07/06/2026
On Sunday 24th May, we held a farewell event Morgan St site to allow community to come and reflect on what has been Wathaurong's home since 1996.
What started as talks around a kitchen table about a shared vision of forming an organisation that could be a place for the Aboriginal community to come together has grown into something special more than forty-five years later.
The site at 62 Morgan Street, North Geelong that includes the main Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative administration building, was first opened in 1996. The Health Services and Children's Services buildings were later added in 2008. The land surrounding what is known as Seagull Paddock was originally a tip - land that nobody wanted and did not know what to do with. Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative was able to turn the landfill site into a beautiful place of cultural connection for our community.
After saying farewell to the existing Morgan Street site, and taking a moment to remember the history and celebrate the memories, we also celebrate what is to come - the Wathaurong Dreaming project.
The Wathaurong Dreaming Project is a $43.6m redevelopment of our heart and home at Morgan Street, to create a purpose built community designed facility that would bring all of our staff and services back into one location and provide that place of belonging for our growing community
