Annual visit to Walgett

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students from Peninsula primary schools have had their annual visit to Walgett in wet weather.

Students for the trip were selected from a variety of Peninsula primary schools to represent the area in netball and rugby league in Walgett.

The usual netball and rugby league competitions had to be called off because of the wet weather but the children spent their time fossicking for opals, making new friends, bathing in the bore baths and exploring aboriginal culture.

The students were able to make and play didgeridoos, bead jewellery, decorate clapping sticks, paint magnets and listen to local elders talk about the local area of Lightning Ridge.

A day at Walgett Public School also gave the students the opportunity for a few friendly rounds of both netball and football.

Newsletter, 19 Sep 2016

Paul Farrugia, Umina Beach Public School