Wagga School Leaders Program Module 5

Me and my place in the city of Wagga Wagga

On May 20th, students began the day at the Museum of the Riverina, with a Welcome to Country by Aunty Mary Atkinson and then Aunty Mary also assisted with a detailed interactive tour with the exhibit designer and Regional Museum Officer, Samantha Leah as well as the Museum Education & Public Programs Officer, Angus Cawdell-Smith. The Wiradyuri Collection at the Museum has been carefully co-curated with local elders to thoughtfully share some of the Wiradyuri history from across the region. The other collections give an overview of the history of Wagga and students were fascinated to see historical images and realize how much it has changed!

The group then walked over to the Botanic Gardens and sat in the Tree Chapel and had an interactive session with the Mayor Mr Dallas Tout. The main area of discussion was about community and the impact the youth can have on a strong community.

Then we took a bus ride out to the Enirgi head office at Bomen. CEO Rebecca Hardy explained the battery recycling process to students and how they process over 60% of all used batteries from right around Australia right there in Bomen! Students then had the chance to meet with the Mentors for a second time, each time they meet students are matched with a different mentor so they can ask questions and get different advice from each mentor’s professional sectors and their personal experience. The day finished with students exploring communication with impact and finally the bus ride back to town.