Mitchell Freeway Extension
Butler Boulevard underpass - Booladarlung Bidi (Pelican tracks)
Booladarlung Bidi (Pelican tracks) by Aboriginal artist Nathan Corunna and Darren Hutchens
The mural tells a story of life within this Noongar Boodjar in a map that is more than forty thousand year’s old. Marking the lakes and swamps in the boodja (land) between Yanchep and Joondalup.
The map was made by the Mooro people of the Noongar Nation. The Mooro people provided Noongar names for the lakes within this area with Yellagonga being the leader of the Mooro people being honoured with the naming of the Yellagonga Regional Park.
The mural represents the traditional bidi (tracks) that have been formed historically by Noongar elders and currently enjoyed by all community members living within the Yellagonga Regional Park, whom can be delighted with the Ngolak (Carnaby’s or White-tailed cockatoo) at the beginning of your walk and guided by Noongar fauna and flora, eventually resulting in the sighting of the Booladarlung (Pelican - large bird) which then rewards you with a view of the Indian Ocean.
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Check out the time lapse video to view how the artwork was installed.
Butler Boulevard bridge abutments.
These were inspired by the Neerabup National Park by Penny Bovell.
Taking inspiration from the Neerabup National Park (NNP) the artwork combines linear graphics with bold simple shapes to provide movement and flow across and between the abutment facades and the bonded gravel.
First hand experience was sought through walking the trails of NNP, experiencing the park’s environment and imagining its history.