Shooting Stars unveiled their latest site this week with a community event held on Whadjuk Noongar Boodja at Kiara College.
The event was kicked off with a Welcome to Country by Uncle Josh McGuire, before the Kiara College Dance Group performed for the special guests in attendance.
Shooting Stars were proud to host Paulina Motlop, the Director of Aboriginal Education Teaching and Learning Directorate, as a special guest to give an address. Paulina spoke about the Department and the work they’re doing to ensure that Aboriginal students have space to be Aboriginal people.
When talking about the Shooting Stars program, she praised its ability to enable the participants to drive and thrive socially.
“It’s been an absolute pleasure to watch the growth of Shooting Stars over the past six years,” she said. “The program provides Aboriginal ways of being, doing and knowing, which allows the girls to draw on their family stories.”
Executive officer of Shooting Stars, Fran Haintz, reflected on the launch of the latest site.
“It’s amazing to see our first metro site launch off the back of the learnings we have made across our regional and remote sites. The Shooting Stars program has provided support for so many girls across the regions, and now we are able to bring this support into a metro setting. We are excited to work with the team at Kiara College and the broader school community to support their students throughout their education journey.”
The event was kindly catered by Shooting Stars partner, Compass, who ensured the guests left with full bellies as well as full hearts.
The Kiara College site is the first metro location for Shooting Stars, whose program is empowering Aboriginal girls and women across regional, remote and now metro communities within Western and South Australia.
