Explore Sea Country

Tasmanian Aboriginal people have always had and continue to have a strong cultural relationship with plants, collected both in and out of the rich waters around the coasts of Lutruwita / Tasmania. Plants in and around Sea Country are important to Tasmanian Aboriginal people.

On Monday, Havenview Primary visited Sisters Beach to explore the beach. When we arrived at Sisters Beach, we read out our Acknowledgement of Country. We explored the beach, looking at the plants and identifying what we could see and if they have a use for the Aboriginal people. Plants were used for the following purposes.

• FOODS 
• MEDICINE
• TOOLBOX for building and tools

Many students found cuttle fish, seaweed and interesting shells and was curious about the purpose of these items for the Aboriginal people.

Thank you, Christina Schleich and Charna, for supporting us with this excursion, despite the weather everyone had a great time, and the excursion has sparked our inquiring minds.

Prep/1 Sea Country highlights

The feel of the sand on my hands- Dakoda

Finding and collecting rocks- Benson & Ayla

The rain- Winter

Walking with Mr Murfet on the beach- Bailey

The dead animal on the beach- Dylan

It was my first time to Sisters Beach- Chad

Finding Cuttlefish- Nymeria

Going on the bus- Eli & Milan

Finding the Pigface plant- Tex

Looking for treasure in the sand- Dominic

Walking along the beach- Billy

Climbing on the grass banks- Noah

Chatting to our 4/5 Buddies on the bus- Meika

Drawing on the sand- Dandan

When Mrs Gleeson put seaweed on her head- Dayne

Finding a special rock- Grayson

Making quicksand with sand and water- Ollie

Watching the waves- Maddie

Exploring new places- Sofia

Searching for the Native plants- Mrs Gleeson

Prep/1 Talking Hub