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 | Active Dance Workshop & Performance📍 Bankwest Place Plaza📅 Wednesday 18 June, 12pm - 1pm📅 Wednesday 8 July, 11:30am - 12:30pm
Didgeridoo Performance📍 Bankwest Place Lobby📅 Wednesday 27 May 🕛 8am - 9 am
| Participate or watch an exhilarating active dance workshop and performance hosted by Corroboree for Life, a community organization founded in 2018 by proud Noongar man Ash (Garlett) Penfold.This inclusive event invites everyone to learn and experience First Nations dances. Under Ash’s guidance and with the support of elders and partners.
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 | Moorditj Mag Live Broadcast 📍 Raine Square, Ground Floor📅 Thursday 4 June 🕛11am - 1pm | Join us for a special live broadcast of Moorditj Mag on RTR FM, a weekly program dedicated to Indigenous affairs, culture, music, and arts. Hosted by Noongar Elders Jim Morrison and Nick Abraham, the show features insightful discussions, empowering stories, and interviews with community leaders and artists. Tune in every Thursday at 11 am on RTR FM 92.1 to celebrate Aboriginal heritage and be part of this vibrant conversation. |
| Maar Koodjal Kids Activity 📍Activation Space (12), Raine Square, Ground Floor📅27 May to 13 July 📅 Wednesdays & Saturdays 🕛11am - 1pm | A fun, hands-on activity where kids can slow down, get creative and connect to Country through art. Using kylees (Boomerangs). scratch pads, young participants create their own designs while learning how simple symbols can tell a story. Every kylees (Boomerangs). becomes a personal artwork, inspired by place, nature and imagination, making it a meaningful and playful way to explore culture and storytelling. |
 | Bankwest Sounds📍 Raine Square, Ground FloorIndigo Ellis Duo 📅 Wednesday 8 July, 12pm - 1pm Billie Court Solo 📅 Thursday 9 July, 12pm - 1pm
| Bankwest will host a live music series celebrating First Nations artists through intimate, listening‑led performances.On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Indigo Ellis Duo will set the tone with a soulful, acoustic‑driven performance designed to create a warm and immersive atmosphere. The series will continue on Thursday, 9 July 2026, with Billie Court performing a powerful solo set, highlighting raw storytelling and expressive vocals.Showcaing the depth and diversity of contemporary Indigenous music, with Bankwest supporting a meaningful cultural experience focused on connection, creativity and sound. |
 | Human Library Book Cafe 📍Bankwest Place Mezzanine 📅2 July
🕛 4pm- 6pm | Step into meaningful conversations and help break down stereotypes at the Human Library. Borrow a “book” (a person) and listen to their personal stories and experiences. It’s a powerful way to build empathy and understanding. |
SHOP | | |
 | Maar Koodjal Collective 📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up📅27 May to 13 July 📅Tues, Wed, Thurs, & Sat only 🕛10am - 3pmMeet the Maar Koodjal Collective, a curated First Nations pop‑up shop celebrating contemporary Indigenous fashion, design and storytelling. | The Collective : Buy By Brenda, FLORii the Label, Kaarli, Kamia Australia and LaJala the Label, showcases distinctive pieces that are thoughtful, beautifully crafted and deeply connected to culture and Country.The pop‑up offers a space to discover and support First Nations‑owned brands, connect with the stories behind each label, and experience design that blends tradition with modern expression. It is a celebration of creativity, connection and community, highlighting the strength and diversity of First Nations entrepreneurs. |
EXHIBITIONS | | |
 | Mabel Gibson Sound Experience 📍 Raine Square, Ground Floor📅 27 May to 13 July Listen to a powerful 30‑minute recording of Cry Baby by Yamaji writer Mabel Gibson, an intimate work grounded in voice, memory and truth. Through sound and story, the experience invites listeners to slow down, reflect and connect to Country, carrying emotion, place and cultural resonance through spoken word. | The Mabel Gibson Sound Experience invited audiences into a powerful listening space shaped by story, voice and Country. Drawing from Gibson’s lived experience as a Yamaji writer and acclaimed author, the session centred sound as a vessel for memory, emotion and cultural truth. Guests were guided through layered narratives that spoke to belonging, identity and resilience, offering moments of quiet intensity and deep connection. The experience encouraged listeners to slow down, sit with story and honour the voices that carry it forward, leaving the audience with a lasting sense of reflection and respect for the power of First Nations storytelling. |
.jpg?sfvrsn=2dcd2cfb_1 "Raine Square NBW 1080x1080 (1)") | Wandjoo Noongar Boodja – welcome to Noongar Country! 📍 Bankwest Place, Lobby📅 27 May to 13 July 🕛 Monday to Friday, 8am - 6pm Scan the QR codes to hear Jayden’s pronunciation and try it for yourself, while exploring Tyrown’s beautiful illustrations. | Immerse yourself in this place by taking a walk through Raine Square and learning some Noongar with Jayden Boundry — a proud Wadjak, Balardong, Yued, Wilman Noongar and Badimaya Yamatji man with strong family connections to much of the Southwest of WA. Jayden’s book series with Tyrown Waigana, a Wardandi Noongar and Ait Koedhal multidisciplinary artist, is a fully illustrated collection of first Noongar words featuring family, plants, animals, emotions, colours, numbers and more.
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 | Corroboree - Kevin Bynder Carpet Exhibition 📍Raine Lane, Pop-Up📅27 May to 13 July 📅Tues, Wed, Thurs, & Sat only 🕛10am - 3pm | The Corroboree carpet collection is an exhibition-led collaboration between First Nations artist Kevin Bynder and Milliken, exploring themes of connection, movement, and shared stories. Drawing inspiration from the bond between land and people, sacred songlines and gatherings on Country, the collection features layered forms and flowing patterns in earthy tones, embodying community, ceremony and continuity, and bringing cultural storytelling into a modern design language that feels both grounded and contemporary. |
 | Maar Koodjal Plaza Paintings 📍 Bankwest Place Plaza & Raine Lane📅 27 May to 13 July Created in 2026 for Maar Koodjal, these artworks bring together three dynamic Western Australian artists (Starsan Roe, Marcia McGuire, and Courtney Garlett) whose creative practices celebrate culture, colour, and community. Each artist contributes a distinct visual language to this collaborative installation, transforming everyday ground surfaces into vibrant spaces of storytelling and connection.Their united work invites visitors to slow down, look closer, and walk through stories grounded in Country and creativity. | Starsan Roe illuminates themes of identity, belonging, and movement through bold forms and expressive mark-making. Her work often bridges contemporary design with deep cultural narratives, inviting audiences to see familiar spaces through a renewed lens.Marcia McGuire is known for her rhythmic patterns, organic shapes, and joyful use of colour. Her paintings celebrate connection—to Country, to people, and to shared experiences—evoking both memory and motion in the viewer.Courtney Garlett brings a refined sense of balance and symbolism, weaving together stories of kinship, resilience, and place. Her work centres storytelling through layered patterns that honour tradition while embracing modern expression.
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 | Unity📍 Wentworth Building, Lobby📅 27 May to 13 July In 2024 we collaborated with Julianne Wade for Unity. This installation was created by sourced preloved office furniture to create an inspiring art piece, creating unity between culture and office. The perfect symbol of work-life-balance. | This installation was created by sourced preloved office furniture to create an inspiring art piece, creating unity between culture and office. The perfect symbol of work-life-balance.
Learn more about Julianne Wade and the artists from the Whadjuk Collective. |
 | An Evolution of Storytelling...
📍 Raine Square, Lower Ground In 2021 we collaborated with local artist, Rosie Paine, to hand paint six totem poles symbolising the six different seasons. The totems formed an art trail displaying through the precinct. In 2022 we learned how the six Noongar seasons | guided food gathering, distributing recipe cards inspired by native ingredients that aligned with each season.We were proud to collaborate with local Whadjuk Ballardong Noongar and Badimaya Yamatji man, Jayden Boundry, for cultural guidance and Whadjuk, Ballardong and Yuat artist Jarni McGuire. |
COMMUNITY | | |
| Collection Drive📍 Bankwest Place, Lobby📅 27 May to 13 July 🕛 Monday to Friday, 8am - 6pm Nyoongar Outreach Services is a not‑for‑profit team of eight case workers supporting Noongar youth at risk on the streets of Northbridge every day. | During Maar Koodjal, we’re hosting a donation drive to collect essential items and achievement gifts that help meet daily needs and celebrate progress through community support.We’re collecting good‑quality second‑hand or new essentials, including mobile phones and chargers, school backpacks and stationery, teen‑appropriate trainers, art and creative supplies, makeup and grooming items, EarPods or Bluetooth speakers, hair styling tools, men’s toiletries, gift cards, non‑perishable snacks and drinks, and unisex hoodies or sweatwear. |
 | Spotlight Series 📍 Short Story Machine, Raine Square, Ground Floor📅 May to July The Short Story interactive machine will dispense stories at random with a press of the button. | The Short Story Machine for First Nations is a storytelling platform that amplifies the voices of First Nations writers through sound, literature and place. In partnership with Community Arts Network, Night Parrot Press, Writing WA and RTR FM, the project shares original short stories that honour culture, language, lived experience and contemporary Indigenous storytelling. By combining published works, emerging voices and audio-led experiences, the Short Story Machine creates accessible moments to listen, reflect and connect with stories of Country, identity and community in meaningful public spaces. |
