The one of a kind remote NT camp where 'it's cool to go to school'
Children from across Central Australia have joined a remote Northern Territory camp inside the Watarrka National Park where "it's cool to go to school" — and the footy doesn't hurt either.
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Storytelling, sport, theatre and culture — this remote school camp is one of a kindEBy Elsie LangeTopic:Rural and Remote CommunitiesSun 14 Jun 2026 at 8:45amSun 14 Jun 2026 at 8:45amSun 14 Jun 2026 at 8:45amSporting activities including Aussie rules football, softball and soccer are clear favourites across the three days. (ABC News: Xavier Martin)abc.net.au/news/lilla-indigenous-festival-watarrka-national-park-alice-springs/106794276Link copiedShareShare articleEvery year, busloads of children from remote community schools across Central Australia travel to the Luritja homeland of Lilla, in the Watarrka National Park about 240 kilometres west of Alice Springs.The small Northern Territory community, made up of just a few homes, sits at the bottom of a magnificent, orange escarpment, with a…
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