Congratulations to the four young winners who were awarded their prizes by Dr Joseph Toscano of the Ellen Jose Memorial Foundation and Cr Clarke Martin, Bayside Mayor yesterday to mark the start of Reconciliation Week.
Now in their second year, the Ellen Jose Awards encourage Bayside primary and secondary school students to consider "What Reconciliation means through their eyes" in an artwork or piece of writing.
Congratulations to this year's winners and finalists:
| Category | Winner | Finalists | ||
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| Prep - 3 | Johnny Kelly - Black Rock Primary School |
Darcy Hopkins - Sandringham East Primary School Sofia Emilson - Brighton Primary School Alice Jones - Xavier College, Kostka Hall |
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| Grade 4 - 6 | Jules Harris-Ure - Black Rock Primary School |
Elizabeth Dennis - Mentone Girls Grammar Pierce Lowrey - Beaumaris Primary School Freya Cullum - Hampton Primary School Baxter Kelly - Black Rock Primary School |
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| Year 7 - 10 | Flynn Megahan - Brighton Secondary College |
Louie Harris-Ure - St Leonard's College Lucy Knighton - Beaumaris Secondary College Natalie Hordejuk - Beaumaris Secondary College Alice Robinson - Star of the Sea College |
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| Year 11 - 12 | Charlotte Holland - Mentone Grammar School |
Arthur Deasley - Beaumaris Secondary College Gabrielle Orr - Heatherton Christian College |
We celebrate Reconciliation Week in Bayside to recognise its importance to all Australians.
Our Bayside Reconciliation Action Plan outlines specific actions we are taking on our journey towards reconciliation, working together to build stronger relationships between the broader Bayside community and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
