Students have been learning about Indigenous food and how rivers were an integral part of the ecosystem for the Wiradjuri people for sustaining the life of plants, animals and tribes.      

Teachers Miss Hamilton and Miss Walker painted a mural of three rivers in Wiradjuri country – the Macquarie, Lachlan and Murrumbidgee. Staff and students were then invited to place a hand print on the mural to acknowledge the Wiradjuri’s people’s connection to the country and as a reminder that 'if you look after the land, it will look after you'.

The Indigenous Education Program has proved to be extremely beneficial for increasing appreciation and understanding for cultural practices and creating a sense of unity and pride between Indigenous and non-indigenous students.

10th Anniversary of The National Apology to the Stolen Generation 

Catholic Education would like to acknowledge the 10^th Anniversary of The National Apology to the Stolen Generation by former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

On the 13^th of February 2008, Mr Rudd made a formal apology to Australia’s Indigenous peoples whose lives had been blighted by past Government policies of forced child removal and Indigenous assimilation.

The initial Inquiry that led to The Apology began in 1995, and 13 years later the passionate speech by Mr Rudd was a welcomed gesture of respect and acknowledgement of injustice for the Stolen Generations, in which many Australians share in the sorrow.

The rate of Indigenous child removal is higher today than at any point in Australia’s history, rising 65% since the National Apology. In an effort to address the ongoing trauma and to create a different future, The Healing Foundation was established in 2009.

To mark the 10-year anniversary of the National Apology to the Stolen Generations, there will be a free concert on the lawns of Parliament House Tuesday 13 February 6pm to 10pm.