Resilience
This theme celebrates the inspiring artistic, political and community responses to natural and human-induced crises in Dandenong Ranges.
Experience Resilience
Welcome to ngurrak barring. This trail invites you to explore the deep cultural and creative history of goranwarrabil (the Dandenong Ranges) through five key themes: Ways of Seeing, Community, Activism, Resilience, and Country.
For all their natural beauty, the Dandenong Ranges have also been a place of violence, loss and destruction.
The impacts of colonisation continue to reverberate across the generations of Wurundjeri woiwurrung people who suffered violence, loss of Culture, wurrung (Language) and biik (Country) at the hands of European invaders. Thanks to the resilience and strength of Wurundjeri Elders, including ngurungaeta Barak and Granny Jemima, and today’s contemporary leaders, Wurundjeri people are still connected to biik and Culture and are able to tell their own important stories of survival and resilience through leadership, art, advocacy and community.
Forces of nature, from catastrophic bushfires to wild storms, have also shaped the region, and with the increase in human activity, as well as the changing climate, these events will only increase in intensity.
The inspiring artistic, political and community responses to natural and human-induced crises in the area demonstrate the resilience, connectedness and resourcefulness of the people who live in the Dandenong Ranges.
woiwurrung translations by Wurundjeri woman Brooke Wandin.
Country
Explore the artworks, visit the architectural node and immerse yourself in the story of Resilience. Experience works that speak to this place, created by Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal storytellers, singers and poets.
Trails along the ‘Resilience’ theme connect Ferny Creek, Tremont and Upper Ferntree Gully.
Artwork
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Parking Areas
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Histories and Stories
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Gathering Spaces
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Events
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Amenities
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Water Stations
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Picnic Areas
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Trail Conditions and Closures
Resilience trails connect Ferny Creek, Tremont and Upper Ferntree Gully.
Whenever you’re visiting our national parks and state forests, please always check changes to trail conditions, and weather warnings, before beginning your walk. Be sure to take enough water,and wear suitable clothing for the conditions.
Gathering Space
“Resilience is a liminal journey through which Country/Culture/People are tempered through adversity to emerge strengthened. The form expresses the flowing tongues of cultural fire that shape the landscape; covered by the sweeping pattern of fins symbolising the strength of the community coming together. The internal experience symbolises the journey of individual resilience transitioning from a compressed entry to an expansive opening. The central aperture directs views upwards to the beyond human scale of the embracing canopy reflecting hope and aspiration required for resilience. Responding to three layers of Wurundjeri Country – Biik-dui (On Country) Murnmut Biik (Wind Country) and Wurru wurru Biik (Sky Country) – this Node respects and acknowledges the significance of the ridgelines and waterways as guiding lines through Country.”
– designer statement.
The ngurrak barring Architectural Nodes are collaborative explorations of the themes of the walk through an Indigenous lens, crafted by First Peoples design studios, Djinjama and COLA Studio.
Interpretive Signage
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