Koorie Art Show
Since 2018, the Metro Tunnel Creative Program has proudly sponsored the Koorie Heritage Trust by presenting the 2D Award at the annual Koorie Art Show. The winning artworks have been displayed on our construction hoardings over the years.
Past winners
Emmy Webbers’ (Gunai/Kurnai) artwork, Power of Community won the 2022 Metro Tunnel Creative Program 2D Award and was displayed at Scott Alley from June to August 2023.
Thelma Beeton won the 2021 Metro Tunnel Creative Program 2D award at the Koorie Art Show, with her painting Multicultural. It was on display from July to August 2022 at Scott Alley.
Taungurung man Alan Stewart won the Metro Tunnel Creative Program 2D Award in 2021 with his photographic print our truth, our history, displayed at Scott Alley from May to June 2021.
Ngarigo artist Peter Waples-Crowe’s piece Mirrigang Days won the Metro Tunnel Creative Program 2D Award at the Koorie Art Show in 2019. The work was displayed at Federation Square in 2020.
Wergaia/Wemba Wemba artist Kelly Koumalatsos won the Metro Tunnel Creative Program 2D Award in 2018 with her work Benim wile – To Cover Over With Possum Blanket. Kelly's work featured on a Metro Tunnel hoarding in 2019.
Reconciliation walks – May 2019
In partnership with the Koorie Heritage Trust, our free public walks gave participants an opportunity to learn how the land on which Melbourne is located has changed over time, and to learn the significance of the Birrarung Wilam to the local Kulin peoples.
Led by experienced Aboriginal guides, participants discovered a unique perspective on the rich history of Melbourne’s CBD.