Goolugatup Heathcote nagolik Bibbulmen Nyungar ally-maga milgebar gardukung naga boordjar-il narnga allidja yugow yeye wer ali kaanya Whadjack Nyungar wer netingar quadja wer burdik  ∞  Goolugatup Heathcote nagolik Bibbulmen Nyungar ally-maga milgebar gardukung naga boordjar-il narnga allidja yugow yeye wer ali kaanya Whadjack Nyungar wer netingar quadja wer burdik  ∞  Goolugatup Heathcote nagolik Bibbulmen Nyungar ally-maga milgebar gardukung naga boordjar-il narnga allidja yugow yeye wer ali kaanya Whadjack Nyungar wer netingar quadja wer burdik ∞

Goolugatup: The Story Behind the Name

20/6/2023

Find out more about the Place Names Melville project and how it has been an incredible journey of reconciliation and Noongar language revival.

AH Bracks Library + Creative Space - 431 Canning Highway, Melville
Tues 20th June | 6:45-8pm | Free Event

Join Place Names Melville Project Coordinator, Noelene Mantellato, in an immersive experience showcasing stories from, and the methodology behind the Place Names process for Goolugatup Heathcote and Lowerlands.

City of Melville has been working in partnership with Community Arts Network(CAN) and Moodjar Consultancy delivering a community-led, creative model that decodes the ancient meaning embedded in Noongar placenames for sites located within the City of Melville including Goolugatup. The project aims to acknowledge shared meanings and reveal Aboriginal location names for sites across the City.

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Other Upcoming Events

OPENING: Kate Moss, Cole Baxter + Goolugatup Sounds #25

31/5/25

VHS Tracking Presents.... The Last Wave (1977) with Jessyca Hutchens

11/6/25

Please join us for the next edition of VHS Tracking Presents - Goolugatup's film club. The program invites local artists to present a film.

VHS Tracking Presents.... Wake in Fright (1971) with Duncan Wright

14/5/25

The program invites local artists to present a wide-ranging selection of art films, classics, and new wave cinema. Curated by iconic Boorloo film critic Tristan Fidler, the creator of the celebrated local VHS Tracking film zine, and hosted by Goolugatup Gallery monthly.

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Goolugatup Heathcote is located on the shores of the Derbal Yerrigan, in the suburb of Applecross, just south of the centre of Boorloo Perth, WA. It is 10 minute drive from the CBD, the closest train station is Canning Bridge, and the closest bus route the 148.

58 Duncraig Rd, Applecross, Boorloo (Perth), Western Australia

Open 10–4 Tuesday–Sunday, closed public holidays. The grounds are open 24/7.

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