Sorry Day assembly held
Ettalong Public School held a National Sorry Day assembly on Monday, May 27.
"National Sorry Day is an annual day of commemoration and remembrance of all those who have been impacted by the government policies of forcible removal that resulted in the Stolen Generations," said principal Mr Colin Wallis.
"It has been held annually on May 26 since 1998, and was born out of a key recommendation made by the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families in the Bringing them home Report.
"Our guest speaker was Scott Campbell, the Brisbane Water PACE worker.
"We were also treated to an outstanding performance from the Brisbane Water Secondary College Didge Group, Spirit of the Land.
"We also welcomed our new Aboriginal Community Support Worker, Tania Whiting, to our school," said Mr Wallis.
Newsletter, 28 May 2013
Colin Wallis, Ettalong Public School