“To me, sharing my country means keeping my culture alive and connecting deeply with others.”

– Year 9 student, Dylan.

Last week, a group of Trinity’s First Nations students, alongside several non-Indigenous mates, spent three powerful days on East and West Gunditjmara Country in Western Victoria as part of our annual Student Reconciliation Camp.

Three powerful days on Country for a group of our young people increasing their understanding of culture, community and what reconciliation looks like in action.

Travelling to East and West Gunditj Country in Western Victoria for our annual Reconciliation Camp, our Trinity students shared the experience of learning and listening.

From a warm welcome at Framlingham, where students heard stories of trade routes, songlines and Budj Bim, the experience was both grounding and eye-opening.

The visit was especially poignant for our Trinity students who come from this beautiful community just outside Warrnambool. The group also travelled from Framlingham to Moyjil, a significant cultural heritage site at the mouth of the Hopkins River, where middens emerging from lava flow have recently been estimated to be between 80,000 and 120,000 years old, reshaping theories of Aboriginal presence in Australia.