National Sorry Day
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‘Be curious and be kind’
Students and teachers from schools across Mount Alexander Shire came together at Castlemaine’s Western Reserve on Friday, to offer heartfelt words of apology to our First Nations people, ahead of the national day of healing on Sunday. It was an emotional morning as student leaders from six local schools spoke, with the innocence and sincerity…
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Community gathers to mark Sorry Day
Lisa DennisThe community gathered at Castlemaine Secondary College on Friday for a moving ceremony to mark National Sorry Day. Dja Dja Wurrung elder Aunty Paulette Nelson performed the Welcome to Country before Wadawurrung woman Aunty Kelly Anne Blake shared her personal story of the impacts of the stolen generations and the ramifications it has had…