Community
12 July, 2024
Indigenous artwork unveiled at Mt Leura
A SMOKING ceremony was held at the base of Mount Leura on Djargurd Wurrung country last Sunday to mark the beginning of NAIDOC Week.
Over 50 people attended the event, which also included the unveiling of a special artwork to be used as part of an educational display at the Mount Leura Information Centre.
Friends of Mount Leura committee member Graham Arkinstall said Brett Clarke, a proud Kirrae Wurrung man, conducted the Welcome to Country and Smoking Ceremony with support from his family.
“During his talk to the attendees Brett congratulated the Management Committee on their successful healing of country across the Reserves and stressed how culturally important this has been,” he said.
“The attendees were also privileged to see the unveiling of a beautiful piece of indigenous artwork depicting the six Aboriginal seasons.
“The artists are Brett and his mother.
“The Management Committee commissioned the artwork and plan to reproduce the seasonal calendar as a major feature attached to the Volcanic Education Centre in the near future.”
The artwork will feature depictions of the seasons of Birak (first summer), Bunuru (second summer), Djeran (autumn), Makuru (winter), Djilba (first spring) and Kambarang (second spring).
The Aboriginal flag was relocated to the summit of Mount Leura following the ceremony.