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Logo option table with reading of text by Nullah

Giggam (White Cockatoo)	Totem animal for some Gubbi Gubbi families; connected to Moreton Bay Ash through skin names. Regarded as family. Can live up to 80-100 years. Associated with speaking and human connection.	Whtite Cockatoo.mp3
Beer (Rainbow Lorikeet )	Linked to 'Beerburrum' (burrum-wind) lorikeets signal nearby water and rain indicate seasonal changes through their presence.	Rainbow Lorikeet.mp3
Wee’yal (Black Cockatoo )	Associated with rain when flying low and calling distressfully, it signals upcoming rain.	Black Cockatoo.mp3
Yuen (Blue Mountain Parrot)	Linked to fish migration mullet season) large flocks signal abundant fish and good fishing opportunities.	Blue Mtn Parrot.mp3
Yulu (Dolphin)	Dolphins worked in with the tribe (Godwin Beach shell midden/Dolphin point) Hunters would place a spear/stick into holes in the stone and create a vibrational sound, dolphins would drive the fish to that point, hunters would be ready with fishing nets. The tribe gave part of catch to dolphins to honor the bond.	Dolphin.mp3
Gunga (White-bellied Sea Eagle)	Signaled when it was time to begin fishing by hunting after leader fish passed leaders were respected and not hunted. Deep cultural connection to landscape sounds.	Sea Eagle.mp3
Goranja (Moreton Bay Ash)	Totem tree for Emu people (copiathan skin line) seen as a family member, slow- growing, sacred, and sometimes shaped as marker trees by ancestors.	MBay Ash.mp3
Birri (Red Mangrove)	Called 'fingers' for its shape, it's sap was used to waterproof and strengthen fishing nets. Key to traditional net making.	Red Mangrove.mp3
Talwalpin (Cotton Tree )	Bark used to make fishing nets, very important for traditional fishing practices.	Cotton Tree.mp3
Dillan / Dillung (White Ochre)	Found at Redcliffe and Godwin Beach Ochre mounds. Used for body painting, artifacts, medicinal purposes (for stomach issues); important for ceremonial and daily life.	White Ocre.mp3
Deebeer / Mibera (Oyster )	Found in large shell middens(Godwinbeach midden) important seasonal food source.	Oyster.mp3
Durra (Mullet)	Name shared with the Red Stringybark tree, tree signals the arrival of mullet season (bark may shed from tree), crucial for traditional fishing.	Mullet.mp3
Wowa / Wawa (Crow)	Named after the sound it makes, highlights the Kabi Kabi Gubbi Gubbi philosophy that language is connected to animal sounds and the landscape.	Crow.mp3

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Stage 1 - COMPLETE

Though consultation late 2023 and early 2024 our community (staff, students, families) identified a need to change our logo to reflect our community of today and into the future.

Stage 2 - COMPLETE

Consultation continued to identify overarching themes, ideas and concepts for our logo change. Overwhelmingly the response was to have an animal, plant or combination of these.

Stage 3 - COMPELTE

Research and consultation with Kabi Kabi First Nations representatives to identify cultural significant and appropriate plants, animals and objects historically connected to Deception Bay.

Stage 4 - COMPLETE

Propose items complete with information about their historically and cultural connetion to First Nations peoples for families to learn and consider.

Stage 5

A survey to collect parent responses to the proposed items and drafting of logo designs.

Stage 6

Proposed final drafts to be presented to families and commnuity for their consideration and selection.

Stage 7

Phased rollout of old logo and introduction of the new logo. There will be a min of 12 months to phase the old logo out of circulation in the uniform for families to completely toll over to the new one.

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