This Makuru season at John Curtin Gallery, experience some of the unique and incredible Noongar stories that make up part of Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories.

Join us as we explore Indigenous knowledge and culture with Noongar storytellers through some incredible experiences that cement our ongoing commitment to Noongar knowledge and culture. In the Access Gallery at JCG, become immersed in illustrations from several bilingual picture books published by Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories, as part of the Mamang-miyel-ang Djinang / Seeing with the whale’s eye exhibition, and leave your messages by the Talking Tree.

Lunchtime Storytelling with Elders

In these lunchtime sessions, Curtin academics Professor Kim Scott and Dr Cass Lynch, joined by Wirlomin community members, will share readings from a series of their revitalised stories. Come along to hear about the stories that abide in the land that edges the Southern Ocean.

Kim Scott and Cass Lynch research and revitalise south coast Noongar language and song in collaboration with not-for-profit organisation Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories.

More information can be found on our website.

Session Details:

Dates: Thursdays 31 July and 11 September 2025
Time: 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Free event, open to the public. Everyone is welcome. Bring your lunch and curiosity.

Location: John Curtin Gallery Atrium, Building 200A, Curtin University, Kent Street, Bentley

Please note: These sessions will be photographed and/or videoed and images will occasionally be used for promotional and marketing purposes, including social media. If you do not wish to be photographed or videoed, please notify staff on the day of the event.

Image: Wirlomin Noongar Language and Stories books, by Gaylene Galardi.