A NEW mural depicting Boandik legends will be unveiled at the Blue Lake Pumping Station at the end of the month following a project between Burrandies Aboriginal Corporation and SA Water.
In the lead up to National Reconciliation Week, SA Water met with Boandik elders and several Mount Gambier school students to produce a three-panel painting explaining the connection between the Blue Lake and the Boandik community.
The Blue Lake, known as WarWar in the traditional language, will now be home to the artwork of the students which will be displayed at the pumping station.
SA Water Reconciliation Action Plan coordinator Sarah Smith said the artwork “helps staff gain an understanding about the history and culture” which surrounds the lake.
“There was nothing around the Blue Lake so we thought an art project would be appropriate,” Ms Smith said.
“The signs with the traditional language will be placed out the front of the lake with the artwork being on display inside the pumping station with other paintings and photographs that are currently there.
“This will also allow a slice of history for the infrastructure and those who visit it.”
Telling the Boandik story of the Blue Lake, Ms Smith said it was important to “preserve and revive the language” which is a “key step in the path towards reconciliation”.
The new signage and artwork will be officially unveiled during National Reconciliation Week, held from May 27 to June 3.
