Dental Team returns to Halls Creek
Posted: August 2009
From 8 to 14 August the Kimberley Dental Team returned to Halls Creek. Their visit was very successful and enhanced by the ‘sing and play tooth fairies’, with the help of Craig Crocodile from Dental Health Services.
The Halls Creek Rodeo Song (words written by the children of Halls Creek District High School and George Walley) has been recorded and is being enjoyed by the kids – big and small.
Click here to read a report on the visit from Jo Randell's perspective.
Madjitil Moorna – Halls Creek Singing Project
Posted: June 2009
In May 2009 Madjitil Moorna, travelled from Perth to Halls Creek for a unique project built around cultural exchange. The project focused on promoting positive self-esteem and good health through the healing power of singing together in Aboriginal languages as well as English.
School children, young mums, disengaged young people, elders and families had access to the choir during the week timetabled by the school. Led by Aboriginal musical directors, Della Rae Morrison and George Walley the choir taught our songs and wrote new songs, and performed with the children at a concert for their families for the whole town.
At the end of a week of workshops the group travelled to Kununurra to perform in the high profile indigenous concert, the Barramundi Concert as part of the Ord Valley Muster. The project was initiated by an Aboriginal teacher at the Halls Creek District High school.
You can read the final report here.
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