Following a lot of discussion and hard work by the Pingelly Tourism Group a project is now officially underway to construct a Master Plan for a proposed walk trail around Boyagin Rock. The money required to engage consultants in this process was kindly made available by Lotterywest as part of their Walk Trails Funding Program. This grant, and the acquittal process, will be managed by the Pingelly Development Association.
The concept of a “Dreamtime Walk Trail” has been created to boost recreational and tourist facilities in the Pingelly region and to present a project which focuses on the immense heritage value of Boyagin Rock to the Noongar people. A Master Plan is necessary for the community to seek further funding to develop detailed plans and commence construction of the planned upgrade of facilities at Boyagin Rock and, to construct a walk trail themed around the 6 seasons of the Noongar people.
The construction of the Master Plan will involve detailed discussions and the input from the Department of Parks and Wildlife, the local Noongar communities, WA Department of Sport and Recreation, the Shire of Pingelly, the Pingelly Tourism Group and the SW Aboriginal Land and Sea Council. Other stakeholders will be identified as we progress our work toward completion of the Master Plan. Tredwell Management have been appointed as the consultants responsible for compilation of the Master Plan. Vince Holt, Community Development Officer from the Shire of Pingelly, is the appointed Project Manager during the Master Plan stage of this project.
Expectations are that a draft Master Plan will become available for review in the New Year. The Master Plan proper is scheduled for completion in April 2014.
Wednesday 6 November 2013 saw a site meeting take place at Boyagin Rock. We had a great turnout and some very robust discussions between various stakeholders and Noongars from different communities. A BBQ lunch was served. Many thanks to the Pingelly Community Resource Centre for allowing us to test drive the new Community BBQ Trailer. Thanks also to all those who turned up and for your valuable contribution in the early stages of this project.
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| Community BBQ Trailer provide by the Pingelly Community Resource Centre |
Ray Marshall—Chair, Pingelly Tourism Group.
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