Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator Nigel Scullion and Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss with Cornelius Leah, Elaine Chambers, Alexandra Dynevor, Harriette Davidson, Summer Sullivan, Bella Barrett and Harry Colonel at Cherbourg State School

October 17, 2014

Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Senator Nigel Scullion and Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss dropped into Cherbourg today.

The pair chatted with staff, students and Remote Schools Student Attendance Officers at Cherbourg State School and Murgon State High School principal Greg Smith.

They also met with Cherbourg Aboriginal Shire councillors and staff, visited the newly established recycling plant, Cherbourg Joinery, the horticulture farm, The Ration Shed and Yurri Muntha Cafe.

Senator Scullion and Deputy PM Truss also visited Shaftesbury Centre’s Rodeo School at Ficks Crossing.

Deputy Prime Minister Truss and Senator Scullion with Year 4 students … the class won the attendance award for the second Term running with 92 per cent

Senator Nigel Scullion picks the brain of student attendance officer Malachi Wallace, 19

Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss with student Chanelle Bird, 6

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