Landsborough First Nations

"We respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Landsborough region, the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara Peoples, whose enduring connection to the land, waters, and skies has shaped the cultural and spiritual heritage of this area for countless generations. Their stories, traditions, and contributions continue to enrich our understanding of the region’s history and identity. We pay our respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, and honour the vital role First Nations communities play in preserving and sharing the legacy of this land."

22. Stories of Landsborough

Interview with Lyndon Davis at Rocky Creek grinding grooves, Landsborough. Davis is an internationally acclaimed artist, educator and cultural performer. Born and raised on the Sunshine Coast, Davis shares his deep connection to Country.

23. Yullungul Protecting Bonyhi Bonyhi

Sunshine Coast Council engaged local artist Gabrielle Quakawoot to develop and art piece for the Gobo light projector in the central ‘Meeting Place’ shelter at Cribb Street RSL park. Her design relates to the surrounding site, key elements including bunya ‘pod’ lights.

Image: Artwork - 'Yullungul Protecting Bonyhi Bonyhi'
Welcome Meeting Place, Living Dreaming
By: Gabrielle Qwakawoot, Bailai woman

Meeting Place: In honour of our Creative Ancestors, and this Jukurrpa, sacred journey, we are on, I will like to acknowledge Our Spiritual Custodians of this ancient story. Terri Wilmot, Beloved Wilmot, Jimal Wilmot, Waka Waka along with Bridget Chilly Davis Kabi Kabi Guardian of Country.

Artist statement

Golden Sky Protector Meets the Awakening Protected

RaInbow Serpent's Mama, Yullungul, aka Gold'Ora'Ng sS'Oph'I'a is returned from Golden Sky Country to Meeting Place. Yullungul surrounds and protects her Sacred Bonyhi Bonyhi Creations.
Her serpentine forked tongue shares both Wisdom and Warning.
Her Wisdom calls YOU,
“Breath and observe Natura's Eternally Wise Symbol Language. Our Bonyhi Bonyhi is Nourishment for Our Children. See through Bonyhi Eyes when You Gather, Fast, Eat, Dance and Create. Meet Bonyhi's Sacred Atomic Lores and Embrace Bonyhi's Wisdom. Bonyhi Bonyhi has much to teach Our Children. Bee like Mi. Protect our Sacred Bonyhi Bonyhi Country and All Spaces connected.”
Her Warning calls,
“But those who knowingly destroy Sacred Bonyhi Bonyhi County, know that you are only destroying yourselves”.
Yullungul's sharp teeth symbolise her strength and wisdom in making decisions. The pattern on Yullungur skin repesents a Bonyhi story of Two Brothers who fight too much over a young woman. They have spears and can't stop fighting and so the fighting brother's Father takes the young Woman to be with him.

This Bonyhi Art has been intuited and derived while the Artist practiced Bonyhi. Bonyhi as Plant Medicine, a doorway to opening our Third Eye, anatomically known as the Pineal Gland.

Awakening of the Protected

RED Symbolises the Blood of Our Elder Bonyhi Ancestral Trees and Our Ancestors who were slain for what we have today.

Red Symbolises Our connection to Bonyhi Bonyhi

The FREQUENCY OF the TWELVE RED DOTS is the Atomic Art Of the number THREE

BLUE Symbolises Sacred Waters of our Rivers flowing to our Oceans.

The FREQUENCY OF the SIX BLUE DOTS is the Atomic Art of the number FIVE

The Atomic Art of 3 and 5 superimposed upon each other reflects the Atomic Structure of Bonyhi Bonyhi.

The Atomic Structure of Bonyhi Bonyhi is derived from the anti-clockwise and clockwise spirals of Bonyhi's Ancient Seedpacking Lore.

• Awakening of the Protected

  

  Awakening of the Protected

  The 18 Red and Blue Dots of Bonyhi's atomic structure can bee seen as the template imbued throughout all stages of Bonyhi's Anatomy. These 18 dots have been deliberately connected in different ways using zig zags and mirror imaging, triangulating arcs

• Bonyhi Bonyhi Tree

  

  Bonyhi Bonyhi Tree

  
  

• Bonyhi Leaf

  

  Bonyhi Leaf

  
  

• Bonyhi Bonyhi Cone

  

  Bonyhi Bonyhi Cone

  
  

• Bonyhi Bonyhi Seeds Attached to Core

  

  Bonyhi Bonyhi Seeds Attached to Core

  
  

• Bonyhi Bonyhi Tree

  

  Bonyhi Bonyhi Tree

  
  

• Shared Symbol for Special Meeting

  

  Shared Symbol for Special Meeting

  Bonyhi Gatherings are a special place to meet for Lore. Bonyhi Lore is respected throughout Australia, on the east coast from Darawhal Country Royal Sydney National Park to Tjapakai Country near Cairns

• Golden Sky Country of our Seven Sistars

  

  Golden Sky Country of our Seven Sistars

  
  

• Bonyhi Bonyhi Doorway

  

  Bonyhi Bonyhi Doorway

  This is a reminder of Bonyhi as a Plant medicine to expand our consciousness.

The Atomic Art of THREE and the Atomic Art of FIVE is derived through this 3 step primary school maths process:

1. Hold Cone and code Bonyhis anticlockwise and clockwise (phi) Phibonacci Spirals, retreiving a 2 digits number code.
2. Apply Bonyhi's phi spirals' 2 digit number code to the digitally reduced multiplication table.
3. Colour code Bonyhi's phi spiral codes into Dots and artistically connect the dots in different ways.