Dja Dja Wurrung Corporate and Community Centre VICTORIA

The Dja Dja Wurrung Corporate and Community Centre, named ‘Larnangurrak’, meaning Our Place, is a space for Djaara (Dja Dja Wurrung People) to strengthen and share culture.

Buckford Illumination Group is proud to have supplied the lighting solution for this significant project, contributing to its cultural heritage and placemaking. Inspired by the unique characteristics of Djandak (Dja Dja Wurrung Country), the building’s exterior resembles caves and rock formations. ERCO Site in-ground luminaires and Lightscan projectors illuminate the façade, highlighting these forms while providing safe wayfinding. Additionally, WE-EF LIGHTING FLC projectors light the surrounding pathways and open areas, ensuring safe movement toward the entrance.

The centre features a range of workspaces and meeting rooms to support Djaara’s corporate functions. ERCO Jilly downlights and track have been installed above the workstations, seamlessly blending with the timber roof pavilion and steel Y-columns. This structure draws inspiration from the Djaara’s ideology of Bunjil, signifying connection to nature and respect for the land. The track lighting provides effective illumination while maintaining clear visibility of this architectural feature and its symbolism.

The lighting solution supports the Centre’s purpose, to serve as a place of learning, while also honouring the survival, growth, and culture of the Dja Dja Wurrung People.