National MUNA event 19 to 21 August 2016

Posted by Gabby Knaepple
 
 
The Rotary Club of Canberra Sunrise hosted this years national Model United Nations Assembly (MUNA) event at the old Parliament House in Canberra.  The event was held from Friday 19 August to Sunday 21 August 2016.
 
28 teams entered representing all districts across Australia.  The District 9810 entry was from Blackburn High School.  RC of Nunawading sponsored this team in the district MUNA event held in May 2016.  The girls represented Brazil in the national event.
 

The awards from the weekends event:


1st Prize: Indonesia. St Andrews Cathedral School, sponsored by Rotary District D9675.
2nd Prize: France. Merewether High School, sponsored by Rotary District D9670.
3rd Prize: United States of America. Sydney Boys High, sponsored by Rotary District D9675.
Highly Commended: India. Shore School, sponsored by Rotary District D9685....

Totenhofer Peace Prize: Greece, Mac. Robertson Girls High School, sponsored by Rotary District D9800.

Prizes for best costumes were also awarded to:
Best Costume: New Zealand. Boorowa Central School, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Burley Griffin (with wonderful support from the New Zealand Embassy).
Equal 2nd/3rd best costumes: Mexico - St Peters Anglican College, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Batemans Bay and Nigeria, Oxley College, sponsored by Rotary Clubs of the Southern Highlands.

Another great event, with all teams putting in a great deal of effort, providing tremendous enthusiasm and yielding a very good quality debate on real-world issues. Well done everyone involved.

A couple of photos below from the MUNA Facebook page:

 

 

Blackburn High girls representing Brazil          

                                           

all the representatives