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EXHIBITIONS

Australia's Arsenal
- Munitions Industries
in Melbourne's west

Stone Upon A Stone
-Stone wall construction
in Melbourne's west

Hear Our Voices
-Stories by women
in Melbourne's west

STILL HERE
- Aboriginal history
of Melbourne's west

PIPEMAKERS PARK

A Brief History of the Park
- and bluestone buildings

History of the Land Gardens

The Pipestacks
+ Memorial to Bruce Duff

Pioneer Women's Shelter

Park + Environment Projects

OTHER PROJECTS

Charles Grimes Re-enactment
- projects + events
(February 2003)

The Maribyrnong River Walk
- Pol McMahon (April 1999)

Picnic
- contemporary art exhibition
(April 2003)

Student Projects
-Our River
-Black Powder Mill
-Park Characterisation

ANNUAL REPORTS

"One question that I nearly always get asked when giving talks at schools is
- where do Aboriginal people come from?."

"Aboriginal people are still here and were here in the western district of Melbourne pre European discovery. We have made significant contributions to society, entertainment, sport, education, transport and industry within this region, but the aboriginal seems to be forgotten, along with what was and is being done within this region by our small number.

'Still Here' begins to document the input by Aboriginal people to the Western Suburbs of Melbourne by tracing our presence in the West from the past through to the present."

Larry Walsh, 1994.

The exhibition 'Still Here' was designed and developed by Melbourne's Living Museum of the West in collaboration with Larry Walsh, the Museum's Aboriginal Cultural Officer in 1994.

The 14 panel display was designed to be a portable/travelling exhibition to give a brief history of Aboriginal people in Melbourne's West. It was designed to be durable and to 'fit in the back of a station-wagon'. 'Still Here' has been displayed at many local cultural events and occasions over the last 10 years. When it is not travelling it is usually on display at the Living Museum.

An 'exhibition catalogue' of Still Here, which contains all of the exhibition's text and most of the images, is for sale in the Living Museum's bookshop, see the Museum's publication list for details or to order this book by post.

For more information about the Aboriginal History of Melbourne's west and Pipemakers Park click here.

An exhibition panel from the exhibition 'Still Here' to view more panels from the exhibition click 'here'