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Lewis O’Brien Room

The Lewis O’Brien Room was opened in 2000 by the then Vice Chancellor Professor Denise Bradley and is named in honour of Lewis O'Brien, an esteemed Kaurna Elder and Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of South Australia, in recognition of his great support to Aboriginal and Islander students of UniSA. Originally the room provided a space where UniSA’s Indigenous students could meet, study and work together but is now available to all UniSA students for this purpose.

In 2004 Lewis O’Brien was made a Fellow of the University of South Australia in recognition of his substantial and continuous support to the University in Indigenous Education. The citation for the Fellowship (PDF, opens in new window) details the work of Lewis O’Brien and says that his interest in Aboriginal languages, particularly Kaurna has led to Lewis speaking and opening many events and that he was instrumental in naming the Yungondi Building at City West and many other cultural places in Adelaide.

The art work on the windows was created by students of the Tauondi College at Port Adelaide.

The Lewis O’Brien Room on Level 3 of the Library at City West is available for use by all UniSA students - the room is unlocked and does not need to be booked.