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7. Key Projects

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Tour group assembly area

Visitor centre

Wilpena Pound Visitor Centre (Flinders Ranges, SA) High quality interpretive signage (e.g Brambuk Cultural Centre, VIC)

Leading example - sensitively designed cultural centre and sheltered semi-outdoor areas (e.g Brambuk Cultural Centre, VIC)

YOU YANGS REGIONAL PARK

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Adapt and refurbish the existing visitor centre, as a high quality visitor interpretation centre with gift shop and kiosk, offering further information on the site, compelling exhibits and signage on its significance as a place, events and important information.

KEY COMPONENTS

1. Renovation of existing visitor centre (removing staff offices)

2. Accessible entry and ramp access from carpark

3. New signage and exhibits, internal gift shop and kiosk

4. Landscape improvements around building

POTENTIAL PARTNERS

WAC, Indigenous artists, Creative Victoria, Aboriginal Victoria, RDV, COGG, Tourism Greater Geelong and the Bellarine, potential for private funding and sponsorship, Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation, Indigenous Business Australia

BENEFITS

FURTHER STUDIES/INVESTIGATIONS

1. Long-term PV staff facility plan

2. CHMP

3. Building condition and compliance assessment

4. Detailed feature survey for tour waiting area

EXAMPLES

Benefits

Environmental

Social / community

Cultural

Tourism/economic

Operational

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Duck Ponds and Parsonage School

Existing Duck Ponds and Parsonage School (You Yangs Regional Park, VIC)

Three Blue Ducks - “The Farm” (Byron Bay, NSW)


PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Transform the Duck Pond Parsonage and School into an art gallery and café, and extend verandah and outdoor dining area. This concept is designed to improve overall visitor experience through a high quality food and beverage offer, centred around bush tucker food grown on the site (‘Bush to table’ concept).

The outdoor dining area should be designed to accommodate shaded outdoor seating, food kiosks and vans during peak periods. The gallery and nearby outdoor dining area should consider ongoing programming to host regular events and different exhibits throughout the year.

KEY COMPONENTS

1. Renovation of Duck Ponds and Parsonage School building, including verandah area

2. Formalise parking area and connection to main entry road

3. Organic garden and bush tucker plots to grow produce on-site

4. Landscape improvements and path connections to broader path network

5. Flexible area for food trucks and semi-permanent kiosks

POTENTIAL PARTNERS

Potential social enterprise, WAC, RDV, Private sponsors

BENEFITS


1. Planning and legal assessment

2. CHMP

3. Building condition assessment

4. Detailed feature survey and soil testing

EXISTING BUILDING

EXAMPLES

2.2Adaptive reuse of Duck Ponds and Parsonage School

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Harvest Newrybar, NSW

“The Farm” Byron Bay, NSW

Mountain biking hub


Mountain biking hub

Glentress Trailhead Centre (Scotland, UK) Clear signage and entry point (Birches Valley, Rugeley, UK)

Swinnerton Cycles Forest Centre - mountain biking hub (Birches Valley, Rugeley, UK)


PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Establish a new mountain biking hub, complete with kiosk for light meals and beverages, bike repair shop, small offices/ rooms for mountain bike group use, toilets, showers/end of trip amenities, bike racks, storage rooms (for event equipment), and shaded outdoor seating area.

KEY COMPONENTS

1. Decommissioning of existing Rota-loo toilet

2. New mountain bike hub building providing amenities, permanent kiosk, bike hire and repair, and meeting / event spaces for mountain biking groups

3. Hardstand area and landscaping improvements

4. Bike parking racks/area

5. Off-grid utility solutions - power, telecommunications, water and waste

POTENTIAL PARTNERS

Mountain biking group, WAC, RDV

BENEFITS


1. CHMP

2. Geotechnical investigations

3. Detailed feature survey

4. Utilities / servicing investigations

EXAMPLES

Benefits

Environmental

Social / community

Cultural

Tourism/economic

Operational

2.3Mountain biking hub

Opportunity for cultural trail

Opportunity for cultural trail and interpretation space

Recognising culturally significant sites (Three Capes Walk, Port Arthur, TAS)Boggy bridge fish trees (Winton Wetlands, VIC)

Indigenous ecology interpretive signage (Darebin Parklands, VIC)

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PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Working closely with Wadawurrung, confirm the location and design of cultural trails, for users to learn about the Wadawurrung’s living culture, the significance of the site and its stories. Artworks, signage and other features could be installed along the trail to assist with interpretation.

As part of this project, design and construct a space for tour groups and visitors, which allows for people to stop and engage with Wurdi Youang.

KEY COMPONENTS

1. Track re-surfacing and improvements along nominated trails.

2. Paved interpretation space with art, signage and landscape enhancements.

3. Signage and art installation.

4. Consider interactive and contemporary interpretive tools.

POTENTIAL PARTNERS

WAC, Indigenous artists, Creative Victoria, Aboriginal Victoria, RDV, COGG, Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation, Indigenous Business Australia

BENEFITS


1. CHMP

2. Feature survey for interpretation space (subject to design)

EXAMPLES

2.5/2.11Cultural trails and interpretation space

Reinstate camping site with low-impact accommodation options (Point Nepean, VIC)


Camping ground opportunity

Tented camps(Treachery Camp, Seal Rocks, NSW)

Unique bush escapes(Mt Buffalo National Park, VIC)

Bugiga circular camping decks (Grampions Peaks Trail, VIC)


PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Establish a camping ground within the You Yangs and related services/amenities for visitors to stay overnight. Light-weight demountable pods and flexible accommodation models should be explored.

KEY COMPONENTS

1. Toilet block and shower amenities

2. Utility infrastructure and powered sites

3. Path connections to broader network

4. Additional directional signage

5. Landscape enhancements

POTENTIAL PARTNERS

WAC, RDV, Tourism bodies, COGG, Private or Third Party operator

BENEFITS


1. CHMP



EXAMPLES

Benefits

Environmental

Social / community

Cultural

Tourism/economic

Operational

5.2Reinstate camping ground

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Education / discovery centre

Outdoor learning area


Mary Cairncross Scenic Reserve Rainforest Discovery Centre(Maleny, QLD)

Engaging activities (Townsville Museum, QLD)

Y Discovery Centre centred around wetlands (Yea, VIC)

SERENDIP SANCTUARY

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Design and deliver a new wetland discovery centre, with capacity for school group educational tours, the Junior Rangers Program, and separate rooms for Wadawurrung to provide cultural tours and for their own research programs.

Research facilities associated with the education centre should also be considered, attracting universities and specialists in wildlife conservation and wetland habitat research.

KEY COMPONENTS

1. New state-of-the-art education centre building with modern technology

2. Separate amenities (toilets, change rooms etc)

3. Landscaped BBQ/outdoor eating area

4. Animal exhibits, and interactive media tools, which can be used for live demonstrations

5. Parking area with capacity for 6 bus bays

POTENTIAL PARTNERS

WAC, RDV, Dept of Education, Dept of Health and Human Services, COGG, tourism bodies, EPA, schools and universities, private investors/ banking institutions

BENEFITS




3. Planning assessment

4. Geotechnical investigations

5. Integrated water management study

6. Signage and interpretation strategy

EXAMPLES

2.1Serendip wetland educationcentre


display villageAboriginal hut

Indigenous sensory garden

Encourage outdoor play and understand traditional ways of living (Dragons Nest along Neuman track, Kallista, VIC)

Cranbourne Botanic Gardens - native Indigenous plants (Cranbourne, VIC) Species signage (Darebin, VIC)

SERENDIP SANCTUARY

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Working with Wadawurrung, establish a display village, demonstrating traditional housing and ways of living. The village could form part of the broader cultural education program, along with the Indigenous sensory garden and experiences within the You Yangs.

KEY COMPONENTS

1. Traditional Aboriginal huts and displays, with appropriate signage

2. Indigenous garden featuring a variety of native speciies and related signage

POTENTIAL PARTNERS

WAC, RDV, Dept of Education, Dept of Health and Human Services, COGG, Tourism bodies, Aboriginal Victoria, Creative Victoria, Private investors/banking institutions, Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation, Indigenous Business Australia

BENEFITS



2. Wadawurrung’s strategic plan


EXAMPLES

2.7Aboriginal display village and Indigenous sensory garden

4Potential accommodation-site


Wukalina walk - Aboriginal huts, Bay of Fires (TAS)

Emulating traditional styled huts (Bay of Fires, TAS)Simple, lightweight construction (Bay of Fires, TAS)

SERENDIP SANCTUARY

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Working with Wadawurrung, establish traditional Aboriginal hut accommodation, demonstrating traditional housing and ways of living.

KEY COMPONENTS

1. Assume simple hut construction and signage displays - for an area of approx. 10,000 sq.m

2. Path connecting to camp ground facilities

POTENTIAL PARTNERS

WAC, RDV, Dept of Education, Dept of Health and Human Services, COGG, Tourism bodies, Aboriginal Victoria, Creative Victoria, private investors/banking institutions, Indigenous Land and Sea Corporation, Indigenous Business Australia

BENEFITS



2. Wadawurrung’s strategic plan


EXAMPLES

5.4Aboriginal hut and camping accomodation

Documents

2.1New visitor centre and tour assembly areaYOU YANGS ... · Web viewEnvironmental Social / community Cultural Leading example - sensitively designed cultural centre and sheltered