Attractions and public art map

This heritage trail reflects the dreamtime story of children who went missing and the spirit woman Tjunta who finds them. The story is told in five episodes around the Scarborough foreshore.

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These brightly-coloured shade sails represent the colours of the sun setting over the Indian Ocean. The artist has designed the panels to be ‘stitched’ together, to show the ‘weaving’ of stories and cultures.

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This sculptural form, which also doubles as informal seating in some sections, represents the edginess of Scarborough’s past, present and future culture. Written in Nyoongar and English, the ‘Mystic Edge’ translates the aspirations of welcome, inclusiveness and peace, into a story of arrival and meeting.

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The large-scale hand represents the Nyoongar custom of visitors casting a handful of sand into the water to show respect to an area, introduce themselves, and welcome spirits, ancestors and the Waugal to the water.

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Inspired by stories from Nyoongar culture, a whale will beach itself when it comes to the end of its life so it can return an ancestor’s spirit to the land. Each part of this playground has been created as a unique and creative play element for children.

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This piece of public art honours Scarborough’s surf lifesaving history and its continuing importance to the local culture and identity. ‘Watch Over You’ is the form of two bronze surf lifesavers, wearing 1960s beach attire, casting a watchful eye over the ocean.

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