Embedding First Nations Culture and Knowledge in Green Field Projects
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Seating availableThe importance of recognising First Nations culture and knowledge is being increasingly acknowledged and integrated more holistically into the way we live, work, learn, play, and manage our natural environments.
In 2021, Riverlee partnered with Greenshoot Consulting to lead engagement with the Traditional Owners of their New Epping site, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, to establish a relationship with local Elders and embed Wurundjeri knowledge and culture into the planning of the site.
This talk and community event hosted by Riverlee, brings together interested members of the community including local elders, children, and residents to reveal the stories behind New Epping’s new park, woorike jellicka.
The event highlights elements of Wurundjeri culture, and importantly provide opportunities to educate young people and celebrate Woi Wurrung language. It will include a welcome to country and sharing of stories. Each attendee will receive a gift of a Silver Banksia sapling, an important resource for First Peoples in southeast Australia that has a range of traditional uses.
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As project director, Ben leads Riverlee’s $2 billion New Epping urban regeneration project, which will deliver 110,000sqm of office and health space, 2,000 new dwellings and reinvigorate Edgars Creek to create a thriving, healthy community bolstered by an additional $3.4 billion in local economic activity. Bringing in-depth technical knowledge and an inclusive professional style, Ben works with external stakeholders and an in-house team of professionals to thoughtfully, plan, design and deliver the New Epping masterplan. Passionate about using his position to deliver better social outcomes within the built environment and the property industry, Ben led the creation of a place vision, and the sustainability and cultural heritage frameworks for New Epping. In 2019, he co-founded Queers In Property, an independent network connecting LGBTQI+ people in the property and construction industry for visibility, empowerment and professional support.
Born in Healesville, Aunty Joy’s family never left Wurundjeri land and she is the great-great niece to William Barak, the last traditional Ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan. Aunty Joy has been actively involved in Aboriginal Affairs for over 30 years and held positions in executive policy and community development across all levels of government. Amongst other roles, Joy has worked in the Department of Premier and Cabinet as Executive Officer of the Victorian Aboriginal Interim Committee, in the Ministry of Planning and Environment, Aboriginal Affairs and Projects Branch, the Victorian Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Unit and the Museum of Victoria.
Jeremy worked in Victoria’s creative sector for over 25 years, and has a background state government and organisational leadership. He has significant experience in project delivery that includes regional development, Aboriginal, Social Impact, and Education. As Principal at Greenshoot Consulting, Jeremy has worked with Elders and representatives for numerous Traditional Owner groups to support the inclusion of Traditional Owner culture into built form outcomes.
Maddison Miller is a Darug woman and Lecturer at The University of Melbourne in Indigenous cultural ecological knowledges. She is deeply committed to telling stories with and of place that weave together many ways of knowing. Maddi works closely with communities and knowledge holders to create rich narratives that inform ways in which we can care for Country in urban and rural contexts.
Tina Perinotto is managing editor, publisher and founder of The Fifth Estate, an on-line newspaper for green buildings and sustainable cities, established in 2009. The publication has become essential reading for business people, investors, designers, consultants, government officials and politicians working towards a more sustainable the built environment. The Fifth Estate holds thought leadership and interactive events designed to stimulate faster sustainable transformation in the built environment. Key messages from events and related content are typically collated in ebooks distributed to all readers. Tina has also spoken at and facilitated a number of industry events. She previously worked as a senior writer at the AFR and edited Property Australia magazine and holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University.
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Seating availableThe importance of recognising First Nations culture and knowledge is being increasingly acknowledged and integrated more holistically into the way we live, work, learn, play, and manage our natural environments.
In 2021, Riverlee partnered with Greenshoot Consulting to lead engagement with the Traditional Owners of their New Epping site, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, to establish a relationship with local Elders and embed Wurundjeri knowledge and culture into the planning of the site.
This talk and community event hosted by Riverlee, brings together interested members of the community including local elders, children, and residents to reveal the stories behind New Epping’s new park, woorike jellicka.
The event highlights elements of Wurundjeri culture, and importantly provide opportunities to educate young people and celebrate Woi Wurrung language. It will include a welcome to country and sharing of stories. Each attendee will receive a gift of a Silver Banksia sapling, an important resource for First Peoples in southeast Australia that has a range of traditional uses.
Participants
As project director, Ben leads Riverlee’s $2 billion New Epping urban regeneration project, which will deliver 110,000sqm of office and health space, 2,000 new dwellings and reinvigorate Edgars Creek to create a thriving, healthy community bolstered by an additional $3.4 billion in local economic activity. Bringing in-depth technical knowledge and an inclusive professional style, Ben works with external stakeholders and an in-house team of professionals to thoughtfully, plan, design and deliver the New Epping masterplan. Passionate about using his position to deliver better social outcomes within the built environment and the property industry, Ben led the creation of a place vision, and the sustainability and cultural heritage frameworks for New Epping. In 2019, he co-founded Queers In Property, an independent network connecting LGBTQI+ people in the property and construction industry for visibility, empowerment and professional support.
Born in Healesville, Aunty Joy’s family never left Wurundjeri land and she is the great-great niece to William Barak, the last traditional Ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan. Aunty Joy has been actively involved in Aboriginal Affairs for over 30 years and held positions in executive policy and community development across all levels of government. Amongst other roles, Joy has worked in the Department of Premier and Cabinet as Executive Officer of the Victorian Aboriginal Interim Committee, in the Ministry of Planning and Environment, Aboriginal Affairs and Projects Branch, the Victorian Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Unit and the Museum of Victoria.
Jeremy worked in Victoria’s creative sector for over 25 years, and has a background state government and organisational leadership. He has significant experience in project delivery that includes regional development, Aboriginal, Social Impact, and Education. As Principal at Greenshoot Consulting, Jeremy has worked with Elders and representatives for numerous Traditional Owner groups to support the inclusion of Traditional Owner culture into built form outcomes.
Maddison Miller is a Darug woman and Lecturer at The University of Melbourne in Indigenous cultural ecological knowledges. She is deeply committed to telling stories with and of place that weave together many ways of knowing. Maddi works closely with communities and knowledge holders to create rich narratives that inform ways in which we can care for Country in urban and rural contexts.
Tina Perinotto is managing editor, publisher and founder of The Fifth Estate, an on-line newspaper for green buildings and sustainable cities, established in 2009. The publication has become essential reading for business people, investors, designers, consultants, government officials and politicians working towards a more sustainable the built environment. The Fifth Estate holds thought leadership and interactive events designed to stimulate faster sustainable transformation in the built environment. Key messages from events and related content are typically collated in ebooks distributed to all readers. Tina has also spoken at and facilitated a number of industry events. She previously worked as a senior writer at the AFR and edited Property Australia magazine and holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from Monash University.