Wamarra Pty Ltd

About the winning project

Wamarra’s mandate is unambiguous: they build large and small quality construction projects while strengthening Aboriginal participation and engagement within the construction industry. They’re an Aboriginal-owned and operated Victorian-based civil contractor, providing meaningful long-term economic independence and career opportunities for Aboriginal people and their communities. They currently employ 55 full-time Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees. Wamarra was engaged by John Holland to deliver the hard and soft landscaping at Bell and Preston train stations as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. The entire open space has been connected by walking and cycling paths and the continuous use of native planting was used to create a story across the whole revitalised area. The scope of works included 11,000sq m of concrete (exposed aggregate and E-Mesh SUP), construction of a retaining wall, road works, street furniture installation, play equipment installation to add to the urban profile, soil and mulch installation, planting and creation of 1km of shared user path between Preston and Bell Station.