Meriden Indigenous Bursary

Land Rights News (April 2017) | Land Rights News Central Australia | Central Land Council, Australia

CALLING ALL MERIDEN GIRLS:

We may have missed out but here's your chance to come and check out the brand new Meriden sports centre! Get a bunch of your friends together, dust off your joggers and come along to play a game of netball!

Ticket details below.

Celebrating National NAIDOC Week at Meriden!

Good to see the Federal Government investing in Indigenous education! It once again highlights what an important and transformative initiative the Meriden Indigenous Bursary is for the school and community.

"We want the girls to finish year 12 because that is the greatest success indicator ... for every girl that finishes year 12, the empowerment and the opportunities beyond that are enormous; it is a real change catalyst."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-06-20/coalition-makes-24m-commitment-to-help-keep-girls-in-school/7526232

Funding focus on Aboriginal girls The Girls Academy will be introduced into Oxley High School in term four.

MERIDEN OLD GIRLS SPORTS AFTERNOON!
All Meriden Old Girls are welcome to come and have a look around the new Gym complex at Meriden (opened 2015) and play a game of netball (or two!) on the new courts! Tours of the venue and lunch available. $10 entry. Proceeds from ticket sales to the Meriden Indigenous Bursary! Tickets can be purchased via the link in the invitation below.

Happy New Year! It was great to see the Welcome to Country ceremony and the Aboriginal flag take pride of place at the Sydney fireworks display last night!
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/sydney-new-years-eve-2015-welcome-to-country-ceremony-to-be-seen-around-the-world-20151231-glxe01.html

Meriden has been ranked 16th in the overall NSW High School rankings based on this year's HSC results. This is simply outstanding and a testament to the quality of teaching Meriden, the dedication of staff and school leadership, and the work ethic of the girls. Well done to Anthea and the 2015 Year 12 cohort on a wonderful result. We are so proud of you!

http://www.smh.com.au/national/education/hsc-results-2015-top-20-hsc-schools-revealed-20151216-glory7.html

HSC Results 2015: Top 20 HSC schools revealed Selective schools and high-fee-paying, all-girls schools have dominated the 2015 HSC results.

23 years after his historic 'Redfern Address', Paul Keating has again delivered a profound message about the importance of Aboriginal culture to the Australian identity and nation. Well worth a read.

"Our opportunity is to rejoice in their identity, and without attempting to appropriate or diminish it, fuse it with our own, making the whole richer."

Keating's challenge: view Australia through Aboriginal eyes Twenty-three years after he confronted Australians with the truth of Indigenous dispossession, Paul Keating has delivered another profound message on reconciliation.

A beautiful story to start your weekend.


http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-12/proud-aboriginal-elder-dances-with-granddaughter-at-graduation/7017686

Proud Aboriginal elder dances with granddaughter at graduation An Aboriginal elder performs a special dance with his granddaughter for her graduation.

Wonderful to see initiatives like this happening in the local community! Glebe Public School

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-01/aboriginal-garden-at-glebe-public-school-sydney-helping-children/6983866?section=nsw

Aboriginal garden aims to become inner-city oasis for local children An Aboriginal garden nestled in the grounds of Sydney's Glebe Public School is aiming to help children and Indigenous Australians across the country.