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First Nations artwork to cement a healthy connection between headspace Bendigo and Catherine McAuley College
Artist Josie Gower received some welcome inspiration while contemplating her latest mural design. As she sat by the river on Country, thinking about the task ahead, a platypus emerged from the water before her.
“For me, this was my Ancestors giving me inspiration and guiding me through this process,” Josie said.
Josie’s mural was unveiled at Catherine McAuley College’s Barkly Street campus during NAIDOC Week.
The Palawa Trawlwoolway woman was enlisted to create the work by headspace Bendigo, which is a proud supporter of First Nations young people.