Spotlight On Success - February
Students at Quinns Beach Primary School have been very busy working with indigenous Bibbulman artist Toogarr Morrison and his assistants Layli Rakhsha and Christine Maughan painting an amazing mural.
The project is called the Six Noongar Seasons Heritage Project and was funded by the Department of Indigenous Affairs.
The aim of this project was to preserve the Noongar culture and knowledge concerning the traditional use of the land around the Quinns Beach area.
Toogarr provided workshops for students and some parents to explain the six Noongar seasons and to show how they overlap with the seasons of Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. The traditional Noongar seasons are called Bunuru, Djeran, Makuru, Djilba, Kambarang and Birak.
“The mural looks sensational and hangs proudly in our school atrium. Every child in the school has contributed to this wonderful project and learned about the 6 Noongar Seasons in the process,” said Principal Shaun Carmody.
Thanks to Shaun Carmody for the images and information provided.
