Dja Dja Wurrung
Corporate and Community Centre

Dja Dja Wurrung
Corporate and Community Centre

The Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation (trading as DJAARA) and its enterprises will soon be moving to our new Corporate and Community Centre.

Located on Hattam, Godlen Square, the Centre will be the permanent base of our operational activities.

It will also be a venue for arts and Cultural events, and a multi-purpose space that can be used by other businesses and the wider public.

Artist impression

A Place To Call Home

The Dja Dja Wurrung Corporate and Community Centre is a long-standing Dja Dja Wurrung aspiration.

It will be our home – a place of learning and interaction. A place that honours the survival of the Dja Dja Wurrung People. A place where we can celebrate and share our culture, heal our people and improve community wellbeing. A place from which we can realise economic opportunities and become self-sustaining.

The Corporate and Community Centre will be the permanent base of our operational activities. It will be home for our growing collection of Cultural Heritage artefacts, our emerging agriculture business, and the expansion of our Cultural and natural resource management services.

A place for the whole community

The Centre aims to create a destination for arts and Cultural events and provide multi-purpose uses for other businesses and the wider public.

Dja Dja Wurrung Elders, community and Staff

Timeline

  • February 2022 – Dja Dja Wurrung People receive official title to the land of the former Golden Square Secondary College. The State Government commits $11.288m to develop and construct the Dja Dja Wurrung Corporate and Community Centre.
  • Mid – late 2022 – Design finalised
  • Mid – late 2022 – Digging Stick ceremony
  • Late 2022 – Construction expected to begin
  • Late 2024 – Expected completion

DJAARA Chair Trent Nelson speaking to audience

Project Partners

DJAARA will lead this project’s planning, design, and expenditure in partnership with the State Government, City of Greater Bendigo and The Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA).

L-R/ State Member for Bendigo West Maree Edwards, DJAARA Chair Trent Nelson, Attorney – General Jaclyn Symes

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