Fernleigh Track canoe

A bronze sculpture of an Awabakal canoe has been stolen from the Fernleigh Track.

Transcript

00:00So when Aunty Daniela and I sat down to discuss what we would like to do for this project,

00:19we thought about creating something that would teach people about the significance of Belmont

00:24Lagoon to the local or Wubbukur people.

00:28And we thought we could do this.

00:29By creating items that are related to camping and being near the lagoon.

00:34So we decided to create a traditional bark canoe at Gunya Shelter and cast off an original

00:41half recovered from an archaeological site.

00:44We created a fireplace on which all these items are gathered around.

00:49So we engaged Luke Russell and he pulled together a whole team of people to build this canoe

00:54collaboratively.

00:55And not only did we get a canoe that we could use for this sculpture, but we also got to

00:59share that knowledge around how to build canoes and pass that knowledge on within the community.

01:05Slide it down.

01:07Slide it down the car.

01:09That's it.

01:10That's it.

01:11Woohoo!

01:12I was going to go and do it.

01:13Past the day.

01:14I would have run you earlier.

01:15We ended up going out the day early anyway.

01:16Oh did they?

01:17Yeah.

01:18So once we have the canoe already made in bark, my job is to come in and turn that bark

01:32canoe into bronze and a material that can last for 25 years out in the public.

01:37So what I did was cut the canoe into three sections and then we had it cast into bronze

01:42and welded it back together with my colleague Fred.