The Epping Animal Welfare Facility has a new name: wat djerring Animal Facility.
wat djerring, meaning ‘we together’, was chosen after consultation with the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and reinforces the connection with the animals and the important role the facility plays in reuniting pets with their owners and finding them new homes, according to a Whittlesea City Council media release.
City of Whittlesea Chair Administrator Lydia Wilson said the new name represented a new era for the facility, which was relaunched last year under the management of the City of Whittlesea, in partnership with Merri-bek and Darebin Councils.
The new name is complemented by a compelling new visual brand designed by Aboriginal artist De Greer-Yindimincarlie at YindiArtz that represents how an animal, despite the challenges of its journey can flourish and thrive with love and care.