public art celebrating aboriginal astronomy Whilst engaged as Operations Manager of the Perth Observatory, Francesca created, developed and secured funding for the Worl Wangkiny Aboriginal Astronomy Centre. Worl Wangkiny, or “sky stories” in Noongar language , is a monumental public artwork celebrating 60,000 years of Aboriginal sky knowledge. The artwork is painted on the inner […]
tourism strategy for local government Whilst engaged as Chair of the Kalamunda Tourism Community Reference Group, Francesca led production of the Kalamunda Tourism Development Strategy in partnership with the City of Kalamunda. The Kalamunda Tourism Development Strategy is designed to guide the City in achieving their tourism vision by providing a community-led framework for tourism
community project grant Whilst employed as Manager of the Perth Observatory Volunteer Group, Francesca led the development and production of a large Lotterywest community project grant. In 2018, funding of $958,890 was awarded to protect Perth Observatory’s heritage and cultural history and establish a Living Museum of Science and Technology. The grant covered ten interconnected projects spread over 3 years. Funds
