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Snapshots of Aboriginal Fitzroy
Preface
Glass Windows by Mandy Nicholson
Delkuk Spirits by Kelly Koumalatsos
Snapshots of Fitzroy and the Yarra Aboriginal
Cultural Signage Project
The Snapshots project was commissioned as part of the City of Yarra’s Aboriginal Cultural Signage Project and was a partnership between Council and the Yarra Aboriginal Advisory Group. The Cultural Signage Reference Group was then established as the Steering Committee for this project. This project occurred over a five-year period and included two key stages.
Stage One: Research and Consultation
Stage One involved research and consultation. A preliminary study was undertaken in 1998 by consultants, Glenn Romanis and Megan Evans to identify the sites of significance in Yarra to the Aboriginal community. Bunj Consultants undertook further research and consultation in 2001, which evolved as this Snapshots of Aboriginal Fitzroy document.
Stage Two: Artworks
Based on the material developed in Stage One, Yarra Council and the Yarra Aboriginal Advisory Group commissioned public artworks to be designed and produced by Koori artists to create site-specific public artworks for the intersection of Gertrude Street and George Street, Fitzroy.
The two Koori artists selected were Mandy Nicholson and Kelly Koumalatsos. Wathauruong Glass, an Aboriginal
business specialising in glass design and manufacture worked with Mandy Nicholson to fabricate her designs.
Completed in 2002, both artworks reflect and celebrate the many layers of Aboriginal stories, places and generations
of people in the Fitzroy area.
Further information
Community Advocacy c/o Richmond Town Hall,
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Telephone 9205 5160
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Links
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Snapshots of Aboriginal Fitzroy home
Snapshots of Aboriginal Fitzroy 
Delkuk Spirits by Kelly Koumalatsos
Glass Windows by Mandy Nicholson
External sites (Yarra City Council accepts no responsibility for the information or opinions contained within external sites)
Dictionary of Aboriginal place names of Victoria
Gary Foley's Koori History Website
Aboriginal Housing Board of Victoria
Aboriginal Health Service
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