Wongin Park Art Trail
This art trail is a collaboration between Mirvac and the local Moorditj Noongar Community College, a school with students predominantly of Noongar or Aboriginal background. The students created pieces of art which reflect flora and fauna native to Whadjuk Noongar boodja for the Henley Brook playground.
This art trail map below will lead you on a journey of discovery to find the individual pieces of art waiting for you in the estate.
1
Acknowledgement of Country
Years 1 and 2 painted gum leaves to frame this Acknowledgement of Country. We would like to say thank you to the Whadjuk Noongar Nation for the land on which we learn and play.
2
Stained Glass Animals - Ngoolark
Year 4, 5 and 6 of 2021 created the art you see in the park, using oil-pastel and pencil drawings of local birds and animals have been transformed into sun-catching stained-glass roundels.
3
Native Flowers - Bulgalla
Pre-primary students used flowers and leaves as their paint-brushes to make these beautiful paintings of local flora native to the area.
4
Noongar Seasons - Birak 1st Summer
Birak 1st Summer December & January is coloured red because it is the season of heat, sun and fire. The orange is for the flowers on the moodjar tree in full bloom.
4
Noongar Seasons - Boonaroo
Boonaroo 2nd Summer February & March is coloured orange because it is the hottest season of the year. White flowering gum trees blossom.
4
Noongar Seasons - Djeran
Djeran Autumn April & May is coloured mostly green because the weather starts to cool. The red is for the banksia and red flowering gum trees that bloom.
4
Noongar Seasons - Mookaroo
Mookaroo Winter June & July is coloured blue to represent the rain and cold weather. Flowers appear in blue and purple as the rain falls to the ground.
4
Noongar Seasons - Djiba 1st Spring
Djilba 1st Spring August & September is coloured pink because it is wild flower season. Yellow flowers blossom on the trees after the second rain, with bursts of purple wild flowers.
4
Noongar Seasons: Kambarang
Kambarang 2nd Spring October & November is coloured yellow to symbolise the return of the hot weather. The return of the sun makes lots of green growth in the bush.
5
Twenty-eights Parrot - Darmoorlak
Are social birds that are often spotted in pairs or clusters. In Noongar culture Darmoorluk are known as a happy bird that guards the camps, keeping them safe.
6
Tiger Snake - NOORN OR MOOYAP
Years 1 and 2 coloured this beautiful tiger snake. Tiger Snakes in WA are usually black with yellow bands, hence their name.
7
Gum Leaf Natives - Nyingarn
Years 1 and 2 made collages of their favourite local birds and animals out of fallen leaves, seeds, sand, twigs and bark.
