You might be familiar with our Accredited Training program here at TR, where we partner with South Regional TAFE to deliver a Certificate III in Aboriginal Sites Work. This training has been delivered to a number of rangers, as well as internal staff within TR including our current trainees, Olivia Smith and Elijah Champion. The […]
For the past five years, we’ve been working with the Irrungadji women to run arts programs, creating mentorship opportunities for junior artists. With a strong focus on the Seven Sisters Songline, these arts programs create a space for senior artists to share their painting techniques and skills, helping to facilitate the transmission of cultural knowledge. […]
Throughout December 2020 and January 2021, the team here at TR completed excavations as part of the planned repairs to The Literature Centre, formerly known as Fremantle Prison Hospital. This building was in need of upkeep due to the years of rising damp and other issues that can affect old buildings. Fremantle Prison were allocated […]
Perth Festival is an annual multi-arts festival known for commissioning major new works, celebrating the unique qualities of Perth and engaging diverse audiences. This year, as part of the festival, Kamile Gallery is presenting an exhibition devoted to Aboriginal Artists from Badimia and Wajarri Country. The team here at TR have the privilege of working […]
2020 was a big year both in and out of the field. With community projects, heritage surveys, ranger training and many more key events, it was a pivotal year for the Terra Rosa team. So, we thought we’d recap some of our favourite moments of 2020 in preparation for what will be a bigger and […]
The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage awarded the Palyku people a series of grants to install cultural signage at a number of sites across Palyku country which are considered ‘at risk’. Terra Rosa worked with Palyku elders and local communities, the Palyku ranger team and interpretative signage company Publik, to design and install the [...]
Palyku Elders and senior people have reported a decline in the condition of important water places across Palyku country. The Palyku rangers, in collaboration with our environmental specialists, have been working to assess samples of these places for water health, so we can continue to monitor them for future protection, and provide a sustainable income [...]
Over the millennia art has been used to depict culturally significant subject matter, capture moments in time, or tell a historical story, using the power of visual image to ignite imaginations, evoke emotions and preserve the past for future generations. We were recently proud to partner with Budadee Foundation to deliver the Minyiburru (Seven Sisters) [...]
Sometimes the most influential women in people's lives were born non-indigenous, but were married-in and adopted into Aboriginal families. They became an integral part of community, and helped their children and grandchildren develop strong and proud Aboriginal identities. Our last NAIDOC 2018 Because of Her, We Can story talks about one of these women, Morag. Her daughter Anne-Marie Johnson, is [...]
Gladys (Guddie) Haynes 8 July 1919 – 28 June 1979 This NAIDOC Week 2018 I pay tribute this year to my Nana Gladys whom I did not know, yet feel I have this unbelievable connection to. I feel I know what she was like.....she was strong but gentle, she was fierce and intelligent and she [...]
