Galup Management Plan; Implementation Scoping Study

• Project typeProject Planning
• Project scheduleDecember 2025 - September 2026

Last Updated: 04 May 2026

Galup (Lake Monger) sits within a regionally significant recreation reserve which contains registered Aboriginal heritage sites of historic and cultural significance to Whadjuk Noongar people.

Council endorsed an updated version of the Management Plan for the lake and reserve in August 2024. The Management Plan can be found on the Town’s website via the following link: Galup (Lake Monger) Management Plan 2024-2034 .

The updated Management Plan identifies the remaining works from previous plans and highlights major initiatives to be undertaken over the next ten years. The plan was prepared following consultation with Whadjuk Traditional Owners for whom the reserve is culturally significant, as well as reserve users, nearby residents, and the broader community. Initiatives will be undertaken in accordance with aspirations of Traditional Owners and the goals set out in the Town’s Strategic Community Plan 2018-2028.

The scope of this project is to undertake concept development and scoping of the following five (5) Whadjuk cultural heritage actions identified in the Galup (Lake Monger) Management Plan 2024–2034:

1. Incorporate the Whadjuk Noongar heritage of Galup (Lake Monger) in interpretive material including signs, sculptures, paintings, art etc.**
2. In collaboration with descendants of the survivors of the 1830 massacre at Galup (Lake Monger), design and install a memorial at the lake.
3. Create a space for a Yarning Circle; a place for meeting and learning, that can be used by local schools for environmental and cultural education. **
4. Update and install the Galup (Lake Monger) display boards with information about the site, working closely with the Whadjuk Elders group.
5. Upgrade the current interpretive and information signage strategically around the lake. Signs to detail the fauna species that inhabit the lake, the vegetation and the Whadjuk Noongar and European historical background to create a sense of identity and affiliation with Galup (Lake Monger). **

Project Updates

A Consultant has been engaged to deliver the engagement and concept design services for the project. Early consultation with relevant Cultural institutions has commenced and a working group is being developed. An engagement strategy for the consultation process has been submitted and an activity notice has been issued to Whadjuk Aboriginal Corporation detailing the project and seeking feedback.

Yarns with traditional owners have been programmed to occur between May and August 2026, which will be followed by concept designs for each of the five cultural heritage actions.

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