NARRAGUNNAWALI AWARDS:
RECOGNISING RECONCILIATION EXCELLENCE IN THE EDUCATION SECTOR
Winners of the Narragunnawali Awards 2017 were announced on Monday 27 November. Congratulations to all finalists who were commended for showing exceptional commitment to reconciliation in the classroom, around the school or early learning service, and with the community. Read more about the event here.
Narragunnawali Awards 2017 – Early Learning
Winner: Explore & Develop Penrith South (Western Sydney, NSW)
Finalists: Balnarring Pre-School (Mornington Peninsula, VIC)
Uranquinty Preschool (Wagga Wagga, NSW).
Narragunnawali Awards 2017 – Schools
Winner: Queanbeyan Public School (Queanbeyan, NSW)
Finalists: Middle Park Primary School (Melbourne, VIC)
St Virgil’s College (Hobart, TAS).
Reconciliation Australia’s Narragunnawali team would like to thank those across Australia who shared their reconciliation stories by sending through a nomination submission for the inaugural Narragunnawali Awards. We received a lot of outstanding nominations, and our Review Committee and Judging Panel (Geraldine Atkinson, Sharon Davis and Professor Peter Buckskin) had some very tough choices!
About the Narragunnawali Awards
Reconciliation Australia, in partnership with BHP Billiton Sustainable Communities, launched the inaugural Narragunnawali Awards in 2017 to recognise reconciliation excellence in the education sector. Celebrated biennially, the Narragunnawali Awards are Australia’s only national awards program for reconciliation in schools and early learning, and have been designed to recognise and celebrate educational environments—across the Government, Catholic, and Independent sectors—that have implemented exceptional reconciliation initiatives.