Week 4 saw a group of our Year 10, 11 and 12 students Welcomed to Country by Taribelang Bunda Elder, Uncle Willie Broome to mark the beginning of their Certificate II in Conservation and Ecosystems Management Course.

The students will be heading out to Chaverim every Wednesday for the conservation program. Through the guidance and expertise from Brad Crosbie of WYLD Projects, these students will acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to care for Country and protect the environment, with a major focus on the preservation of the critically endangered freshwater white-throated snapping turtle (Milbi). 

W.Y.L.D Projects Indigenous Corporation (Where Youth Live Dreams) are a community based Indigenous Corporation that specialises in developing legacy-based learning projects that provide improved opportunities for Indigenous Youth aged 14-24, in the Burnett Mary Region and throughout Queensland.

Ms Valli Mitchelson
Indigenous Education Liaison Officer
Velma_Mitchelson@shalomcollege.com