Voices Near and Far

When: Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August, 2023

Time: 11 am – 5 pm (Saturday and Sunday)

Launch: Saturday, 26 August 2023, 3pm - 4.30pm

Where: Queenscliff Uniting Church, 85 Hesse St, Queenscliff, VIC 3225

Cost: Free entry for the exhibition, although donations are welcome.

Ondru is excited to announce our two-day event, Voices Near and Far that will showcase visual and oral stories of refugees and First Nations People. You will also experience the Voiceless Journeys and Dhum-Djirri Ngagu books in display and take part in the panel discussions led by the participants of the Voiceless Journey and Dhum-Djirri Ngagu projects.

Voiceless Journeys

The refugee stories are from our Voiceless Journeys project. This is an art project that aims to celebrate cultural diversity and raise awareness of the issues faced by those who are forced to leave their country. The focus of this project was to communicate the journey, suffering, survival and achievements of those who have been displaced due to conflict. See video.

First Nations Panel

We are delighted that respected Wadawurrung elder, Aunty Mary Shuttleworth will share her story.

Wadawurrung People are the Traditional owners of Wadawurrung Country – the land, waters, seas and skies that encompass the area from the Great Dividing Range in the North to the Coast country in the south, from the Werribee River in the East, the start of the Great Ocean Road in the West. The Wadawurrung family have looked after and cared for this land and its waters for over a thousand generations and still do to this very day.