Objects of Substance - Reconciliation Round Boots

with Australia’s National Reconciliation Week. With this formal acknowledgement came the concept of a centralised venue for the presentation of artwork, a lapel pin in 2023 at Whites Hill for Touch Football, and the decision for a centralised venue in a different Autumn sport for each year in Round 9.

2023 Touch Captains, Grace Scammels (12E) and Violet Miall (12E), BGGS Deputy Principal, Mrs Anne Ingram, with Leah Cummins of Bunya Designs At this year’s presentation, Anderton opened the Touch Football evening commenting: ‘ The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2023, Be a Voice for Generations, encourages all Australians to be a voice for reconciliation in tangible ways in our everyday lives — where we live, work, socialise, and where we play! ‘As an organisation, QGSSSA honours the work of generations past who fought for equity, justice, and opportunity in Australia. This organisation, of which Girls Grammar was a foundation member, is committed to working collectively to tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation for the girls of today here today, and for the generations to come. ‘QGSSSA seeks to contribute to building a better nation and a more united Australia that respects and takes pride in 65 000 years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, stories, and achievements. We urge everyone here today to use your power, your words, and your actions to create a better, more just Australia for us all’ (Anderton, email 9/6/23). The impact of this round and the receiving of gifts had a powerful impact on both the Girls Grammar Head Touch coach, Mr Craig Morrow, and co-captain, Violet Miall (12E). Mr Morrow stated: ‘On Friday 26 May 2023, I experienced my first full Reconciliation Round at the home of Touch Football, Whites Hill. This was an opportunity to have six of the QGSSSA schools all competing at the one venue, whilst paying respect to our First Nations People. The initial Welcome to Country and presentation of portraits to each school was unlike anything I had seen before as a coach and was a fitting way to bring together everyone as one. This was also a unique experience for