In the first of our walks between Glen Waverley and Burwood Stations Dan and Emily Bowman venture deeper into the Kooyong Koot catchment through suburbs and school zones, stopping to smell the roses along the way. Amongst this everyday scene we stumble across Damper Creek in Mount Waverley, an urban oasis nestled between busy roads and suburban houses. Here we chat with locals Di & Rebecca who have had longstanding relationships with this beautiful stretch of creeklands.

Emily Bowman is a dance artist, performer, choreographer, teacher, and researcher. While walking from Glen Waverley to Burwood Emily shares insights into her research methods in her PhD with Deakin University that explores how embodied acts of attention and eco-somatic practices can teach us about the world.

www.linktr.ee/embowman 

Di & Rebecca have lived alongside the Damper Creek for generations and now contribute to the conservation of the area through the Friends of Damper Creek. Di is now the President and Rebecca is undertaking ecology studies after finding lifelong inspiration in the ecosystem of the creek just beyond her back fence - just one more example of the community forged through place and staying connected through the Kooyong Koot Alliance.

www.friendsofdampercreek.org.au 

www.kka.org.au/about-us/members/friend-groups 

Please follow the walking journey by following maps and biographies of all artists and guests on the ~FLOWING LOOPS~ website at www.flowingloops.com 

This artistic program has been supported by the SRL Community Projects Fund www.suburbanrailloop.vic.gov.au/communityfund