Grade 7 Food Studies students have been learning about Indigenous foods and sustainability this term. Students have been exploring traditional Aboriginal produce and researching how the seasons can affect what foods are available. Food Studies teacher, Mr Brian Green, has been guiding students through practical cooking classes, as fusion recipes including wallaby, kunzea, lemon myrtle, mountain pepper berries and wattle seed were followed to produce some delicious results.

On 27th August, local Aboriginal Elder, Uncle Rodney Dillon visited the College to talk to Grade 7 Food Studies students about using Aboriginal knowledge to support sustainable food production practices. Students inspected a traditional fish trap made in East Arnhem land, admired the marbled inlay of abalone shells, and enjoyed tasting an array of traditional foods. The menu included mutton birds, kangaroo sausages, slow cooked possum tacos, abalone, wallaby burgers, salt bush leaves and steamed samphire (sea asparagus).

Aboriginal students from Grades 5 and 6 joined the group at lunch time and were happy to see Uncle Rodney visiting the campus again to share his wisdom with us.

Want to know more? Here is a short film the College made with Uncle Rodney Dillon recently. It is about traditional lifestyle, including foods and Aboriginal perspectives of sustainability.

SCHOOL BASED TRAINEESHIPS FOR ABORIGINAL STUDENTS IN SOUTHERN TASMANIA

AFL Sportsready, in partnership with ANZ and the Commonwealth Bank, are seeking applications from Aboriginal students currently in Grade 10.  Are you interested in a school based traineeship in banking and customer service?  If so, you could work one day a week while completing years 11 and 12.  You would earn a salary (the national training wage), gain valuable work experience, complete a Certificate II in Business and receive ongoing career support.

Applications close 27th September 2020.

Click on the attached links for more information.