Tallong Campus

As we begin to bring 2024 to a close at Tallong I am able to reflect on some of the content from the wonderful speech delivered by Dr Georgina Long AO, 2024 Australian of the Year, at the recent Speech Night. Dr Long touched on themes of resilience, grit and determination amongst many others. Having recently returned from 12 months travelling Australia with my two boys and wife in a camper trailer I can certainly relate to the domains of resilience. The need for tenacity, collaboration, composure, reasoning and good health were all stretched and tested while we were on the road essentially living outside for a year. Do I think we are better for this experience? Absolutely!

The programs that we design and deliver at Tallong in many ways encapsulate these domains of resilience and I am incredibly thankful and grateful for the team of people we have at the campus that brings these themes to life. Next week Mr Walker will bring our outdoor student leaders to Tallong for a four-day intensive leadership program that will help our students unpack some of these domains of resilience and each of our students will be stretched and personal growth will be catalysed.

Happy holidays!

I’ll leave you with a shot of one of our campsites in SA.

Kendal Hann
Director of Outdoor Education, Tallong Campus