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[Edited extract from public address]

Your vote is needed for a sculpture honouring the life and legacy of Boonwurrung nurse and activist Louisa Briggs to become a significant cultural addition to the St Kilda foreshore.

Louisa Briggs’ inspiring story of struggle and activism is one of 13 on a shortlist compiled by the Victorian Government under the Victorian Women’s Public Art Program.  A public vote will inform which stories celebrating these amazing women will be transformed into six public art works.

City of Port Phillip and the Boonwurrung Land and Sea Council’s (BLSC) joint proposal for Louisa Briggs’ story to be brought to life for the thousands of people who live near or visit the St Kilda foreshore annually reflects its timeless message of courage and commitment.

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City of Port Phillip (CoPP)
Address: 99a Carlisle Street, St Kilda, VIC 3182 Australia
Telephone: 03 9209 6655

City of Port Phillip Council respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of this land, the people of the Kulin Nations. ​We pay our respect to their Elders, past and present. We acknowledge and uphold their continuing relationship to this land.