north east regional extra | June 26 - 32, 2024
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Wangaratta High School’s new mural celebrating diversity By CHLOE JAENICKE
THE yarning circle at Wangaratta High School has created a new mural to celebrate diversity and create visibility for indigenous students. Wangaratta High School Murrung lead, Andrea Belci, said the yarning circle started around a year ago and aims to create connection for Indigenous students through different cultural activities and events. One of the student leaders, year 11 Lillian Oats-Mason, has been passionate about creating the mural and discussed the idea with the school council. “It was my main idea when I decided to go for prefect,” Lillian said. “I really wanted people to know that they could have a place where they belong here at the school.” To create the mural, the yarning circle worked in collaboration with local artist Ronan Holdsworth, who worked with students from the conception of the idea to painting the mural on the wall.
◆ WORKING TOGETHER: Xavier Garsed, Shay-Lee Butler, Tobey Large, Ronan Holdsworth, Hamish Fenlon, Riley McKay, Lillian Oats-Mason, Lillain Stewart and Andrea Belci were part of the yarning group who created a new mural to celebrate Indigenous identity at Wangaratta High School. PHOTO: Chloe Jaenicke
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