Flowing Loops

Listen to Ria Soemardjo’s sound piece created in response to the stories that unfolded while walking and talking as we followed the flows, loops and lines of the Suburban Rail Loop East.All the sounds were collected on our walks, including some underwater microphone recordings at the Surrey Park Dive. The model steamboats from the Surrey Park Model Boat Club were Ria’s personal favourite!You can listen to more of Ria’s sounds at www.riavoice.com/recordings Please follow the walking journey by following maps and biographies of all artists and guests on the ~FLOWING LOOPS~ website at www.flowingloops.com This artistic program has been supported by the SRL Community Projects Fund www.suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au/communityfund

The final steps of Dan & Ria’s journey towards Box Hill pass through Surrey Park, near Elgar and Canterbury Rds, where an old clay quarry is now filled with water and life. The Surrey Park Model Boat Club meets at Surrey Park Lake every Wednesday and Sunday to sail their incredibly detailed hand made model boats. We talk to Vice Commodore John about the Club community, their boats and his personal history at The Dive.www.spmbc.org.auThe Surrey Dive was the antecedent of the swimming pool that’s now next door, providing a place to cool off and swim after the clay quarry and the brickworks had closed. The chimney of the Surrey Brickworks still looks over the lake and the Box Hill Standard Brick can be seen all over Box Hill and features heavily in the landscape design at Box Hill Gardens where our walking journey concludes.www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-12/curious-melbourne-history-of-surrey-dive-veritable-death-trap/9285176 www.vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/154 www.bricksinvictoria.blogspot.com/2013/11/box-hill-standard-brick.htmlListen to the end to hear Ria Soemardjo’s sonic response to her time walking and talking, following the flows, loops and lines of the Suburban Rail Loop East.Please follow the walking journey by following maps and biographies of all artists and guests on the ~FLOWING LOOPS~ website at www.flowingloops.com This artistic program has been supported by the SRL Community Projects Fund www.suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au/communityfund 

Ria Soemardjo joins the final leg of the Cheltenham to Box Hill journey, starting just north of the Burwood Highway beside Deakin University. We walk along the KooyongKoot via the Gardiners Creek Trail, pausing to talk about conservation and community building with the Urban Guerrillas. Ria Soemardjo is a musician with a passion for collaborating with artists across a diverse range of genres and artforms. Her distinct, haunting vocal style reflects her Australian / Indonesian cultural heritage and she draws on her fascination for Indonesian musical traditions in her song writing and collaborative projects.www.riavoice.comThe Urban Guerrillas have a ground-up approach to environmental engagement to bring about change for the environment. They strive to reintroduce and restore Indigenous biodiversity back into urban landscapes and while doing so, invite and encourage young community members, of all ability and background, to take part and learn about their local environment. See what they're up to next via social media…www.linktr.ee/urbanguerrillaswww.instagram.com/urbanguerrillas.official www.facebook.com/groups/1675307332814276The Urban Guerrillas and Friends of Gardiners Creek Reserve are both members of the KooyongKoot Alliance.www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofgardinerscreek www.kka.org.au/about-us/members/friend-groups Please follow the walking journey by following maps and biographies of all artists and guests on the ~FLOWING LOOPS~ website at www.flowingloops.com This artistic program has been supported by the SRL Community Projects Fund www.suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au/communityfund 

As Dan and Emily approach Deakin University we pause to consider time at the Local History Park alongside the Gardiners Creek Reserve south of Burwood Highway, where we walk, talk and drift between timescales with animist-anarchist-actionist Yin Paradies. Yin is a Wakaya man who is Chair in Race Relations and Professor at Deakin University where he researches the effects of racism, anti-racism theory, Indigenous knowledges and decolonisation. Yin is also a custodian of the Anam Cara Homestead in the Yarra Valley.www.experts.deakin.edu.au/1159-yin-paradieswww.crisconsortium.org/yin-paradieswww.anamcarahomestead.com.au We mention how Green Bee, led by Rebecca Jensen & Caitlin Dear and hosted at Dancehouse, inspired us with their series of working sessions to create and take climate action through a mix of art, advocacy, action, discussion, and practical support of local campaigns.www.dancehouse.com.au/programs/the-green-beeThe Local History Park is worth a walk and can be found along the Gardiners Creek south of the Burwood Highway. Geosculpture (1993) can be found just north of Highbury Rd and is by Building Artists - Kirsten & Eric Hoak, Stone Mason Jim Charlwood, Fabrication Pizzey Engineering.www.monash.vic.gov.au/Things-to-Do/Parks-Recreation/Gardiners-Creek-Trail-Shared-Pathwww.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/whitehorse-street-and-public-art This conversation with Yin about place-time led us to some more fascinating research being undertaken at Deakin University via the The Indigenous Knowledge Systems Lab led by Dr Tyson Yunkaporta & Dr John Davis and contributed to by many other researchers and knowledge holders.www.ikslab.deakin.edu.au/2022/07/12/experimenting-with-an-indigenous-model-of-time/ Please follow the walking journey by following maps and biographies of all artists and guests on the ~FLOWING LOOPS~ website at www.flowingloops.com This artistic program has been supported by the SRL Community Projects Fund www.suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au/communityfund 

In the first of our walks between Glen Waverley and Burwood Stations Dan and Emily Bowman venture deeper into the Kooyong Koot catchment through suburbs and school zones, stopping to smell the roses along the way. Amongst this everyday scene we stumble across Damper Creek in Mount Waverley, an urban oasis nestled between busy roads and suburban houses. Here we chat with locals Di & Rebecca who have had longstanding relationships with this beautiful stretch of creeklands.Emily Bowman is a dance artist, performer, choreographer, teacher, and researcher. While walking from Glen Waverley to Burwood Emily shares insights into her research methods in her PhD with Deakin University that explores how embodied acts of attention and eco-somatic practices can teach us about the world.www.linktr.ee/embowman Di & Rebecca have lived alongside the Damper Creek for generations and now contribute to the conservation of the area through the Friends of Damper Creek. Di is now the President and Rebecca is undertaking ecology studies after finding lifelong inspiration in the ecosystem of the creek just beyond her back fence - just one more example of the community forged through place and staying connected through the Kooyong Koot Alliance.www.friendsofdampercreek.org.au www.kka.org.au/about-us/members/friend-groups Please follow the walking journey by following maps and biographies of all artists and guests on the ~FLOWING LOOPS~ website at www.flowingloops.com This artistic program has been supported by the SRL Community Projects Fund www.suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au/communityfund