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376 / Sergio Achury: Walyalup Aboriginal Centre

Submission #376 | Sergio Achury: Walyalup Aboriginal Centre — “The area around Arthur’s head has been an important location throughout the years. The area raises awareness of the past and history not only for Fremantle but for all Western Australia. This area represents different meanings for indigenous and non- indigenous people nevertheless, it is a place where both cultures meet and share with each other a big significance for the present and the future. Thorugh the last couple of decades, the Australian government has been putting a lot of effort to rectify the relationship between the two parts. Here is where architecture plays an important role.“

312_Dan Whelan: The Vault, Transient Miner Town

Submission #312 | Dan Whelan: The Vault, Transient Miner Town — “The Recent Mining Boom & the culture it has given rise to has been the cause of a number of issues in the existing towns in the Pilbara between local communities and transient workers. The intention was not to fix the problems of this transient worker culture but was simply to build a place separate from the local towns that would suit this strange fringe culture better.”