SCOPE OF WORKS FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICES TO DESIGN A MARTU BUSH WALK AT WILUNA

 

Background

Wiluna sits 950 kilometres northeast of Perth and 534 km north of Kalgoorlie on the traditional lands of the Martu people in central Western Australia.

As part of a large Goldfields Esperance (GE) urban greening program, a bush walk will be developed by the Wiluna community, assisted by the Shire of Wiluna in partnership with the Tarlka Matuwa Piarku Aboriginal Corporation (TMPAC). The Martu Bush Walk will support the vision of the Martu people which is to ensure Martu law and culture is practiced, and country is healthy.

This collaboration seeks to bolster economic, environmental, and social resilience, while also improving community health and wellbeing and increasing shade and biodiversity, by restoring local native vegetation through the town in areas of significance to the Martu people.

The Goldfields Esperance Voluntary Regional Organisation of Councils (GVROC) was recently provided a Lotterywest grant to plant more than 30,000 trees and shrubs with the aim of enhancing the urban canopy and increase biodiversity in the GE region.

GVROC is a partnership between nine GE Local Governments, working together on a range of programs including climate change initiatives that build more resilient communities. The nine Local Governments include the City of Kalgoorlie Boulder and the Shires of Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku and Wiluna.

 

Statement of requirements

The primary focus of this project will be to develop a bush walk that addresses the needs of the community and celebrates Aboriginal culture and country. This will be achieved through facilitated and on-going and meaningful consultation between the Shire of Wiluna and the Martu Traditional Owners with support from project partners, TMPAC.

In 2025 an extensive collaborative co-design process will be undertaken on country that will ensure that the Martu Bush Tucker Walk will compliment a broader Shire of Wiluna urban greening program. The design phase will primarily focus on empowering individuals and strengthening cultural connections through addressing unique needs and challenges of the Martu people.

The Martu Bush Walk design will align with a Shire of Wiluna Master Plan, which will be developed in 2025 in unison with this plan.

 

Contact

For more information, please contact Niki Curtis, Regional Climate Alliance Coordinator, M: 0427 806 702 or E: nicolecurtis07@gmail.com.

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 Please submit quote by 5pm, March 14 2025.