Gubbi Display

How the Project Evolved

On Saturday 4 August 2001 a group of Gubbi Gubbi elders and community members gathered for the historic opening of the Gubbi Gubbi Keeping Place here at Noosa Museum.

This was the culmination of several years planning that started back in 1998, when the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation (CAR) began developing a project in collaboration with the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC), their goal was to promote the people's movement for reconciliation.

Once the Museum was contacted by Noosa Council, they asked Dr. Eve Fesl, Gubbi Gubbi Elder, to enlist the cooperation of Gubbi Gubbi tribe to work jointly on this project, with the aim of creating a display that was different to the mainstream.

And different it most certainly is - apart from the main indoor display (some of which is shown on this website), there is another outdoor area in an adjoining park. This consists of a circle of stones with central fireplace and a commemorative plaque, accessed via a short stroll from the Museum precinct, across a purpose-built bridge, all constructed by Noosa District Landcare in cooperation with a local landscaper.

At the opening day event, which was entitled Living in Harmony, Museum President, Doug Bettens, captured the spirit of the project by saying "..... it had the potential to build bridges for the future."

Gubbi Display