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The Murrungar artwork was created by Sharna Colgan-Smith, a proud Barkindji woman. It is a strong visual representation of Murrungar’s origin story and the meaning behind our name.
Green hills of southwest Victoria Maar County, orange soil of the Darling river region and black as an expression of our people act as a foundation for journey lines and meeting places that signify our shared pathway to reconciliation. Two people at the end of each journey line represent two groups coming together in woven partnership.
On one side of the journey line, a male-focused family group with a black cockatoo feather extends from the green of southwest Victoria. On the other side, a female-focused family group and emu egg emanate from the Darling River region orange. Both are totem animals of the families attached to Murrungar.
White dot circles surround the family groups, representing extended family and a supportive community, while emu footprints travel alongside the journey lines highlighting the spiritual connection the emu has to Murrungar. Grey lines reach across the centre as the waters of the Western Lakes district, the Hopkins and Merri River and the Murray Darling Basin.
Crosshatching and arches denoting land are common patterns in Koorie art. The ‘m’ arches suggest different countries connecting with each other. The large, crosshatched orange, black and green shapes symbolise the three Murrungar themes of Build, Grow and Nurture.
