The Mandurah Visitor Centre has unveiled its new Welcome to Country mural as part of extensive renovations to the building.
The visitor centre, together with the Western Australian Indigenous Tourism Operators Council (WAITOC), invited Bindjareb Boodja artists to submit artwork that reflected Mandurah’s waterways, coastal location, local flora and fauna, or cultural stories connected to the area.
The winning artwork, created by Binjareb Boodja artists Peta and Corey Ugle, features as a Welcome to Country design on the main wall of the visitor centre and showcases the region's waterways, flora and fauna.
“Congratulations to the winning artists Peta and Corey Ugle, whose stunning artwork was selected by a panel of judges because it portrays the special journey our visitors take when visiting the heart of the region," Tourism Minister David Templeman said.
“The foot tracks represent the first nation’s people who have lived on this land for many thousands of years and who welcome visitors to their beautiful country.
“The Mandurah Visitor Centre is the first port of call for many people visiting the region, so to have this incredible piece of artwork adorning the wall in its reception is a wonderful acknowledgement of the traditional owners and custodians of the land, the Bindjareb Noongar people.”
This is WA’s second Aboriginal art welcome installation at a visitor centre, with the first launched in August last year at the WA Visitor Centre in Perth.
George Walley from Mandjoogoordap Dreaming with Aboriginal elder Franklin Nannup. PIC: Monique Welhan/West Coast Radio
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