Thursday, 31 October 2019

 Ms WARD (Eltham) (09:59): Congratulations to Catholic Ladies College (CLC) for showing leadership on reconciliation and hosting a vicarious conference with 11 other Catholic schools from around Melbourne. The morning started on the oval surrounded by gums by the creek with a smoking ceremony led by Uncle Tony Garvey and his son, Thane. Throughout the day students heard from elders, learned about the importance of treaty and workshopped how they can contribute and show leadership to the process of reconciliation. I thank all of the students for their commitment to reconciliation, CLC reconciliation captains, Mikhaela and Georgia, and the Nillumbik Reconciliation Group.