Sydney Opera House lights up for Australia Day
The white sails of the Sydney Opera House have been lit up with a colourful artwork before dawn on Australia Day.
It was the first time the iconic structure has been decorated with an Indigenous artwork on January 26.
NSW artist Frances Belle-Parker, a proud Yaegl woman from Maclean on the Clarence River, created the design for the projection to represent the oldest living culture in the world.
The Sydney Opera House sails lit up with a creation by Indigenous artist Frances Belle-Parker before dawn on Australia Day. Australia Day Council of NSW/Anna Kucera
It features colours present in the Australian landscape and coastline. The circle markings depict the 250-plus Aboriginal language groups in Australia and the linear marks represent the 200 nationalities that call Australia home.
"Our sense of belonging to the land is something that is intrinsically embedded into our being, and as First Nations people we are responsible for sharing the truth of our history," Ms Belle-Parker said.
Shortly after first light, the Aboriginal flag was raised alongside the Australian flag on the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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