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Reconciliation At Rosebank Public School we are very proud of the Sorry Garden we made, as part of our community gesture towards reconciliation with our Aboriginal friends and neighbours. This garden was conceived, designed and created as a communal effort of parents, friends and mostly the children. They did the digging and planting. They helped build the beautiful birdbath that is the centrepiece and they are justifiably proud of the result. It is a beautiful garden for our children and it is a powerful statement by our community that reconciliation enriches us all. The children's contribution makes this garden so much more meaningful because they hold the future. Their attitude of goodwill and friendship, their awareness of the need for and rightness of reconciliation gives hope for a better world. We aren't waiting for the politicians in Canberra to sort out their differences, it's down here at grass roots where the real reconciliation begins. Here at Rosebank we got together and built this beautiful garden as a strong and lasting statement of our commitment to reconciliation with the Aboriginal people. We hope that this goes some way toward righting the wrongs of the past and helps create stronger bonds of friendship and love between us all as Australians. Airdre Grant
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