2/24/2023 0 Comments Youth group under the underpass![]() Right Track is a Public Transport Authority community education program that promotes safer travel and empowers young people to make positive choices and become more responsible for their own safety. It’s better to work in a group, it makes me feel more confident about my work.” It looks easy, but it’s all about taking your time. It’s helped me encourage myself more and think I could do this for a job. It makes me happy knowing I painted him and he’ll be up there for years.”Īaliyrah (14): “It’s my first time doing a mural. It makes me want to come to school so I can do this.”Įthan (13): “It’s nice, and it’s calming to paint. This includes ongoing engagement with Indigenous groups. Sienna (14): “It makes me feel proud that it will be here for years - it’s better than it just being a grey wall. The next step in the Fraser River Tunnel Project is to initiate the environmental assessment process. ![]() The participating Governor Stirling students were full of praise when asked what they thought about the finished mural and their role in creating it. “You see them walk through the underpass and say ‘I did that!’ or, ‘it’s great’.” “This is a bit of a local gathering spot, so it gives the students ownership of that,” he said. Halden, of Eden Hill, agreed that it was rewarding to see the students’ reactions to their finished work. “Young people often get a bit of a bad rap, so it’s good to give them this positive opportunity.” “It’s a simple thing to do, but it’s part of a bigger thing that’s going to have such a great impact on the local community. ![]() “It’s positive being able to share a fun project with local young people who don’t always get the opportunity to do something like this,” he said. Hutchens, of Spearwood, said the project was a great way to give local youth an opportunity to be part of something unique. Using the theme “dog days”, the artists and students collaborated to design and then paint the 290sqm piece, which celebrates the dogs seen being walked around Woodbridge, as well as the students’ own pets. The Right Track Urban Art project paired artists Lawry Halden and Darren Hutchens with a group of Year 8 and 9 students who are part of Governor Stirling SHS’s Alternative Personalised Program in Schools program. Students from Governor Stirling Senior High School have helped transform a once-bare pedestrian underpass into a colourful piece of art. ![]() Categories: PTA News Youth-led art piece transforms Woodbridge underpass ![]()
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