Our goal is to preserve, regenerate and maintain the ecological and cultural values of Mundy Creek, Garbutt. We work voluntarily and collaboratively with community, Townsville City Council, Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc to achieve these goals.
The Mundy Creek Collective
‘Dance Brolga Dance’ – Reflections on Mundy Creek – Audio Tour 2026
The Mundy Creek Collective is a group of artists, community members and knowledge holders who come together to share stories and care for Country through creativity, culture and connection. Their work is shaped by many years of creative practice, community collaboration and caring for the Mundy Creek area. Through art, sound, storytelling and shared experiences, the collective explores the relationships between people, place and the natural world. Their work celebrates the stories, histories and living connections of Mundy Creek and invites others to listen, learn and build a deeper connection with this special place.
The Mundy Creek Collective is a North Queensland-based group of artists, Elders, cultural knowledge holders and community collaborators who come together to share stories and care for Country through creativity, culture and connection.
The collective has grown from more than a decade of creative collaboration and community-led environmental regeneration around Mundy Creek. Grounded in long-term relationships with each other and place, their work brings together art, storytelling, cultural knowledge and care for the natural world to celebrate the living connections between people and Country.
The collective includes artists Bernadette Boscacci, Karen Doolan and Denise Weightman, alongside senior artists and Elders Billy Doolan and Russell Butler. For PUNQ, the collective is joined by Elderwomen Alanna Doolan and Donha Bobbert, and sound engineer Patty Preece to create ‘Dance Brolga Dance’ – Reflections on Mundy Creek, a place-based audio walk sharing the stories, memories and connections held within this special place.
Through visual art, sound and storytelling, the Mundy Creek Collective creates experiences that invite people to listen, learn and connect with Country. Their work celebrates Mundy Creek as a place of ecological richness, cultural knowledge and community connection, encouraging greater understanding, appreciation and care for the places we share.
The Mundy Creek Collective brings the community together to share stories, connect people with each other and Country, and create a place-based audio walk that inspires greater understanding, appreciation, and care for this place.
“‘Dance Brolga Dance’ – Reflections on Mundy Creek is a community-created audio walk that shares stories of place, memory, and connection to Country. Audiences are invited to walk, listen, and discover the histories and living stories of Mundy Creek while building a deeper appreciation for the landscape around them. The Mundy Creek Collective is excited to present this work at PUNQ because it celebrates the power of art to connect people with place, community, and Country.”
The Mundy Creek Natureway Regeneration Project is supported by the following land stakeholders: Gurambilbarra Wulgurukaba Traditional Owners, Townsville City Council and Coastal Dry Tropics Landcare Inc.
Brolga Family & Brolga Pair, Thindanga / Garbutt grasslands. Photographs by Bernadette Boscacci, 2014
About The Artists
The Mundy Creek Collective is a North Queensland-based group of artists, Elders, cultural knowledge holders and community collaborators who come together to share stories and care for Country through creativity, culture and connection.
The collective has grown from more than a decade of creative collaboration and community-led environmental regeneration around Mundy Creek. Grounded in long-term relationships with each other and place, their work brings together art, storytelling, cultural knowledge and care for the natural world to celebrate the living connections between people and Country.
The collective includes artists Bernadette Boscacci, Karen Doolan and Denise Weightman, alongside senior artists and Elders Billy Doolan and Russell Butler. For PUNQ, the collective is joined by Elderwomen Alanna Doolan and Donha Bobbert, and sound engineer Patty Preece to create Dance Brolga Dance: Reflections on Mundy Creek, a place-based audio walk sharing the stories, memories and connections held within this special place.
Through visual art, sound and storytelling, the Mundy Creek Collective creates experiences that invite people to listen, learn and connect with Country. Their work celebrates Mundy Creek as a place of ecological richness, cultural knowledge and community connection, encouraging greater understanding, appreciation and care for the places we share.