“Welcome to our Dinner Table” symbolises our local native garden and the First Nations peoples’ knowledge that we access in our everyday lives here at Plunkett Street Public School. It represents First Nations peoples (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples) cultures linked to both our school and community. Our school thrives on the connections we have with our community.

At Plunkett Street Public School, we have a gardening program that involves volunteers from our community who come in and share their knowledge of gardening with us. We can harvest the food we grow and cook it to share with each other.

In term 4 2023, our deadly Aboriginal Education Assistant, the community volunteers, teachers and students added to and replenished our already thriving Native Garden.

Our Native Garden provides us with edible native foods, a place to play, a place to reflect and a place to gain valuable knowledge of the local custodians (the Gadigal people). It is a sustainable garden that keeps on giving and it is our way of honouring the knowledge of the Gadigal people who have cared for this land for generations.