Nov2017
Yirara introduces Earth Tec program
Yirara College is a boarding school in Alice Springs for Indigenous students from remote communities. Our recent relationship with Civil Train in delivering the new Earth Tec program to students has been highly successful.
Apr2017
Teaching the teachers
Ladies from the Alice Springs and Hermannsburg Lutheran churches shared their history and knowledge with Yirara College staff during professional development sessions earlier this year.
Nov2016
Yirara Confirmations 2016
Sixteen Yirara students have publically confessed their faith in the Triune God before a large crowd. The class was the largest for many years, so the service was held in the basketball stadium.
Jun2016
Pastor Brenton Fiedler: sent back to where he came from
In the 1990s, my family and I lived in Alice Springs where I was a motor mechanic for eight years. There I was first challenged by God to go to Australian Lutheran College.
Nov2015
Ten young people confirmed at Yirara
The annual Yirara confirmation service is an important occasion in the worship life of the college.
Jul2015
The Yirara Mix Book
On the 20 March students and staff from Yirara College and members of the community celebrated the launch of ‘The Yirara Mix Book’, a book of stories and poetry written and illustrated by students.
Dec2014
Yirara College confirmation 2014
Confirmation weekend is an important weekend in the life of Yirara College. On 2 November, 2014 10 young people were confirmed.
Jun2014
One family – God’s family
In August 2013 we came to central Australia to volunteer at Yirara College for one year. We are Lorena, Magdalena and Dorothea and are also known as ‘the three German ladies’.
Jun2013
Easter balloons at Yirara
With the beautiful clear blue sky as a background, forty white balloons rose into the air over Yirara College. It was the end of the final Sunday worship service for term one.
Jun2012
Timmy Watson – Heywire winner
Earlier this year, senior student, Timmy Watson travelled to Canberra as a winner in the ABC’s national Heywire competition for 2011.