This talented group of performers provided students from K-12 and teachers with a highly interactive program designed to maximise learning opportunities while exploring several aspects of Aboriginal culture.  

The celebration began with a Welcome Song and Dance Show, which enthralled a captive audience.  

During the welcome, both staff and students joined in the dance of the emus, birds and snakes.  

For the remainder of the day students worked in mixed age groups and participated in a range of exciting, hands-on activities that illustrated the richness of the Indigenous culture including art, storytelling, painting, song and dance, learning how to throw a boomerang and weaponry. 

Students enjoyed the Didgeridoo Show and Storytelling and exploring the wide range of available artefacts and weaponry including boomerangs, spears used for fishing, clubs, boomerangs and stones.   

Students and teachers alike enjoyed the boomerang throwing session and learned some techniques to successfully throw a boomerang.  

Koomurri group members showed the students how to flick the wrist so the boomerangs would return and not end up over the neighbouring fence line.  

Students learned that boomerangs are made from the bottom of the tree trunk and have little ridges along their edges so they will fly properly and return when thrown using the correct technique.

During face painting, students learned that Aboriginal boys will be decorated and painted using lines and Aboriginal girls will be painted using dots.  

It was interesting to see so many new faces around the schools!  

During the song and dance activity, students learned some basic Aboriginal chants and some great short dances full of rhythm and beat.  

These dances were later performed during the farewell concert.  

While exploring Indigenous art and the various techniques used, the students created a visual masterpiece.  

The giant canvas comprising a series of hands will be put on display in the Multipurpose Hall so that it can be viewed by all school community members. 

Prior to the farewell concert, all students participated in a smoking ceremony, during which time they pulled the smoke over themselves to ward off the bad spirits. 

The day concluded with an outstanding farewell concert of song and dance.  

Highlights of the day included the high level of interaction for all involved, quality learning experiences which illustrated and demonstrated the uniqueness of the Indigenous culture and the exciting learning that was experienced by students and staff alike.