The past week has had the Lorne School front and centre of many local conversations and all for such good reasons. Although we may be without an \u201cOfficial Principal\u201d following the recent departure of Karen Biggelaar, our local \u201cUnofficial Principal\u201d and his team at the school never fail to impress. Two great stories to come out of the school over the past week continue to reinforce just how fortunate we are.<\/p>\n
Last week\u2019s sell out performance of \u201cThe Cockatoos\u201d which was written by the Lorne P-12 College students, and Rusty Berther, had the town raving about its success. Many missed out as show was so popular, and such a great example of the diversity of education on offer here in Lorne.<\/p>\n
The second story revolves around a group of our Lorne P12 College Year 9 students; Laura Wallis, Tasmyn Fulton and Dominique MacLeod. They have a shared passion for the environment, locally and globally. The three students are currently working together as part of their Year 9, IBL (Inquiry Based Learning) Community Action Project, to help save the Indigenous culture of the Mentawai Islands and I share with you their words:<\/p>\n
\u201cAs Worlds Divide\u201d<\/strong> Please join us to be a part of this incredible opportunity to spend an evening watching Rob Henry\u2019s \u201cAs Worlds Divide\u201d and participate in a Q&A afterwards with Rob himself, led by our three local students from Lorne P 12 College.<\/p>\n Robs film will be shown on Saturday October 6, the last Saturday of the school holidays at the Cumberland Auditorium. The show will commence at 5.30pm and $20 tickets can be purchased either at the door or online at Eventbrite, using this link – https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/as-worlds-divide<\/p>\n All proceeds will go directly towards maintaining the education and culture of Indigenous Mentawai people.\u201d<\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget Friday the 5th of October\u2019s Community Lunch where we have Graeme Wilkie\u2019s key note presentation \u201cBring Me a Higher Love\u201d, the new model for the Lorne Sculpture Biennale. We will also be introducing Great Ocean Road CEO Vanessa Schernickau who will share an update on Point Grey. To confirm your attendance please RSVP to nicole@greatoceanroadrealestate.com.au<\/p>\n
\nThe Mentawai culture is one of the most fascinating and richest indigenous cultures. Tragically, it is perilously close to being extinguished by the surge of Indonesia\u2019s modernisation. Producer\/Director Rob Henry is an independent filmmaker who shares a passion for the environment, social justice and human rights. In 2009 Rob travelled to the Mentawai islands, 150 meters off the coast of West Sumatra, where he lived with an Indigenous tribal community for eight years. Rob\u2019s quest for a more meaningful, fulfilling and sustainable way of life, saw him resigning from the daily grind of mainstream city life and embarking on a life changing spiritual journey.<\/p>\n