Today, we celebrated National Sorry Day, which leads into National Reconciliation Week. The theme this year is “Reconciliation Takes 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 our First Nations peoples.

Next week, our school will gather to pray for Reconciliation, may we remember that May 27th and June 3rd are important dates in Australia’s history. May 27th marks the anniversary of the 1967 referendum when Australians voted to remove clauses in the Australian Constitution which discriminated towards Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. June 3rd marks the historic 1992 Mabo decision in which the High Court of Australia recognised native title – the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rights over their lands.

Please join us next Tuesday June 1st 10:30am in the hall, for our Reconciliation Liturgy.

Linda de Salis

Aboriginal Contact Teacher