New College Signage “We are on Wadawurrung Country“

From left to right, SICG FIRE Carriers, Tiarni Blair, Stephanie Reynolds, Isabel Gee & Ella Hobbs

At Saint Ignatius College, we acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land our College campus sits on, the Wadawurrung People. Wadawurrung Country expands from the You Yangs and Port Phillip Bay in the north, to the Barwon River and Connewarre Wetlands in the west, down to Bass Strait and our coastal shores in the south and east.

The Wadawurrung are the seven family groups who are recognised under the traditional lore and custom as Wadawurrung and are descendants of John Robinson, their apical ancestor. According to John Robinson’s birth certificate, he was born in 1846 and lived until 1919.

Descendants of John Robinson researched their ancestry and succeeded in 1997 to acquire enough information to be recognised as Traditional Owners.

We are very proud to display our new College signage and invite you all to join us in committing yourself in the ongoing journey of reconciliation and healing with Australian First Nations People.

SICG 2024 FIRE Carriers