Our Mob – Community Engagement at Scotts Head Public School
The film is about how we at Scotts Head Public School work together with our local community groups to learn…
Culture
Introduction to Sista Speak at Macksville High School
On the Friday of week one, we took a group of female Aboriginal students from Macksville High School on a…
The new Macksville Hospital school project
Michelle Flanders from Saltwater Freshwater Arts, along with local Gumbaynggirr Elders Ann Edwards and Marji Buchanan; local artists; community member…
Scotts Head PS Bush Tucker Track, NAIDOC 2016
Scotts Head Public School celebrated NAIDOC Week 2016! We had an amazing cultural day in celebration of education week, the…
Ocean Day 2019
Ocean Day 2019 was held at Scotts Head Beach. Over 600 students attended this event with community members. Both students…
Chef Clayton Donovan
Chef Clayton Donovan talks about his experiences growing up and the importance of education. He has a passion for bush…
The history and importance of the Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag
Aboriginal flag Harold Thomas, a Luritja man from Central Australia, designed the Aboriginal flag. It was created as a symbol…
Phillip Maunder at Tech Savvy Elders
Phillip Maunders, Principal of Nambucca Heads Public School, shares how he ended up at Warruwi and what he learnt from…
Eileen Marshall – childhood memories
Eileen Marshall speaks about the impact her grandparents had on her life. She tells us how her grandmother raised her…
Emily Walker – childhood memories
Emily Walker shares stories about her childhood in Smithtown, on the banks of the Macleay River. They lived in an…
Barry Phyball, the ‘bush baby’
Barry Phyball talks about his mum’s journey from the bush to the registration office. After he was born in the…
Tech Savvy Elders at Nambucca
An inter-generational learning experience was delivered through the Tech Savvy Elders program held at Nambucca High School on 7 April…
Stan ‘Pompe’ Marshall – childhood memories
Stan Marshall shares stories about his childhood on Stuart Island. He remembers how they would play in the mud after…
Rosie Boston – childhood memories
Rosie Boston shares stories about her childhood and living off the land. She talks about being taught which plants were…
Jesse Williams – childhood memories
Jesse Williams speaks about the meeting of her parents and the initiation of her father into the Gumbaynggirr tribe. She…
Neville Buchanan – childhood memories
Neville Buchanan talks about his life growing up in the Nambucca area. He talks about his father and being taken…
Dreaming story: the emergence of the different Aboriginal languages
Gumbaynggirr Elder Ken Walker tells us a Dreamtime story of his people. This story has been passed down for generations…
Elders of the Gumbaynggirr Community
Here is a collection of photos showing Elders from the Gumbaynggirr Community.
Aunty Violet
Aunty Violet Williams is the eldest daughter and second eldest of nine children (six girls and three boys) to Clive…