Lansell Square is on Dja Dja Wurrung country, we pay our respect to the traditional owners, their elders past & present, and value their care and custodianship of these lands.

The "Drawing Us Together" initiative, celebrating Indigenous culture for five years strong, ignites the flames of storytelling with five incredible First Nations authors from across Australia.

Honouring NAIDOC Week 2024, we've partnered with authors Jayden Boundry, Coral Reeve, Bernadette Hardy, Ellen van Neerven and Alton Walley to craft 'The Community Story 2024', a children's storybook featuring a selection of short stories and poems inspired by this year’s NAIDOC message, Keep The Fire Burning. This powerful theme celebrates the enduring strength of Indigenous cultures, passed down through generations.

The 2024 storybook promises to spark your imagination and connect you to Australia's rich Indigenous cultures through multiple perspectives!

This July School Holidays, the Lansell Square community came alive with creativity! We invited you to vote for your favourite student illustrations to be published in the community storybook. Featuring an impressive 1,212 entries from talented local student artists, Thank you to both the student artists and voters for making this a true community project!

WINNING ILLUSTRATIONS

Front Cover Sophie Mallari from St Kilian Primary School 

Page 1 -Dara Anthony from St Kilian Primary School 

Page 2 - Flo Martin from St Kilian Primary School

Page 3 -Sophia Jenkins from St Kilian Primary School

Page 4 - Sophie Mallari fromSt Kilian Primary School 

Page 5 - Benji S from Big Hill Primary School 

Page 6 - Winston from Big Hill Primary School 

Page 7 - Ryan W from Big Hill Primary School 

Page 8 - Jack E from Big Hill Primary School 

Page 9 - Poppy Q from Quarry Hill Primary School 

Page 10 - Arlo P from Quarry Hill Primary School 

Page 11 - Adelheid M from Quarry Hill Primary School 

Page 12 - Eva T from Quarry Hill Primary School 

Commencing in 2020, The Drawing Us Together project is now in its fifth year. We are honoured to have worked with generations of students and nine incredible authors on this project.

Discover the audio books of previous editions:

2024 Edition – The Community Story 2024

2023 Edition – Gami Winda and Dyindi Dyndi by Bianca Stawiarski

2022 Edition – Being a Big Brother by Alton Walley

2021 Edition – Dancing for Country by Maree Yoelu (McCarthy)

2020 Edition – Pindan Dream Princess by Sylvia Lockyer