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Yellow Wiggle at Bre Preschool tomorrow


Popular Wiggle Emma Memma will be at the Gainmara Birrilee celebrations tomorrow. Photo contributed

Gainmara Birrilee Pre-school has served the Brewarrina community for fifty years and even one of the Wiggles is turning out to celebrate!

Back in 1974, a local preschool was established in Brewarrina by the Save the Children charity and gifted to the Aboriginal community of Brewarrina in 1992, with the aim of self-management and self-determination.

At the handover, the Elders of the local Aboriginal community named the preschool Gainmara Birrilee which, in Ngemba language, means a gathering of young children gaining knowledge with their hands in a learning environment.

“Our emblem reflects that as well,” Preschool Director, Frayne Barker said.

“There is a teacher or parent in the middle with children around the teacher and the dots surrounding them indicate the learning environment.”

This year, the Gainmara Birrilee Pre-school will have been an important part of the Brewarrina community for half a century, with celebrations planned this week to mark this great achievement, including a visit from celebrity “Wiggle,” Emma Memma. […]


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