Community storytelling
Mighty Stories, Mighty Community: Short film series
A series of films has been produced about community stories and experiences and screened at an event held to mark the third anniversary in October this year.
The short film series will be available to view online soon.
Thanks to all the residents that contributed to the films.
We Watched Our River Rise: A children's story book
The official launch of the book, We Watched Our River Rise, took place on 14 October at the Maribyrnong library.
The book was written by young authors from the Maribyrnong community to capture their stories and experiences. The event featured a reading of the book by the young authors and signed copies were given out.
Where to find the book
We Watched Our River Rise is now available to borrow across all five Maribyrnong library branches.
The book also featured at the library story time sessions during the first week of November.
The project was delivered with 100 Story Building and supported by child counselling experts from cohealth to enable a safe and supportive environment.
Public Artwork installation at Coulson Gardens
A public artwork has been installed to memorialise the Maribyrnong River Flood based on community experiences.
The public art project was proposed by the community at the Maribyrnong Community Strengths and Opportunities workshop in August 2024 and included:
- Three community meetings including two with the artist
- Community representative on the artist selection panel
- Survey to seek words and themes for artwork
A further community workshop was held in July 2025 for community to provide feedback on the concept plan design and enable community voices to be reflected in the artwork.
The artwork can be viewed at Coulson Gardens, The Esplanade end in Maribyrnong.