Description

The knowledge, culture and connection to Country of Victoria’s First Peoples is celebrated through art and design across the five new Metro Tunnel stations. Modern day Melbourne sits on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Boon Wurrung/Bunurong peoples. Art and design elements celebrating First Peoples' knowledge and culture at each station play an important role in building awareness of the area’s Traditional Owners and celebrating Traditional Owner knowledge and culture.

Elders and representatives from the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation contributed to the development of the works at Arden, State Library and Town Hall stations. At State Library station, Greenshoot Consulting led a co-design process with Aunty Joy Murphy to design five large scale panels celebrating important Wurundjeri women, from their apical ancestor to present day Elders.

Greenshoot also led the development of a new smoking dish and ceremonial gathering area at City Square as part of the Town Hall Station precinct, as well as terrace artwork by emerging Wurundjeri artist Lewis Wandin-Bursill.

What's On

Join Senior Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy and Greenshoot principal and design lead Stas Mantzis on a walking tour of the Connection to Country public realm design interventions at State Library and Town Hall stations to discuss the cultural significance of these works, and the consultation and co-design process which underpinned their development.