Our final grouting has now been done and our mural is complete.
My wonderful friend Michelle who has been coming along to most sessions assisted me to complete the work. We spent about three hours grouting and then threw on the customary champagne.
Thankyou very much to all the contributors:
First of all the Wurundjeri Elders who worked with me to decide what would go on the artwork and what was important to include (Aunty Doreen, Aunty Alice and Uncle Colin). Thankyou for our hours of discussions, your interest in the mural and allowing the community to get involved in telling the story of your Wurundjeri Ancestors and their relationship with Kororoit Creek.
Thankyou to the local schools, teachers and principals and students who committed your time and energy in getting involved. Albion Primary School, St Theresa's Primary School, Ardeer Primary School and Mother of God School.
As usual the kids made amazing artworks, much to the delight of the people who see it. I have had many comments about particular creatures and special parts of the artworks that the children have made. Everyone loves a different part of the mural.
Well done Students and thankyou for giving us your time and creativity.
Thankyou to the community members who got involved in the project. Some came to the workshop at Albion Community House, and others assisted with the installation.
Installers were: Michelle, Beka, Dan, George, Bronwyn, Vincenza, Martin, Oriel, Robert, Claire, Rowan and Lucy. Thankyou very much for your help and encouragement.
Also thankyou to Martha Ragg and Robert Jackson, Anthea Burns and Charley Woolmore. You played important roles in this project and your support was very valued.
Thankyou to Brimbank Council who supported this project with staff and the funding for materials and consultation from their community grants program.
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more information about the project
Kororoit Creek -
Wurundjeri Acknowledgement Project 2015Brimbank Council have approved a 'Community Strengthening Grant for this project which will cover the costs of materials and consultation and involvement of Wurundjeri Elders with the project.
Debbie has been working with Wurundjeri Elders to design the mural. The theme of the mural is the six seasons that the Wurundjeri people acknowledged and organised their year of activities and food gathering around. This theme relates specifically to their use of the Kororoit Creek and their careful management of the natural environment so that it could sustain them and continue to regenerate. The educational aims are to give children an understanding of the Indigenous perspective of the environment and to acknowledge the heritage of the local land and the Wurundjeri People.
This project will be an artwork made onto the concrete cylinder that is down by the Kororoit Creek where many artefacts of the Wurundjeri People have been found.
Debbie was supported in this project by Brimbank Council departments of Community Planning and Engagement and Sustainability and Environment. Four local schools are involved in making the ceramic pieces for this artwork; Albion Primary School, St Theresa's School, Ardeer Primary and Mother of God School.
here is our cylinder, on which the mural will be made using ceramics and mosaic. It is seven metres around and 120 centimetres high.
link to google map of the site: (this view shows the cylinder in the centre of the page)
LINKS:
Wurundjeri Heritage Links
Original Research of the Wurundjeri Seasons by Dr Beth Gott, has been adapted to match the Kororoit Creek area as much as possible,
link to google map of the artwork site: (this view shows the cylinder in the centre of the page)
TREAT YOURSELF
GO AND HAVE A LOOK!
It can be seen from the path which runs along the Albion side of Kororoit creek between Forest st and Ballarat Rd. The closest entrance is to park at Ballarat Rd near the Retirement Village and walk in from there.
