You can view the reconciliation mural at O’Connor shops.
01 August 2025
In brief:
- There’s a new reconciliation mural in an O’Connor bus shelter.
- Noah Yong, a year 6 student at Turner Primary School, created the reconciliation artwork.
- Wiradjuri artist Kalara Gilbert brought the reconciliation mural to life.
A reconciliation artwork created by a young student has breathed new life into an O’Connor bus shelter.
The mural was designed by Noah Yong, a year 6 student at Turner Primary School.
The whole school participated in a 2025 Reconciliation Day poster competition. Noah won first place, and his two classmates came second and third.
Noah’s artwork represents the country, water, fauna, and community.
‘The centre shows First Nations people holding Australia, which includes all the different communities of Aboriginal Australia – this links with the 2025 Reconciliation Day theme Bridging Now to Next,’ he said.
Wiradjuri artist Kalara Gilbert helped bring Noah’s mural to life.
‘The surrounding patterns I’ve painted represent the journey for justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples,’ she said.
Wiradjuri artist Kalara Gilbert.
This is the second bus stop in Canberra to be painted in honour of Reconciliation Day.
Displaying the artwork in a public bus shelter helps to ensure conversations about reconciliation happen every day.
View the mural at the O’Connor shops bus shelter on Sargood Street.
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