Indigenous Engagement
We put First Peoples and Traditional Owners at the heart of conversations and decision making
Greenshoot is deeply committed to meaningful engagement with Traditional Owner groups, working together to embed Indigenous knowledge and culture into the fabric of our projects. We honour the wisdom and traditions of the world’s oldest continuous living culture through respectful, culturally informed methodologies. Our strong relationships with Elders and Traditional Owner groups across Victoria and nationally are a testament to this commitment.
We recognise that we all live and work on Aboriginal land, and we deeply respect the enduring connection First Peoples have to Country. Their knowledge and custodianship inform and ground our work, shaping Country-centred and place-based outcomes.
Greenshoot’s First Peoples engagement practice is predicated on creating a culturally-safe space for open and honest conversations with First Peoples representatives and Elders through a process that embeds reciprocity.
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Yuma Yirramboi Aboriginal Employment Action Research
Research and advice to develop a culturally safe employment model on a select ‘socio-disadvantage’ regional basis.
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Metro Tunnel Project Public Realm
Engagement with the Wurundjeri, Boon Wurrung and Bunurong Traditional Owner groups for the public realm design of the five new station precincts.
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Saxon Street Redevelopment
The First Peoples engagement aimed to ground the project in a culturally relevant narrative, connecting the precinct to people and place.
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Yan Yean Reservoir Master Plan
Supporting the continued development of the site as a valued regional recreation and open space destination for the community.
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North East Link
The first road project to use the International Indigenous Design Charter principles. The design is guided by three Wurundjeri pillars: Connection to Country, Caring for Country and Connecting People.
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University of Melbourne New Student Precinct
Student perspectives from 45 First Nations language groups are infused into the raw materiality of the precinct through an extensive co-creation process.
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The Coburg Conversation
Merri-bek City Council commissioned the engagement to guide the revitalisation of Coburg’s heart by understanding the values and aspirations of those who live, work, and spend time in the area.
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Frankston Hospital Redevelopment
Engaging with First Peoples, provide cultural and historical mapping of the area, and consolidated First Peoples story telling throughout the project.
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Mernda Regional Sports Precinct
Embedding Indigenous culture and stories into the designs for the precinct.
Greenshoot’s First Peoples Engagement services include:
Historical and Context
Mapping
First Peoples Participation Strategies
Connecting to Country Framework
First Peoples Design Opportunities
First Peoples Research and Insights
Public Art Strategy and Delivery
Historical and Context Mapping
Understanding place means listening to its many layers—social, cultural, environmental, political—visible and invisible, past and present. Our historical and context mapping work uncovers pre-colonial history, knowledge systems, places of connection. We draw from archival research, oral histories, cultural knowledge and spatial mapping to build a vibrant story of place.
Greenshoot has provided historical and context mapping for all types of projects and scales. Some of our projects include:
Australian Grand Prix Corporation
Dandenong Hospital
University of Melbourne Fishermans Bend Campus
New Epping
Victoria Gardens Redevelopment
Eureka Stadium
Cherrybrook Station Precinct
Northland Shopping Centre
“If nothing of your culture, history, language or art is visible in the streets, parks and buildings where you live, how can you ever feel welcome there?”
— INDIGENOUS PLACE MAKING COUNCIL
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hello@greenshootconsulting.com
T 0437 126 683