Quod Conservation Works
Overview
As part of Stage Two of the Wadjemup Project, conservation works are being undertaken on the Quod building. As the most recognisable symbol of Wadjemup's prison history, these works will address deterioration issues and in doing so represent the Quod closer to its original appearance to properly acknowledge its use as an Aboriginal prison.
Wadjemup’s prison era saw the incarceration of almost 4,000 Aboriginal men and boys. Conserving the Quod is an important step in recognising and acknowledging the island’s history and the ongoing impacts still felt today of the island’s prison history on Aboriginal communities across Western Australia.
The Wadjemup Project aims to formally acknowledge and reconcile the island’s Aboriginal prison history through truth-telling, ceremonies to facilitate healing, and memorialisation of the Quod and the Wadjemup Aboriginal Burial Ground.
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