Nadt, if you live in Australia you should be aware of the facts. Snowyowl is correct, the school was declined on the basis of geographical location due to several environmental issues, not on religious discrimination or cultural deploy. Australia is an extremely accommodating society in which we have compromised our own traditions, culture, beliefs and religious celebrations, to the extent of some even being abolished (as mentioned in an earlier post), denying the younger and future generations the right to celebrate.
Learn my friend also on the facts of indigenous Australian historical facts.! Yes, displaced, stolen and even massacred. Horrendous! No one for one minute would not deem this as inhumane, but keep in mind the sanctioned government ruling at that time.
I wonder how the following generations will view our current decision making!!