With NAIDOC Week celebrations falling in the school holidays, Deniliquin North School got themselves organised early to mark the special week before the school term ended. It was a sea of red, yellow and black, with the school community joined by special guests from the Yarkuwa Indigenous Knowledge Centre and Deniliquin High School for an action packed program which included a yarning circle, smoking ceremony, the reading of a local story by Uncle Leo Briggs and illustrated by Deni High students, quizzes and a range of activities relating to sport, art, food, music and dance. Pictured enjoying the day are Liam Gordon, Will Turner, Tommy Dudley, Jaxon Rothe, and Lachlan Macdonald.
The Deniliquin RSL Club was pleased to celebrate the donation of more than $179,150 in cash ClubGRANTS being awarded, split among 28 different organisations and projects. The evening also celebrated another $168,500 in in-kind support to be shared among 54 applicants.
The historic Deniliquin Court House was the destination when Intereach’s vacation care program held its community connections excursion. Two groups of youngsters attending the Outside of School Hours holiday program were given the opportunity to tour the court house and learn about what happens there with court house staff member Leonie Finn. The community connections excursions give children an insight into many different businesses and organisations in the community.
Deniliquin North Public student Oliver Hall (pictured, centre) won gold at the NSW PSSA Cross Country Championship 2024, making him the fastest boy aged 8/9 across 2km. Oliver ran at the NSW All Schools Cross Country Championships at the Sydney International Equestrian Centre. In his age group, there were 77 participating runners from across the state. Oliver won the race in a blistering time of 07.48.09 minutes.
A local project aimed at connecting the young and old in the community was nominated for the Future of Ageing Awards, in the community engagement category. The intergenerational program is hosted at Southern Cross Care Deniliquin Orana and involves students from Deniliquin High School and River Region Early Education. Deni High Year 10 child studies students develop the program, and then aid in connecting preschoolers and aged care residents through the activities they devise. Pictured enjoying the activities are Pat O'Brien and one of the River Region Early Education students.
Realising there was a real risk of people forgetting about the CSIRO in Deniliquin and its significance, Allan Wilson spent 12 months writing a history of the local branch. Mr Wilson was a scientist at the CSIRO for 27 years, and was its officer in charge for 12 of those. The book, Science in the Outback: The Life of CSIRO at Deniliquin and its People, charts the history of the CSIRO in Deni from establishment in 1945 to its closure in 1990. It details many organisational changes that occurred across its 45-year history and its major research findings.
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