Greening Hill Road Project brings the Lurnea community together

More than 50 members of the Lurnea community have gathered to see Mayor Wendy Waller unveil the Greening Hill Road Project with Federal Member for Werriwa Anne Stanley.

There are now two Aboriginal-inspired artwork structures overlooking a bed of purple agapanthus and crepe myrtle trees along Hill Road.

“A lot of thought has gone into the artworks and the selection of plants. The Greening Hill Road Project is a permanent fixture of the community,” Mayor Waller said.

“Thank you to the six students from Lurnea Public School and St Francis Xavier’s Primary School who created the drawings and local Aboriginal artist Amy Eldridge for her guidance.”

“Native Australian animals such as the lizard, cockatoo and platypus feature on the artworks. The plants reflect the colours of the Aboriginal flag.”

All of the young artists attended the launch with their parents and admired how their drawings had been imprinted into the rusted black steel.

The artwork structures are welded into a triangular prism shape and propped onto stilts. Different artworks can be seen depending on where the viewer stands on Hill Road.

“I spent a month working with the students and I had such a great time. Art is not about perfection, it is about letting your imagination wander and expressing yourself,” community arts worker Amy Eldridge said.

The Greening Hill Road Project is a partnership between Council, Lurnea Public School, St Francis Xavier’s Primary School and the ‘Stronger Communities Grants Program’ organised by Federal Member for Werriwa Anne Stanley’s office.

“Thank you to our partners who made the project possible. When the students grow up and look back on Hill Road, they’ll be able to point to the artwork and say ‘I was part of creating something great for the community’,” Mayor Waller said.