is the Oath read by Ashton in full uniform and lowered the flag while Thomas played the bugle for the raising and lowering of the flag.

The final part of a moving day was to share refreshments with members of the Norlane RSL and learn about some of the memorabilia in the hall.

Our appreciation, as has become the custom is warmly given to the RSL and this year our special guest Member for Lara, Ella George MP

Wangala Balit Ngarrwa - Excursion

Making Knowledge Strong/Solid

We were lucky to be chosen with a group of 25 Year 5/6 students across the college to attend this excursion about Reconciliation at the Geelong Library.

We saw Norm Stanley and he played the didgeridoo for our Welcome to Country Ceremony.  He showed us and talked about the different tools Aboriginals used in the past. Norm also showed us different animal skins that used to be hunted for clothing and to keep people warm as well as for their food source. We also talked about the importance of Aboriginal art, story and country and how they are all connected.

Another lady called Marsha Uphill talked about her life and experiences as an Aboriginal woman in Australia. She also talked about ‘Unconscious Bias’ which means being unfair to other people. At the end she asked us questions about her talk and if we got the answers correct she gave us a tiny boomerang.

We tried to plan ideas for Reconciliation in our school, community and homes.

It was nice being able to eat our lunch and have a play in the gardens. We all enjoyed the day!

By Lilliana Turner, Quinton Tass Sinclair and Emily Milsome

Koorie Aspirations Day

On the 25 May, 17 of our First Nations students in Years 7 - 11 attended a great day out at the Geelong Technical School at the Gordon City Campus. The MC was Simon Pampena. who is a stand-up comedian and world-renowned science and mathematical communicator.  Simon has over 15 years’ experience performing for audiences all over the world  

The Keynote speakers were Brett Leavy and Chris Warrior. Brett is a First Nations man from Queensland, who works in the field of Virtual Reality (VR). He is the creative and cultural lead for Bilbie Virtual Labs, a virtual heritage design company that collaborates with communities to recognise the cultural heritage of First Nation people using the multiple platforms of XR, VR,AR and PC gamification. Brett’s team includes game designers and developers, researchers, historians and First Nations storytellers, who Brett leads towards the potential of creating a virtual heritage time machine.

Chris Warrior is a proud Kokatha Wirangu man from South Australia. He is the founder and operator of WiruDrone Solutions. Chris has experience in commercial drone operations, capturing media for communityprojects and supporting First Nations mob with drone pathways. Chris is passionate about Drone Educational Workshops and providing First Nations mentoring in the STEM pathways space. 

Students participated in a 2.5 hour workshop of their choice with facilitators from the Geelong Tech School,as well as Brett and Chris leading workshops in VR and Drones. 

Students also were entertained by Bricky B during the day. Bricky B (aka Brady Jones) is a Yorta Yorta man born and raised in Goulburn Valley, Shepparton. As an Indigenous hip-hop/spoken word artist, his art is a reflection of his reality. Bricky B showcased his spoken word artistry during the presentation and performed at lunch and the afternoon.