THE DIRTY MILE, a Dramatised Walking Trail, was performed in promenade style through the Aboriginal (and Torres Strait Islander) streets of Fitzroy. Walk through Fitzroy’s Indigenous history and experience Indigenous peoples’ strong and continuing historical, cultural and emotional connection to this place – from its Woiwurrung beginnings right up to the here and now.

Follow Doug Nicholls to footy training; listen to his sermon; meet our Returned Soldiers, our female WW2 munitions workers, Atherton Estate locals before the High-rise, our sporting heroes – the Indigenous Fitzroy residents – in the pubs, organisations, churches and back lanes. The sum of all these parts connects every Blakfella historically, culturally and emotionally to Dirty Gerty, Fitzroy.

Performed by Lionel Austin, Janaya Charles, Joe Clements, Isaac Drandich and Pauline Whyman.

Director – Kylie Belling
Designer – Darryl Cordell
Costume Supplier – Rose Chong
Community Partner – Parkies Inc.

Photos by Alison McColl Bullock.