HERITAGE NOOSA
HERITAGE NOOSA
Bunya
ABOUT THIS ITEM
Alternative NameBunya SculptureAdditional Information‘Bunya’ public artwork designed by Sunshine Coast artists Glen Manning and Kathy Daly for installation at the Mill Place precinct community hub, Maple Street, Cooroy during April 2010. Consisting of four abstracted corten steel elements, fabricated by Cooroy-based Studio Steel, the sculpture evokes a sensation of movement and energy, the artworks draw inspiration from the dynamic spiralling form of the bunya leaf. The twisting growth pattern forms the basis for this significant artwork suggesting life and growth and emphasizing the developing cultural identity of Cooroy. The Bunya (Araucaria bidwillii) is synonymous with ‘meeting place’ in local indigenous histories. For century’s indigenous people gathered for social exchange, story - telling, song and celebration when the Bunya fruit was in season.
The Mill Place Precinct is a creative learning precinct at the geographic and social heart of the Cooroy community. The precinct includes the Cooroy Library, The Butter Factory Arts Centre, The Ceramics Workshop, The Lower Mill Site, Cooroora Woodworkers and Sunshine Coast Camphor Laurel Initiative Inc.
The Mill Place Precinct is a creative learning precinct at the geographic and social heart of the Cooroy community. The precinct includes the Cooroy Library, The Butter Factory Arts Centre, The Ceramics Workshop, The Lower Mill Site, Cooroora Woodworkers and Sunshine Coast Camphor Laurel Initiative Inc.
Bunya. Heritage Noosa, accessed 17/02/2025, https://heritage.noosa.qld.gov.au/nodes/view/20027