INTRODUCTION North Stradbroke Island (NSI), also known as Minjerribah, is a home to many, approximately 2,102 people around the island (Redland City Council, 2016) and the Quandamooka people have thousands of years of a connection with the sea, land, and country (Stradbroke Island, 2018). The Island’s main source of economic growth comes from sand mining. The largest sand mining company on NSI is Sibelco, they have been running the operation since 1950 (Stradbroke Island, 2018). As of 2019, Sibelco
Introduction to Hallett Cove: Hallett Cove is one of the best known geological sites both in Australia and other parts of the world. It was made known by Professor Ralph Tate in 1875 when he first discovered the evidence of an ancient glaciation. Professor Ralph Tate’s discovery is now known all throughout the world. The conservation of the site to protect the glacial pavements commenced in 1960 with acquisition of a strip of coastline, named the Sandison Reserve, by the National Trust. Hallett Cove
North Stradbroke was originally known as the Indigenous name Minjerribah which means “Island in the Sun” in the Nunukul language (Moore, 2018). Furthermore, North Stradbroke is located off the coastal shores of Queensland and is the second largest sand island in the world, covering 275.2km² (Stradbrokeisland.com, 2018). Sibelco is a major sand mining, which is a practice that extracts sand from an open pit and can also be mined in other places such as inland dunes, beaches and drenched from the ocean
Oodgeroo Noonuccal, otherwise known as Kath Walker, is a celebrated Aboriginal Australian poet, who intricately weaves together poetic devices and vibrant imagery in her poem "Minjerriba" to depict the profound repercussions of human intervention on North Stradbroke Island's environment and indigenous legacy. This poetic masterpiece endures as a poignant reminder, sparking contemplation on the far-reaching impacts of environmental degradation and cultural erasure that reverberate globally. By challenging
known for. Oodgeroo Noonuccal, formally known as Kathleen Jean Mary Rusker born on November 3rd 1920, is an Aboriginal of the Noonuccal Tribe. Oodgeroo devastatingly passed away from cancer on September 9th 1993, aged 72. Oodgeroo is from North Stradbroke Island and is one of seven. She is an Australian poet, political activist, artist, and educator. Not only is she well known to be the first Aboriginal Australian to publish a book of verse, but she is a legacy, a legacy that is highly deserving of
Stradbroke Island is approximately 40km East of Brisbane and forms part of the Eastern boundary of Moreton Bay in South East Queensland. The island is 38km long and 12km at its widest point (Natural and Human Environment, 2014). It is filled with a diverse range of ecosystems and has a rich variety of fauna and flora, including the mangrove ecosystem at Myora Springs. Myora Springs is a wetland site, located north of Stradbroke Island, with freshwater springs directly connected to the mangrove community
To whomever it may concern, I am writing this as a letter of recommendation for the inclusion of the artworks of Danie Mellor and Cia Guo-Qiang for your upcoming exhibition that explores the topic “Utopian Australia – the Lucky Country?” Both artists explore the idea of transformation through landscape, culture and country; employing symbols, narratives, traditions and materials to convey their own ideas on Utopia. Utopia is defined as being an imagined place or state in which everything is considered
In its broadest sense ‘Reconciliation’ is the Australian term that refers to the unity between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. To support reconciliation means working to overcome the separation and inequality between all Australians (Australia, n.d.). In 1992, then Prime Minister Paul Keating, delivered the Redfern Park speech that publically acknowledged European soldiers were responsible for many crimes against Indigenous communities, "We committed the murders. We took the children from
Utopia can be defined as “an imagined place or state in which everything is perfect”. Australia is considered to be the lucky country in reference to its natural resources, weather, history and other sorts of prosperity. Danie Mellor and Cia Guo – Qiang are two artists who explore perfect transformation in a country by offering symbolic traditions of landscape and culture in their artworks. Through the use of utopia as a central theme, Danie Mellor’s ‘Paradise Generations’ and Cia Guo – Qiang’s ‘Heritage