Tassie Premier and Gilly create Visions for Australia
24 November, 2009
Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett and Chair of the National Australia Day Council Adam Gilchrist have taken part in the Visions for Australia flag project with grade five and six students from Lindisfarne North Primary School.
The educational initiative is a creative way for local primary schools to be a part of Australia Day celebrations.
“This year we asked students to think about how they celebrate Australia Day with their family and friends and then put these thoughts into a drawing or words on the back of an Australian flag.
"Visions for Australia is an opportunity for teachers to talk about the importance of Australia Day with our young Tasmanians, who are the bright future of our state and country," Mr Bartlett said.
The flags are then collated and sewn together to make bunting which is distributed to the school’s local council to decorate its Australia Day event.
Mr Gilchrist congratulated the Tasmanian Government for supporting Australia Day, and the Visions for Australia schools initiative.
“It is so important that we teach our children about the value of coming together on Australia Day to celebrate what’s great about this fantastic nation of ours,” Mr Gilchrist said.
More than 50 Tasmanian schools are participating in the Visions for Australia 2010 flag project, which is one of a wide range of events and initiatives run in Tasmania to promote participation in and the meaning of Australia Day.
Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett and Chair of the National Australia Day Council Adam Gilchrist have taken part in the Visions for Australia flag project with grade five and six students from Lindisfarne North Primary School. The educational initiative is a creative way for local primary schools to be a part of Australia Day celebrations. “This year we asked students to think about how they celebrate Australia Day with their family and friends and then put these thoughts into a drawing or words on the back of an Australian flag. "Visions for Australia is an opportunity for teachers to talk about the importance of Australia Day with our young Tasmanians, who are the bright future of our state and country," Mr Bartlett said. The flags are then collated and sewn together to make bunting which is distributed to the school’s local council to decorate its Australia Day event. Mr Gilchrist congratulated the Tasmanian Government for supporting Australia Day, and the Visions for Australia schools initiative. “It is so important that we teach our children about the value of coming together on Australia Day to celebrate what’s great about this fantastic nation of ours,” Mr Gilchrist said. More than 50 Tasmanian schools are participating in the Visions for Australia 2010 flag project, which is one of a wide range of events and initiatives run in Tasmania to promote participation in and the meaning of Australia Day.
