Sea Country to Safe HarbourSea Country to Safe Harbour 

Wherever we come from, water is part of our story. It may be the river where you played as a child, the beach where your family gathers, the local pool where you learned to swim, the rain you waited for, or the ocean crossed on a journey to a new home.

Sea Country to Safe Harbour invites you to share what water means to you. This welcoming, all-ages experience connects freshwater and saltwater storytelling in First Nations Australia with the journeys of people who have crossed oceans to make Australia home.

Explore community stories, maps and sensory activities. Join a workshop, listen to the experiences of others, or contribute a memory in your own way. Your story may be joyful or challenging, recent or long remembered, personal or shared through family and community. You do not need to be a storyteller - simply bring a memory, object, sound, place or feeling connected to water.

Each contribution helps this living exhibition grow and reflect the people and waterways of your community. Together, our water stories can reveal what we share, honour what makes us different and create new connections across cultures and generations.