Acknowledgments

United through the Games is a Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) publication. This resource has been developed as part of the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Education Program and has been funded by the Department of Education and Training and the Office of Commonwealth Games Coordination.

VCAA acknowledges the work of the Consultancy and Development Unit, Faculty of Education, Deakin University and a team of writers from both within Deakin University and beyond for the development of United through the Games.

We wish to acknowledge and thank the following individuals and groups who supplied input and resource material in developing these units of work.

Teacher participants in the focus group:
Cheryl Waters - Croydon Hills PS
Mary Kavanagh - St Catherine's Lalor
Jessica Mayo - Coburg West PS
Sue Trevillian - Boronia Heights PS
Sonia Mc Callister - Kilsyth PS
Georgina Convery - Rosanna Golf Links PS
Carmel Nigro - Springvale Sth PS
Joanne Poulter - Diamond Valley SC
Adam Smith - Rowville SC
Louise Mathews - Newcomb SC

Students and staff of Heatherhill Secondary College

Arts Access
Asphyxia - Deaf performer
Birds Australia
Brambuk/Gariwerd Enterprises
Catholic Education Office
Charles Nodrum Gallery
Constanze Zikos
Damien Bell - Lake Condah Sustainable Development Project
Department of Education and Training - Koorie Strategy Branch
Department of Victorian Communities - Aboriginal Affairs
Ed Mc Nabb - Ninox Pursuits Environmental Services
Emily Murphy - Croc Festival
Environment Protection Authority Victoria
Fred Williams
Jenny Holliday - Victorian Olympic Council
Jon Cattapan
Koorie Heritage Trust
Language and Multicultural Education Resource Centre (LMERC) -Judy Blyton
Leah King-Smith
Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Groups (LAECGs)
Michael Fendley
Museum Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
Tania Rajic - Red-tailed Black-Cockatoo Recovery Team - Extension Officer
Veronica Pardo - Deaf Children Australia
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (VAEAI)
Victorian Deaf Society
Yolande Kerridge - Melbourne Museum

Photographic contributions have come from a variety of sources. Particular thanks are extended to the following additional organisations and individuals for permission to reproduce photographic and copyright material in this resource:

Emily Murphy - Croc Festival
Indra and Sarbjit Singh
Josephine Rooney
Koorie Heritage Trust
National Gallery of Victoria
Neos Kosmos - Con Deves with thanks Voula Karidakis
Keeper of Public Records, Public Record Office Victoria, Australia
Wayne Quilliam Tribal Photography

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