The Lakes South Morang College Newsletter COLLEGE CONNECTIONS
NATIONAL RECONCILIATION WEEK 2025 - BRINGING NOW TO NEXT Wominjeka .
A word from the woi wurrung language group, the language spoken by the Wurundjeri - Willam clan of our Whittlesea area.
A word that many of you would have heard or seen before. A word that not only means welcome, but also to come with purpose.
A word that we urge our College community consider, with an open mind and open heart - to welcome and to come with purpose, and consider how this approach aligns with our College ’ s acknowledgement, truth telling, and reconciliation practices.
The Lakes is proud to celebrate National Reconciliation Week . The 2025 theme, “ Bridging Now to Next, ” invites all Australians to honour the truths of the past while stepping forward together toward a reconciled future. Australia ’ s reconciliation journey has never been straightforward. It has involved progress, pause, and painful setbacks. In this complexity lies a kind of poetic symmetry – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge systems are not linear, but instead deeply relational , cyclical , and interconnected . Reconciliation is about bridging conflict and division – something many of us navigate in our day - to - day lives. For our College, bridging now to next means working at the cultural interface : the powerful space where ancestral Indigenous knowledge and
Western systems come together. It ’ s a space rich with potential for dialogue, innovation, and shared understanding.
At The Lakes, our College Values guide our actions and commitment to reconciliation:
Respect – Gahgook
Teamwork – Murmuk Gadhaba
(working together)
Leadership – Nanggit (Elder)
Learning – Yagilaith
These Woiwurrung translations remind us of the deep and enduring connection to Country and culture that First Nations peoples continue to uphold. They also guide our commitment to creating a future that is just, inclusive, and grounded in truth.
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