Flinders Community Battery: Glenn Shaw

Flinders Community Battery project

Artist Glenn Shaw Bush Current 2024 Flinders

Glenn is a proud Bunurong (Victoria) and Plangermairreenner (Tasmania) Aboriginal man, strongly connected to Community and Culture. Glenn was born on Flinders Island, Tasmania in 1958 and started painting as a teenager.

Artwork:  Bush Currant 

The Bush Currant grows in the coastal zone all around the country.  There are a number of varieties and colours which include Red, which are often found in North Queensland and the White/Yellow variety which are found in Victoria, Tasmania and across to Western Australia.  The Currant is a small berry with a number of seeds, very sweet taste and has a high vitamin C level.

They flower during the Bunurong Seasons of Garrawang (December) and Bidarep (January-February).  The Artwork also depicts 2 campsites where those collecting the seeds were camping, 2 waterholes/springs which represent the Bunurong connection to water with the remaining 7 circles depicting the 7 Seasons of the Kulin Nation being Bidarep (Dry Season January – February), Lum (Eel Season – March), Waring (Wombat Season - April – July), Guling (Orchid Season – August< Poorneet (Tadpole Season – September – October), Buarth (Guru Grass Flowering Season – November) and Garrawang (Kangaroo Apple Season – December).  The 5 colours in the circles represent the 5 main apical ancestor groups of the Bunurong people.

Where to find the Flinders Community Art Battery

54-56 Cook Street Flinders

More about the Flinders Community Battery

The battery was officially launched on 29 October 2024 by the Hon Josh Wilson MP, Assistant Minister Climate Change and Energy, Australian Government.

Visit the Mornington Peninsula Shire website and learn more about the project supporting community renewable energy. 

Location

56 Cook St,  Flinders 3829  View Map

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56 Cook St , Flinders 3829

56 Cook St , Flinders 3829

Flinders Community Battery: Glenn Shaw