The City of Burnside recognises that we work on the country of Kaurna people.  We recognise Kaurna as the Traditional Owner and Custodians of the Adelaide Plains.  We recognise the significance for Kaurna people of their, cultural and spiritual relationship with the land, sea, waterways and sky.  We also acknowledge that this is of continuing importance to Kaurna people living today.

The City of Burnside is dedicated to true and purposeful Reconciliation. We will continue to build on this and commit to tangible outcomes that bring about meaningful change.

Nguyanguya Muri

(Kaurna word meaning ‘Reconciliation’)

By artists Allan Sumner and Sarah Bates of Aboriginal Contemporary Arts Studios 2023

The City of Burnside Reconciliation Action Plan artwork depicts Kaurna First Nations People’s history which lays beneath the layers of colonisation and urban development. Kaurna culture is still strong and seen all around us into the present day. The artwork looks at the City of Burnside from a birds-eye view. 

Represented within the artwork are the 28 suburbs which make up the City of Burnside, along with its rivers, creeks and significant

cultural sites. The artwork speaks to an area of Kangaroo Grass with an understorey of shrubs and wild orchids. The creeks are surrounded by River Red Gums, Blue Gums, Sheoaks, Native Pines and the beautiful Golden Wattle.

The artwork features the “Kensington Wama Reflection Place and Kaurna burial sites”. From the right we see the Adelaide foothills and to the left the St Vincent’s Gulf. The connections between Kaurna community and the City of Burnside are also represented in the artwork. All places of importance, including the Reflection Place, creeks and the Adelaide Hills are geographically accurate within the artwork.

RECONCILIATION IN BURNSIDE NEWS