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  The Centenary of Federation Project is a community education program focusing on Australian history, culture and mythology: The project commenced in February 2000 and will be completed in April 2001 with a major celebration of our many cultures and the launch of this web-site

The Centenary of Federation has been the major focus of all Flemington Reading and Writing classes, where people from many different cultural backgrounds within our local community have been able to explore their own experiences of living in Australia.

The four main themes that have emerged from this study are:

  • Heroes
  • Work and society
  • Multiculturalism
  • National identity

These themes have provided a framework for the following activities:

Conversations about a nation

A series of dialogues using a variety of media, film , video, music etc to explore the growth of a nation in the past century. These dialogues have enabled participants to explore what it means to be a citizen of this nation. Some of these dialogues appear as sound bites throughout this site.

Writing about a nation

Participants have written about their own experiences of living in this country. Their stories are featured throughout the site under the different theme headings. The writing is primarily from people whose first language is not English, and whose opinions and perspectives are presented here in their own words.

A web of nations

This site has been constructed in collaboration with students of the multi media class at Flemington Reading and Writing Program. We have provided links to other federation sites which our students have found interesting and stimulating for their research.

Promoting a Nation

This site is being promoted throughout the community and via a number of events which have been advertised in the local paper. The first 'Fabulous Federation Food Day' was held on the 7th of September 2000. Members of the community were able to sample food from many different cultures, including the famous Australian lamington. Music, dance and conversation made the day a great success. Another event is planned for early 2001 in preparation for our grand finale in April.


The Million Australias
A Poem by Barry Dickins

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Student Conference

Website Launch

  
    Web Site Concept: Liz Suda, Kay McCrindle and Jan Lacey.
Web Site Design: Richard Wahl
Content Development: Jan Lacey
and the students of the Flemington Reading and Writing Program