Bajirru! there you all are, hello! From the Yanyuwa language of Balarinji’s origin community Borroloola NT
Jinangu awara wabarrangu barra kalu-wingka marnijinju wabudala kari-nguthundawabarrangu jinangu Australia li-wulu marnaji barra liyi-Yanyuwawu awara li-Marranbala li-Arrwangala li-Gudanji jinangu awara Burrulula marnaji yamulhu
Our Country we belong to is Borroloola. Yanyuwa, Marra, Gudanji and Garrawa people.We welcome everyone to this land Australia.
Yanyuwa elder Samuel Evans Jamika
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Central Precinct Connecting with Country Framework

#Community engagement #Precinct #Sydney #Transport for NSW
YEAR
2022
LOCATION
Sydney
Transport for NSW engaged Balarinji to develop a Connecting with Country Framework to provide narratives and principles drawn from Country in collaboration with locally-connected Aboriginal community members for use in design.

The Central Precinct Renewal Program (CPRP) is a large-scale urban renewal and city-shaping program located on Gadigal Country with Central Station at its centre.

Transport for NSW’s (TfNSW) vision is for the Central Precinct to become ‘a vibrant and exciting place that unites a world-class interchange with innovative and diverse business and high-quality spaces. It will embrace design, sustainability and connectivity, celebrate its unique built form and social and cultural heritage and become a centre for the future and economic growth’.

Balarinji’s Connecting with Country Framework presented guidelines for the CPRP design team to embrace the Aboriginal historical and contemporary identity, engage visitors to explore the story of Place and integrate Aboriginal culture and narrative to create well-connected and welcoming places within the precinct.

Artists impressions of the Central Precinct.

Balarinji’s Connecting with Country Framework was co-developed with locally connected Aboriginal community members. To ensure locally connected Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices are embedded at all points of the CPRP, Balarinji undertook comprehensive community engagement with locally connected elders, knowledge holders and community members to inform and co-develop the Connecting with Country Framework.

In addition, Balarinji’s Connecting with Country Framework provided advice on compliance with the Government Architect NSW Connecting with Country Framework as well as a basis for an approach to Country-centred design to be developed in next stage, integrated with mutual community and project benefits.

Sydney terminal building revitalisation project

Balarinji was then engaged by Grimshaw Architects and Aurecon Group to identify opportunities to implement the Central Precinct’s Connecting with Country Framework for the revitalisation of the Sydney Terminal Building at Central Station.

The revitalisation will create a unique destination that celebrates heritage, creates new and enhanced public open spaces for the community to gather, and increases amenities and safety while improving the customer experience of the precinct.

Balarinji identified how the Central Precinct’s Connecting with Country themes could be integrated into the Sydney Terminal Building in order to provide opportunities for community connections, education and exploration.

The key opportunities identified were

  • using entrances as spaces to be Welcomed to Gadigal Country
    a public art curatorial program of temporary works to tell the many stories of the space
  • using the roof to connect to Sky Country strengthening recognition of the building’s role in the forced removal of children
  • allowing people to learn and connect with Country through planting that recognises the six seasons.

Developed for the Central Precinct Renewal Program (CPRP), the Connecting with Country Framework provided narratives and principles drawn from Country for use in design.

To ensure locally connected Aboriginal voices were embedded at all points of the CPRP, Balarinji undertook comprehensive Aboriginal community engagement with locally connected elders, knowledge holders and community members to inform and co-develop the Connecting with Country Framework.

The framework presented guidelines for CPRP project teams to embrace the Aboriginal historical and contemporary identity, engage visitors to explore the story of Place and integrate Aboriginal culture and narrative to create well-connected and welcoming places within the precinct.