Casuarina Square plucks fresh set of wings with two murals for Darwin Street Art Festival 2025

A popular Top End shopping centre has just got a whole lot chirpier, with two new murals brought to life as part of the 2025 edition of the Darwin Street Art Festival. SEE THE PHOTOS

Thomas McLean

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June 13, 2025 - 1:13PM

Casuarina Square has brought two murals to life along Trower Rd as part of the Darwin Street Art Festival 2025. Picture: Supplied

Casuarina Square has just got a whole lot chirpier, with two new murals brought to life along Trower Rd as part of the Darwin Street Art Festival 2025.

The new artworks — painted by Jordan Lucky — feature the Nankeen Kestrel and Australasian Figbird — two native bird species that celebrate the flora and fauna of the region.

Raised in Newcastle, Mr Lucky — whose large-scale works have re-imagined streets across Europe, Asia and Australia — returns to the Top End for his second consecutive year with the festival.

Mr Lucky said it was a gift to be invited to the Top End. Picture: Supplied

“As someone who grew up hearing wonderful stories of Darwin and the Territory’s kindness from my father, to now be invited up here two Dry seasons in a row is a gift,” Mr Lucky said.

“I feel incredibly lucky to be working with Casuarina Square on another iconic project, and I can’t wait to add my colourful touch to the centre.”

Both murals are expected to be finished by late June, and they will remain a permanent part of Casuarina Square.

Mr Lucky has returned to Darwin for the Street Art Festival for his second year. Picture: Supplied

Casuarina Square’s Centre Manager Elysia Billingham said they were “thrilled” to partner with the festival, and that the mural’s celebrated the “unique Territory wildlife and tropical landscape”.

“The murals will transform Trower Road into a vibrant visual welcome for the community,” she said.

“This project is part of our ongoing commitment to create a shopping centre that reflects the spirit of the Territory — colourful, creative and proudly local.”

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