Signal Fire

Location: McKillop Park, Freshwater

Collaborators: Northern Beaches

Continuing Custodians

Nicole Monks

Bush to Bowl

Partnership: AG Public Art

Client: Northern Beaches Council

Completion: 2024

Inspired by Aboriginal fire knowledge, ‘signal fire’ on Freshwater headland is an architectural place-maker that marks the beginning of the Northern Beaches Coast Walk. Providing space for reflection and unity through shared storytelling, honouring our past while embracing the future. 

Created through mili mili’s Country+Community design process, the work was developed through deep listening, yarning, walking Country, and co-creation workshops with local Knowledge Holders and Community. These practices were embedded throughout the project, shaping its outcomes and fostering a deep connection to place, ensuring all that visit experience the story and feel a deeper connection to both Community and Country.