{"id":7075,"date":"2026-09-18T15:15:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T05:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/?post_type=article&p=7075"},"modified":"2026-09-17T11:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:30:10","slug":"naidoc-community-celebration-3","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/article\/naidoc-community-celebration-3\/","title":{"rendered":"NAIDOC COMMUNITY CELEBRATION"},"content":{"rendered":"

This week, our College came together to celebrate NAIDOC, with many of our students proudly welcoming families into our community to share cultural traditions and join in the celebrations. A heartfelt thank you goes to Ms Tallisha Harden, our Indigenous Community Engagement Officer, for her leadership, planning, and organisation in bringing this very special event to life.<\/p>\n

The day began with a deeply meaningful NAIDOC Assembly, which opened with a traditional Smoking Ceremony led by the Wulgurukaba Walkabouts, grounding us in culture and connection to Country. Students proudly showcased their culture and talent through traditional Torres Strait Islander dance from Yam Island, and through spiritual Aboriginal dances from Yugambeh families. The celebrations continued throughout the day, with students participating in NAIDOC workshops at lunchtime, including face painting, weaving, beading, art, and fire starting.<\/p>\n

At lunch, students also gathered for NAIDOC celebration cakes. In the evening, the spirit of connection deepened, as staff, students, families, and community members came together to share traditional foods, market stalls, dance, and stories.<\/p>\n

A big thank you must go to our market stall holders for joining in and supporting the celebration: Kulur Trio, Yumpla Fabrics, Strait Yarns, Pretty Please Handmade and the Year 11\/12 Cert III Business Students, Island Friends, and Earth & Aqua Designs.<\/p>\n

This was a true celebration of culture, strength, and belonging and all made possible by the dedication of staff, students, families, and community who gave so much of their time and heart. We extend our deepest gratitude to the families who travelled from near and far to join us. By sharing culture, traditions, and stories, we not only enriched our College community, but also continue to strengthen the bonds that connect us all.<\/p>\n

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This week, our College came together to celebrate NAIDOC, with many of our students proudly welcoming families into our community to share cultural traditions and join in the celebrations. A heartfelt thank you goes to Ms Tallisha Harden, our Indigenous Community Engagement Officer, for her leadership, planning, and organisation in bringing this very special event […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":6007,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","article_category":[],"article_tag":[],"class_list":["post-7075","article","type-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article\/7075","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/article"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7075"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=7075"},{"taxonomy":"article_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/spc-townsville\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_tag?post=7075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}