First Nations News
NAIDOC 2024 at Toolooa.
The week started out with a hive of activity in making sure that all preparations were able to be put in place. Our First Nations Team and their student helpers made the days leading up to, and of course the Main event run very smoothly. Thank you also, to our helpers from Flexi that helped prepare and wrap the vegetables for the Kup Murri. This year we had to have the Kup Murri off site due to the construction of our new basketball courts. The Senior boys started arriving at 2:30am, when the temperature was only 6 degrees. Once the meat and vegetables were ready, they headed back to Toolooa and started preparing for the lunch. We think that the boys did an amazing job and appreciate their early morning start and hard work. Our Senior girls prepared the dishes in the kitchen, including a morning tea hamper for the staff rooms around our school.
We were joined by some of the Elders from our Community, Cr Patrick representing Gladstone Regional Council, Industry Partners who work very hard to support our students in programs, school staff and students. We would like to thank all who support our school Community and are looking forward to continuing that partnership into 2025 and beyond.