NAIDOC CELEBRATIONS

On Monday 1 July, St John's celebrated NAIDOC Week with a wonderful assembly attended by many community members and family. The assembly commenced with a smoking ceremony and included dance and didgeridoo performances from our students.

Our prayer was based on the NAIDOC theme this year of  "Voice, Treaty and Truth", and we prayed as a community for true reconciliation between the first Australians and those of us who have descended more recently from European settlement.  The Aboriginal Studies class provided the assembly with a timely reminder regarding the true history of the of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal interaction over the past 250 years. The students involved, supported by Gooroon staff and other staff members did a great job in celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. 

Mr. Chris Hall

 Gooroon Coordinator

ST JOHN’S STUDENTS REPRESENT COUNCIL'S YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Council’s Youth Advisory Committee, made up of representatives from local high schools and community organisations had a Planning Day on Thursday 20th June 2019.

St John's Year 11 students Joseph Morrison, Pallas Retimana and Jiah King provided valuable input into the planning day, workshopping future directions in relation to their budget allocation, partner youth development projects for funding, the implementation of their Action Plan 2019/2020 & reviewed their Terms of Reference.