Midsumma Pride
On Sunday 1 February, 20 members of the Overnewton community, including students, staff and Old Collegians, proudly marched in the 31st Melbourne Midsumma Pride March in St Kilda. Joining more than 400 groups and around 20,000 participants, the day was a joyful celebration of inclusion, pride and support for the LGBTIQA+ community, filled with colour, music and smiling faces.
It was a special moment for our group to be recognised by the Deputy Premier of Victoria, the Hon. Ben Carroll, Member for Niddrie, who acknowledged the College as we crossed the finish line and took the time to greet and welcome our participants.
Overnewton also featured in the Herald Sun on 2 February, highlighting our involvement in this significant community event.
We acknowledge and pay respect to the Marin Balluk people of the Kulin Nation, the Traditional Custodians of the Land on which Overnewton Anglican Community College stands. We respect the knowledge that will be forever embedded within the Aboriginal Custodianship of Country and remember the loss of cultures, languages and Lands they have endured. Like the Marin Balluk people, we at Overnewton want to respect the Land, the cultures and the heritages, and learn from those who have come before us in the passing on of knowledge and the teaching of life skills, as well as continue with wise stewardship of our buildings and grounds. We honour their custodianship of this Land and offer them our deep respect.