We’re All In
By Marwa, Evie & Liana
Reconciliation Week 2026. Raise a hand for culture! Mitch Tambo arrived at Hilltop Road with a bang. He sang songs and shared his Aboriginal culture to amaze and inspire us. Now it’s time for us to shine.
Reconciliation is everyone’s business in this school. Ms See told Press Gang that she has been at HRPS for over 20 years, and Reconciliation Week was being marked here before that, which shows that Reconciliation Week is an important tradition for everyone to share and acknowledge.
Reconciliation week is about sharing Aboriginal culture with everyone, and respecting Aboriginal people for who they are. In front of the office there are bright, beautiful photos explaining Reconciliation Week, so that we can all learn and know Aboriginal culture.
The Reconciliation week art competition, organised by Ms Debbie, has been a great way for students to get involved and have conversations about the importance of reconciliation.
The art competition was a blast. There were unique and eye-catching artworks that should belong to a museum. We think some of the art is better than the Mona Lisa .The artworks were carefully crafted by talented and gifted hands.
We interviewed members of the Hilltop Road school community to find out what Reconciliation Week means to them.
Ms See
“The importance of significance and why we have to keep Reconciliation Week amplified and why we have to keep it up in everyone’s interest, is because Reconciliation is everybody’s business.”
Malakai
“I feel grateful and great about participating in my culture.
Dharug is my language. I am really good at counting numbers up to ten in Dharug.”
Jeremiah
“When I play the Didgeridoo I feel like myself. I also value creating Aboriginal art. I also love to be a part of my culture.”
Ms Catherine
“Reconciliation week is important because we live in a country where we have a lot of First Nation People, but we have lots of people who come from overseas and they might not understand the importance for our First Nations. I think the more we know about our families and our communities and our cultures, the more we’ve got a stronger understanding in our community.”
