The 29 April 1770 is the day of contact between Aboriginal Australians and the crew the HMB Endeavour. NPWS is pleased to complete the installation of three new bronze sculptures at Kurnell. 

The artists, Theresa Ardler and Julie Squires designed and sculpted The Whales and Canoes. The whale mother and calf were formed with intricate engravings. Theresa Ardler explained that these are based on her painting on her Budbili, a possum skin cloak. ‘The story behind my Budbili is connected to the Sydney rock engravings of the mother humpback whale and her baby, out at La Perouse on the shores of Botany Bay. This engraving is a prominent landmark from my ancestors who carved the rock and continues to hold cultural and spiritual connection to our sea and country.’

Source: Installation of sculptures | NSW Environment, Energy and Science