This artwork was created in collaboration by Shanaya Sheridan and Josh Muir in 2018. Josh Muir was a proud Yorta Yorta, Gunditjmara and Barkinji man, who holds his culture close to his heart as it gives him a voice and great sense of identity. Josh is a Ballarat-based multimedia artist. In 2015 Josh was the recipient of the Telstra National Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander Art Award – Youth Award and the Hutchinson Scholarship, through which he undertook a 12-month residency at the Victorian College of the Arts in Melbourne. Muir's work has been acquired by the Koorie Heritage Trust, The National Gallery of Australia, the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, the National Gallery of Victoria and was commissioned as a major project artist by White Night. Shanaya Sheridan, is a proud Yorta Yorta, Dja Dja Wurrung and Boon Wurrung woman who has resided in Ballarat for 20 years, after living in Horsham, Shepparton and Melbourne. Growing up and watching her Elders, and their style of artworks, Shanaya is influenced by a traditional style of Aboriginal art, mixing it up with contemporary colours. This reconciliation piece is Shanaya’s first commission. Artists' Statement: '“This painting represents reconciliation across all lands, from the skies down to the waters including the mountains, grass and sand. The hands represent people of all cultures reaching for a brighter future, and the men and women in talks of how reconciliation can be achieved. Last but not least, the footprints represent our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ancestors that have fought for reconciliation before us and their steps/progress towards reconciliation.' Digital prints of this artwork on aluminum are displayed at Federation University Australia campuses at Mt Helen, Gippsland (Churchill), Berwick, Brisbane and Horsham.reconciliation, josh muir, shanaya sheridan, aboriginal, reconciliation action plan

This reconciliation Action Plan was published while Bonnie Chew was Manager of the Aboriginal Education Centre.Soft covered booklet documenting the University of Ballarat Reconciliation Action Plan. Photographs include Bonnie Chew, Ben Atkinson, Shanaya Sheridan, Barry Golding, Barbara Webb, Lee Snibsonreconciliation action plan, aborigines, aboriginal education unit, ben atkinson, reconciliation, university of ballarat, bonnie chew, bonnie fagan, shanaya sheridan, national apology, national sorry day committee, naidoc week, reconciliation week, national close the gap day, barry golding, barbara webb, aboriginal education centre

Federation University Australia was established on 1 January 2014. Formerly known as the University of Ballarat, its enabling legislation was the University of Ballarat Amendment (Federation University Australia) Act 2013. Although formally created as a University in 1994, the University of Ballarat had a lineage back to 1870 with the establishment of the School of Mines Ballarat, making it the third institution of higher learning to be established in Australia and the first to be established in regional Australia. On 1 January 1994, Ballarat University College became the University of Ballarat and in 1998 the University merged with three TAFE Institutes to become a dual sector institution with multiple campuses. On 1 January 2014, the University of Ballarat amalgamated with the Monash University Gippsland Campus to form Federation University Australia. The Gippsland Campus also had a long lineage dating back to 1928 with the establishment of the Yallourn Technical School which became a predecessor institution to the Gippsland College of Advanced Education formed in 1968. In 1990, it was renamed the Monash University College and in 1993 became the Gippsland Campus of Monash University. Federation University Australia, or FedUni, is Australia’s newest public University. Headquartered in Ballarat, Victoria, the University offers programs in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training to regional Victoria and beyond. The University’s commitment to educational and social equity, teaching excellence, research distinction, environmental sustainability and regional capacity building has enabled it to develop in a way that draws on its proud heritage to inform its future. Its regional character sets a framework for the University’s priorities but does not constrain it from serving wider community interests, nationally and internationally. With campuses from Horsham in the west of the state, to Churchill in the east, the name Federation University Australia was chosen to convey the scope and capacity of an expanded regional university with a federated network of campuses contributing to a new and different Australian university.Soft covered annual report of 152 pages with a photo of a building under construction on the cover. Photographs include Y Building (Science) under construction, University of Ballarat Pipe Band, Ted Ballieu, Julia Gillard, Honorary Doctorate to Jeremy Johnson; Grant Petch, Khoa Do, Sonia Tuner, Lisa Marshall, Danielle Button, Rana Stollery, Christopher Schliefort Inscriptions and Markings peter hall, robert smith, ebony place, michael thurston, roger donaldson, heather ridout, petch, khoa do, sonia turner, colin marshall, university of ballarat act, sizer, quigley, walker, wilson, mcquilton, simmons, doig, hobday, douglas, hemming, paul hemming, coutts, holmes, battersby, david battersby, reconciliation, reconciliation action plan, atkinson, fagan, balliue, gillard, prime minister, premier, pipe band, university of ballarat pipe band, pipe band championships, jeremy johnson, sovereign hill scholarships, foundation. chancellor's circle, robert h.t. smith, bonnie fagan, bonnie chew, ashlee rodgers, shanaya sheridan, alinta edwards, deanne gilson, ben atkinson, ted ballieu, julia gillard, nick maxwell, e.j. barker, jeanetta kerr-grant, grant petch, sonia tuner, lisa marshall, danielle button, rana stollery, mt rowan equine centre, christopher schliefort, honorary doctorate, university of ballarat

Two fold flyer outling support provided, a welcome, an dcontac details for staff.aborigines, aboriginal education centre, federation university, jasmine graham, nicholas johnson, ashlee rodgers, rhianna milliken, shanaya sheridan, emma milliken