Karuah Meeting Place - Karuah, NSW - Australian Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

** Karuah Meeting Place **
Project organised by: Karuah Working Together Committee Inc.
Concept & Design: Vicki Sienczuk
Mosaic Design: Caroline Hale

A Meeting Place At Karuah

Sit within the protection of this fire
Be near to each other
Listen to the sounds of your river
Swim in your hearing with the hiss of dolphin rising
The soft grunt of turtle taking the river air
The sharp whistle of a kite late in the day
Swim in our seeing with young flathead tracing their prey
And giant stingray flying in the water
Know that the jellyfish slowly holding their place against the tide
have their place as well as you have yours

Know too that you are not the only person to have chosen to cross the river here
Many, many people crossed this river and climbed this bank and sat at this place
Being glad to be here before we chose to fly across on steel wheels
Many, many people crossed here by ferry and paused again to consider the swirling water

This is a place for pausing and resting
Its a place for calm decision and talk
What ever you decide as you sit here within the hold of river and fallen warriors and playing children
I hope you decide wisely for yourself, your family and your fellow man
At this Meeting Place
[David Benson February 2006]

Construction Team: Vicki Sienczuk, Mark McSpadden, Peter Mascord, Darren McSpadden, Gavin Quinn, Heath Grey, David Benson, Elle Holton, Caroline Hale, Fiona Manton, Lill Simon, Enid Gentle, Marianne Benson, Hope Simpson, Jenny Quinn, June Longridge, Elizabeth Delbridge, Lorraine Pevitt, Christine Offord and "Penny".

Inaugural Meeting Place lit by: Aunty Colleen Perry and Hayley Egglington on Saturday 11th February, 2006
The Meeting Plaace Project was funded by Festivals Australia Regional Residencies Program & Karuak Working Together Committee Inc - Coordinated by Ian Mackey - Cre8ing Growth