The Quandamooka people of Minjerribah
Queensland
Brisbane
The Quandamooka Arts and Culture Centre (QUAMPI), at Deanbilla Bay, Gumpi (Dunwich) on Minjerribah (North Stradbroke Island), is a contemporary arts and cultural centre designed to share Quandamooka culture through multiple artforms.
Part of Minjerribah Futures, the project supports the island’s transition from sand mining to a cultural and eco-tourism destination. QUAMPI features exhibition and workshop spaces, a foyer, Elders Space, café, and gallery shop, creating opportunities for local employment, training, and economic development.
It facilitates interpretation of Quandamooka history, language, and culture, with Elders acting as cultural custodians. The local Quandamooka community contributed to constructing the rammed earth walls and embedding the quampi shells. Ownership and management by the Quandamooka community is central to its cultural sustainability.
Co-designed with Quandamooka Elders, the project embedded the voices of the Nunukul, Goenpul, and Ngugui Peoples, acknowledged at the centre’s entry, with community engagement supported by The Fulcrum Agency.
A cultural centre on Minjerribah has been a dream of the Quandamooka community for decades, with initial designs by Oodgeroo Noonuccul (Kath Walker) – today we are proud that we have seen that dream come true. It’s truly a magnificent milestone in the ongoing cultural resurgence of the Quandamooka people.
QUAMPI will not only put us on the map in terms of recognising our growing arts and cultural programs, it will be a real economic driver for the region, creating, secure jobs and career pathways for our Quandamooka people and the wider community.
Richard Coulson, Project Director (QLD Registration Number 3039)
Ali Farmer, Project Lead (QLD Registration Number 4629)
Aaron Cody, Documentation
Bastiaan Kolff, Technical Peer Review
Carly McMahon, Documentation
Cecile Viollet, Senior Interior Designer
Emerald Vermeer, Design and Documentation
Erin McDonald, Interior Designer
Hamish Lonergan, Documentation Support
Jon Henzell, Design and Documentation
Jun Joo, Design and Documentation
Justin Bennett, Documentation and Site Lead
Konrad Panitz, Documentation
Marty Gowran, Documentation
Matthew Sully, Senior Architect, Design Development (QLD Registration Number 5460)
Peter Solberg, Design and Documentation
Shane Horswill, Quality Assurance and Specifications
Spyros Barberis, Documentation
Summer Dickson, Graduate of Architecture
Travis Keys, Documentation
Bligh Tanner, Civil + Geotechnical + Structural Engineering
JHA Engineers, Mechanical + Electrical Engineering + ESD Consultant
RPS, Landscape Consultant
ACOR Consultants, Hydraulic Consultant
TTM, Traffic and Transport Engineering + Waste Management
Easterly Point, Contamination Consultant
McKenzie Group, Access + Certification Consultant
Renzo Tonin & Associates, Acoustic Consultant
28 Degrees South, Ecology
Food Service Design Australia, Food and Beverage Services
Goldi Design, Signage Consultant
GRCQS, Quantity Surveyors separately engaged under EPW