The vivid blue and teal waters of the ocean and wetlands of Beeliar Boodjar are depicted in a design by Cockburn artist and Aboriginal elder Neta Knapp which now adorns staff uniforms and Spearwood reception foyer at the City of Cockburn.

Called Footprints On The Waters: Boodja To Kep – Healing Through Spiritual Connection”, Aunty Neta’s artwork was chosen to symbolise how the Cockburn community is embracing reconciliation, increasing equity, and listening to First Nations voices.

Its use also meets an action in the city’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2023-2025 to promote reconciliation through the city’s many spheres of influence.

Aunty Neta is an inaugural member of the city’s Arts Hall of Fame announced in June, and has been painting for many years.

She is from the Goring/Kep

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