Wunggurrwil Dhurrung Aboriginal Community Centre
Wunggurrwil Dhurrung is a built project. It is an Aboriginal community centre in Wyndham Vale that serves the community.
Stolen Generations Marker, Remember Me
Stolen Generations Marker, Remember Me, by Kamilaroi artist Reko Rennie is a permanent tribute to the Stolen Generations. The built project is situated on an important Aboriginal meeting place the project was guided by the Stolen Generations Marker Steering Group. Remember Me is an expression of cultural resilience, identity and connection to land and culture.
Practising Ngara in urban Country
A written article on Melbourne’s Docklands, on Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Country. The article explores the possibilities of engaging with Country as a living entity in the built-up heart of the city. There is focus on Indigenous principles when immersing on Country including listening to Country and keeping Country healthy.
Paleert Tjaara Dja Wadawurrung Healthy Country Plan
The Paleert Tjaara Dja, Let’s make Country good together 2020-2030 – Wadawurrung Country Plan is a documented plan that articulates how Wadawurrung see Country being cared for and managed over the next 10 years. The document includes information on Wadwurrung Country and culture. It serves as a resource providing principles, the Country plan, values, threats, programs and strategies.
Ngarara Place, RMIT University
Ngarara Place is an addition to the cultural and campus life of RMIT University. The purpose of the built project was to establish visible presence and recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures and histories as connected among the lands of the Kulin Nation. The building design and landscape were influenced by Country, with culture reflected through motifs and contemporary art.
Native to the Nation: Disciplining Landscapes and Bodies in Australia
Focusing on Australia, this book examines the physical and narrative spatial practices by which people reclaim territory in the wake of postcolonial claims to land by Indigenous people and new immigration. Native to the Nation provides a multisited ethnography of two communities in Melbourne allowing us to see how bodies are managed and nations physically constructed in everyday confrontations and cultivations.
Lowitja Institute
The Lowitja Institute is Australia’s only Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled health research institute. The built project was designed with the priority of connection to Country.
Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP)
Level Crossing Removal Project (LXRP) is a Victorian State Government project. The LXPR utilises Indigenous Design Guidelines created in consultation with WSP and Aboriginal Affairs Advisors to empower Traditional Owners and create further opportunities to share their culture and stories. The program involves the removal dangerous and congested level crossings.
Koorie Heritage Trust
The Koorie Heritage Trust is an organisation based in Melbourne that works to raise awareness and appreciation of the cultural diversity of Indigenous Australians, particularly in Victoria. They offer cultural resources including programs, training, family history and art services. The Koorie Heritage Trust building includes a public collection dedicated to Indigenous art and culture that includes artefacts, pictures and photographs.
Institute of Koorie Education, Deakin University
Institute of Koorie Education is a built project at Deakin University Waurn Ponds Campus. The building aspires to express the spirit of Koorie culture and connect with the natural environment and landscape. The building is an educational institution with facilities to promote community.