long point art trail
Woven throughout Kennedy Bay, is our stunning collection of public art. Designed to be discovered and enjoyed by all, the trail celebrates the power and beauty of nature, and the richness to be found in cultural storytelling.
As traditional custodians of this magnificent coastline, Noongar Elders generously shared their knowledge, inspiring local artists to create the works you see today.
Waitj Dubbo Kaany (Emu Walking Slowly), and Waitj Worl (Emu Sky)
Tjyllyungoo / Lance Chadd, Nydjyll / Nigel Chadd and Trish Robinson, 2024
ARTIST STATEMENT
Our two artworks within the play space here are about connection. Our culture, spirituality, and Mother-Boodja as one. Our ancestral people were all born into our traditional foundational ‘Boorongur Lore’. It is in our DNA, our totemic system of nature worship.
Our respect for and responsibility to protect and care for our Boorongur is how we maintain sustainable balance in our life/environment. We know well the power/life force (Wirin) of our land/Mother/Boodja.
In both locations, our artworks express the Emu/Waitj in the Sky story.
Our Emu/Waitj in the Sky constellation, (known to some Australians as the Southern Cross) has informed our culture in direction, lore, social structures, song dance and story for all time – Koora Koora – before long ago.
Our hope is that these artworks will make visible our ancestral call to the love and care for country, by all who enjoy Beeangaardjirrbi / Kennedy Bay.
Find Waitj Dubbo Kaany (Emu Walking Slowly) and Waitj Worl (Emu Sky) at Long Point Park.
Waitj Dubbo Keany (Emu Walking Slowly), image above
Waitj Worl (Emu Sky), image below
CREDITS: Art Consultants – Art Theory, Landscape Architects – Emerge, Archeologists – Archae Aus, Traditional Owners – Geri Hayden, Kay Walley, Trevor Walley, Marie Walley, Photography – Aaron Webber, Development Manager – Place Development
Kwilena Wiriny Wardan Waangkiny (Dolphin Spirit, Sea Speaking)
Seantelle Walsh, 2026
ARTIST STATEMENT
At Kennedy Bay, Noongar people, kwilena (dolphins), and Wardan (sea) live together in relationship, moving with tide, current, and season.
This coastal place is shaped by knowledge of water, movement, timing, and respect for the sea and its life.
Water carries memory here, and kwilena move through these waters as part of that living system.
This is an invitation to slow down and feel the country you are standing within.
A place to look, listen, and notice Wardan all around you.
Find Kwilena Wiriny Wardan Waangkiny outside Long Point Brewing Co.
