Budj Bim Master Plan

2023 Interpretation Australia National Awards for Excellence
WINNER 2023 Interpretation Australia Medal
WINNER Planning and Design Project
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For over 6,500 years the Gunditjmara people operated an extensive aquaculture system along the Mt Eccles (Budj Bim) lava flow and wetlands near Portland South-West Victoria, Australia. Their settlements were permanent stone structures and included a sophisticated network of fishtraps which provided an abundant and year round supply of eels, fish and water plants. In 2019 Budj Bim Cultural Landscape was recognised by UNESCO as a World Heritage site.

Mono Design were part of a team preparing the Budj Bim Master Plan – Stage One Design Works Report for the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation, which proposes opportunities for tourism and development in a highly sensitive environment.

Our role was providing conceptual design for many aspects related to the visual communication within the site, including:

– site branding and logo development
– highway signage
– roadside wayfinding
– site signage
– interpretive messaging
– map creation
– final report design and production

The project team included CooperScaife Architects (architecture), Look Ear (heritage interpretation) and Gib Wettenhall (author and Aboriginal historian).

Client: Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation

• branding
• design
• illustration