Umina Beach Public School has received $20,000 from the Federal Labor Government’s Stronger Communities Program to build a new outdoor barbecue kitchen and yarn up space.
Member for Robertson Gordon Reid said the project would provide a tremendous outdoor barbecue and learning area for the whole community to use.
“The students I met with were very excited about the yarn up space and all the stories that will be passed on there,” he said.
Umina Beach Public School P&C Vice President Nellie Feeney said there was much excitement about the grant.
“The project will involve the installation of a large barbecue station, ample bench space and outdoor seating and tables to provide maximum potential for school and community involvement in an inviting and inclusive space,” she said.
“The space will provide the opportunity for our students, and our wider community, to come together to participate in the preparation of food while gathering together to learn and share.
“It will be a place for our school community to create, connect and give back.”
Aboriginal Education resource teacher Julia Morgan said the space will be alongside the school’s Ngayaran room (Darkinjung for “Meeting Place”), where Aboriginal students and families are supported.
“The extension of this room with an outdoor space will enable our students to be connected to country and for families to come together with food to connect with elders and establish a feeling of belonging with each other as a mob,” she said.
The Australian Government’s Stronger Communities Program provides not-for-profit organisations with grant funding of $2,500 to $25,000 for small capital projects that deliver social benefits for local communities.
For more information, contact 4322 2400 or email Gordon.Reid.MP@aph.gov.au