Corio Village is on the traditional lands of the Wadawurrung people of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respect to the traditional owners, their elders past & present, and value their care and custodianship of these lands. We also acknowledge all First Nations peoples living upon the lands within which we operate.

The Drawing Us Together initiative, now in its seventh year, is a celebration of Indigenous culture through the creation of a children’s story book written by Indigenous student authors, in partnership with Bandu and illustrated by local school students.

In celebration of NAIDOC Week 2026, we are proud to have partnered with student authors, each sharing their unique and inspiring stories that connect to this year's NAIDOC theme: '50 Years of Deadly.' Joined by our local primary schools, students were asked to submit a series of artwork to be featured as the illustrations within our community story book. A selection of illustrations have been chosen as finalists and we’ll need your help to decide on the final illustrations to be included in the book.

Participating school for 2026 is Northern Bay College.

To lodge your vote* for your favourite illustration, simply find the exhibition in centre from 30 June until 28 July, located near the food court, scan the QR code and then fill out the registration form which lets you select which school and piece of artwork you’d like to see featured in the story book. It’s as easy as visiting us in centre to vote, share and support your local schools!

Celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders across the community by getting involved today!

*One vote per person