{"id":30168,"date":"2020-02-27T14:07:53","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T03:07:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=30168"},"modified":"2026-09-30T05:24:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T05:24:18","slug":"celebrating-our-future-acknowledgement-of-country-plaque-unveiling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/?p=30168","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Our Future &#8211; Acknowledgement of Country Plaque Unveiling"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\" id=\"wpb-content-root\">[vc_row][vc_column]\t<header class=\"wssc-post-banner wssc-post-banner--focal-center wssc-post-banner--has-breadcrumbs\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__media\">\n\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg\" class=\"wssc-post-banner__image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-300x137.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1024x469.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-768x352.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-1536x703.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WSSCStudentsLBR-2048x938.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wssc-post-banner__meta\"><span>Articles<\/span><time datetime=\"2020-02-27T14:07:53+00:00\">27 February 2020<\/time><\/div>\t\t\t\t<h1>Celebrating Our Future &#8211; Acknowledgement of Country Plaque Unveiling<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"wssc-post-banner__breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n\t\t<ol>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/announcements\/\">Articles<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><span aria-current=\"page\">Celebrating Our Future &#8211; Acknowledgement of Country Plaque Unveiling<\/span><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\nA new chapter in the relationship between Indigenous culture and Wodonga Senior Secondary College was created with an official ceremony held to commemorate the unveiling of the Acknowledgement of Country plaque. The ceremony was led by Brooke Musgrave and Koori students Lorrolye Kernaghan and Makaliah Knight and was concluded with a speech from our Principal Vern Hilditch.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-30170 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2388_web-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Left to Right: Vern Hilditch, Makaliah Knight, Uncle Allan Murray, Lorrolye Kernaghan, Brooke Musgrave<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nThe plaque was officially unveiled by Dhudhuroa Elder Uncle Allan Murray. The plaque features the Australian flag, the Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag as well as the symbols of our four House groups; Nangwiya the long-neck turtle, Wanumarru the hawk, Wagarra the black crow and Gawungwa the black possum.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-30173\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2395_web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<td><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30172 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.wssc.vic.edu.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/IMG_2391_web-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With the unveiling of this plaque, at the front door of our school, we recognise the importance of the traditional Dhudhuroa owners of the land and acknowledge the strategies which we believe could be implemented to improve Indigenous outcomes in the wider community. By achieving these goals we hope to share our culture with all students within the College. We hope the students will develop a stronger understanding of history in order to celebrate our future.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t3-zTlcbq84\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] A new chapter in the relationship between Indigenous culture and Wodonga Senior Secondary College was created with an official ceremony held to commemorate the unveiling of the Acknowledgement of Country plaque. 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