Yanbalehla garulbu nga wulalehla
“walking together in kindness”
Artwork by Riki Salam, We Are 27 Creative
The artwork illustrates the vibrancy and beauty of Country and First Nations culture throughout the Gold Coast. It seeks to reflect our always care philosophy, and a collective journey toward First Nations Health Equity. View Ricki's artwork story video.
At the heart of the artwork, the central design represents a ‘meeting place’, a respectful, safe and shared space in which we can learn and share knowledge, build mutual understanding, foster long-lasting relationships, and listen deeply. This centres around our patients and the care they receive.
Gold Coast Health six core values are depicted as motifs which shroud the meeting place, reflecting their constant influence upon the decisions and actions taken by Gold Coast Health and its employees.
Depicted as the sun, a navigating light symbol, are the ancestors who are guiding the community into a safe space and safe place to receive high quality services, care and programs. These ancestors provide strength, inspiration and courage to current and future generations of the Gold Coast.
Connecting our values to Country are the rivers which continue to flow and carry knowledges and practices of bush medicine and healing. The fish, a seasonal food source, prompt our sustainability commitment and tie us to the stories embedded within this Country and community.
Banyahr jagun Banyahr garal janabi nyubani
“Healthy Country – Healthy Community”
Artwork at Tugun Satellite Hospital Banyahrmabah “a place to be made healthy”
Wurundjeri Artist, Grace Brown
The art depicts the Yugambeh language region, culture and Country.
The centre of sun depicts the Tugun hospital building itself as the centre of the site and the healing Sun above, projecting the site from the sky. The surrounding circling dots of the sun and dotted rays represent the Yugambeh people, the doctors and nurses of the hospital. They are surrounding and welcoming Community to this healing environment. Flying high in the sky is the wedge-tailed eagle, who watches over the people and protects the hospital.
The silhouette of the areas mountains provide a sense of home country and familiarity for the regions Traditional Owners and the people accessing the healing garden.
The Logan, Albert, Coomera, Nerang and Tweed Rivers located within Yugambeh regional borders are detailed in the centre of the painting and are depicted as the five flowing dotted double lines.
In-between the rivers are fields of many flowers, which represent the medicinal plants of Queensland and traditional bushfoods of the area.
At the bottom of the painting, the sea is depicted in wavy water dotted lines, representing the coastal area which runs along country, where the rivers meet and eventually run out to the sea.
Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service (GCHHS) has embraced the Yanbalehla garulbu nga wulalehla artwork within corporate communication templates and design. The artwork elements have officially been adopted to depict our corporate values:
GCHHS facilities celebrate the Yanbalehla garulbu nga wulalehla artwork and story through decals at entrances and reception areas, which is creating a more welcoming environment for visitors, patients and their families.
