High Wycombe Shared Path Decorative Project

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Shared Paths Art Treatments

The Western Australian Bicycle Network (WABN) High Wycombe Local Route (Kiandra Way to Maida Vale Road, High Wycombe) has been completed.

The student workshops informed the final artworks by local indigenous artist, Aurora Abraham, which have been applied to the road at crossing points.

An official launch of the High Wycombe Local Route was held on Thursday 17 June 2021, 3.00pm - 4.30pm.

Check out the video of the launch - also in the Videos tab.


Consultation Process

Consultation for this project has concluded. The summary of community consultation is outlined below.

The City of Kalamunda was awarded funding under the Western Australian Bicycle Network Grants (WABN) Program to design and deliver improved bicycle routes in High Wycombe. The project will install shared paths that will connect students, residents and workers in the vicinity of High Wycombe to the new train station.

The City of Kalamunda, in partnership with The Place Team (Town Team Movement) facilitated a three-stage process to engage with the community. The results have been used to inform a final art design brief for local indigenous artist, Aurora Abraham.

Stage One - Co-Designing Community Values with Young People:

Organising workshops with approx 90 students at High Wycombe Primary School and Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School on March 13, 2020. Our team facilitated artistic design workshops and storytelling sessions utilising different methods to engage with young people.

The primary school students were asked to:

  • Share and draw their experiences with friends and families, riding bicycles and scooters, walking through their neighbourhood and hanging out in public spaces throughout High Wycombe.
  • ‘Freely’ draw their stories hanging out with mates in High Wycombe on long sheets of butcher’s paper during lunch period. Students were also encouraged to add comments and ideas to other students’ drawings.
  • Aurora Abraham presented her local indigenous family history and information regarding the six seasons for the purpose of sharing some of her own community values and indigenous knowledge. The students were able to ask questions about her stories and draw images of how it made them feel about High Wycombe.

Stage Two – Interactive Survey:

  • Publishing an interactive online survey and short video explaining the results of stage one. The survey was made available for all High Wycombe residents to participate between 7 – 21 April 2020. The purpose of the survey was to prioritise and comment on the community values and initial design ideas.

Stage Three – Outcomes Report and Final Design Principles:

  • Developing an engagement outcomes report and artistic brief with defined community values and design principles for local aboriginal artist, Aurora Abraham, to complete final art treatments for the future shared paths in High Wycombe.

Outcomes


Community ValueDesign Principle
Storytelling and the Natural EnvironmentAs a result of all engagement conversations and survey results, it is clearly evident that the High Wycombe community values the local natural environment. Young people have even clearly articulated through their own visual and artistic storytelling how much they enjoy feeling the brush of tree branches and crunching sound of dried leaves as they ride their bikes and scooters throughout local parks. More widely, the community has expressed a keen interest to understand more about the indigenous history in High Wycombe.High Wycombe is a natural place; always has been and always will be. Our community values and respects the smell, touch, feel and significance of being surrounded in nature. We are also excited to visually learn more about High Wycombe’s connection to boodja and sharing the local ancient stories with our wider community.
A Healthy, Respectful and Active CommunityThroughout our engagement program, young people and the wider community have positively commented on the value of local parks, being respectful and the ability to cycle and walk most places. The stories shared from the High Wycombe respondents represent the creative, healthy and memorable experiences of the local community.High Wycombe is positively connected through our shared experiences of walking, cycling and playing in public spaces with our mates. We live in a truly unique place and look forward to our healthy and active stories of play, respect and active friendships being represented. We hope our involvement has expressed a new sense of pride, joy and excitement into our friendly and supportive community.
High Wycombe is a place for everyoneOur engagement program was considered a success because it truly represents the High Wycombe community. Young people listened, discussed and even created drawings of the values they appreciate in High Wycombe. The community was provided with the opportunity to learn about Aurora’s indigenous moort, local stories and the six seasons. And a representation of each age bracket within the community commented on the interactive survey. The engagement outcomes therefore represent an authentic understanding of the High Wycombe local ‘voice’ and the community enjoyed being part of the conversation. Most importantly, the community is looking forward to using the shared paths and admiring the local artworks being represented in ‘our’ public spaces.Our community respects being listened to, learning from each other and being truly represented in our active public spaces. This is an empowered and connected place. We look forward to the future, understanding more about our past and continuing to always learn from each other.


To view the outcomes of the student workshops and online survey, please take a look at the Engagement Report.

Shared Paths Art Treatments

The Western Australian Bicycle Network (WABN) High Wycombe Local Route (Kiandra Way to Maida Vale Road, High Wycombe) has been completed.

The student workshops informed the final artworks by local indigenous artist, Aurora Abraham, which have been applied to the road at crossing points.

An official launch of the High Wycombe Local Route was held on Thursday 17 June 2021, 3.00pm - 4.30pm.

Check out the video of the launch - also in the Videos tab.


Consultation Process

Consultation for this project has concluded. The summary of community consultation is outlined below.

The City of Kalamunda was awarded funding under the Western Australian Bicycle Network Grants (WABN) Program to design and deliver improved bicycle routes in High Wycombe. The project will install shared paths that will connect students, residents and workers in the vicinity of High Wycombe to the new train station.

The City of Kalamunda, in partnership with The Place Team (Town Team Movement) facilitated a three-stage process to engage with the community. The results have been used to inform a final art design brief for local indigenous artist, Aurora Abraham.

Stage One - Co-Designing Community Values with Young People:

Organising workshops with approx 90 students at High Wycombe Primary School and Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School on March 13, 2020. Our team facilitated artistic design workshops and storytelling sessions utilising different methods to engage with young people.

The primary school students were asked to:

  • Share and draw their experiences with friends and families, riding bicycles and scooters, walking through their neighbourhood and hanging out in public spaces throughout High Wycombe.
  • ‘Freely’ draw their stories hanging out with mates in High Wycombe on long sheets of butcher’s paper during lunch period. Students were also encouraged to add comments and ideas to other students’ drawings.
  • Aurora Abraham presented her local indigenous family history and information regarding the six seasons for the purpose of sharing some of her own community values and indigenous knowledge. The students were able to ask questions about her stories and draw images of how it made them feel about High Wycombe.

Stage Two – Interactive Survey:

  • Publishing an interactive online survey and short video explaining the results of stage one. The survey was made available for all High Wycombe residents to participate between 7 – 21 April 2020. The purpose of the survey was to prioritise and comment on the community values and initial design ideas.

Stage Three – Outcomes Report and Final Design Principles:

  • Developing an engagement outcomes report and artistic brief with defined community values and design principles for local aboriginal artist, Aurora Abraham, to complete final art treatments for the future shared paths in High Wycombe.

Outcomes


Community ValueDesign Principle
Storytelling and the Natural EnvironmentAs a result of all engagement conversations and survey results, it is clearly evident that the High Wycombe community values the local natural environment. Young people have even clearly articulated through their own visual and artistic storytelling how much they enjoy feeling the brush of tree branches and crunching sound of dried leaves as they ride their bikes and scooters throughout local parks. More widely, the community has expressed a keen interest to understand more about the indigenous history in High Wycombe.High Wycombe is a natural place; always has been and always will be. Our community values and respects the smell, touch, feel and significance of being surrounded in nature. We are also excited to visually learn more about High Wycombe’s connection to boodja and sharing the local ancient stories with our wider community.
A Healthy, Respectful and Active CommunityThroughout our engagement program, young people and the wider community have positively commented on the value of local parks, being respectful and the ability to cycle and walk most places. The stories shared from the High Wycombe respondents represent the creative, healthy and memorable experiences of the local community.High Wycombe is positively connected through our shared experiences of walking, cycling and playing in public spaces with our mates. We live in a truly unique place and look forward to our healthy and active stories of play, respect and active friendships being represented. We hope our involvement has expressed a new sense of pride, joy and excitement into our friendly and supportive community.
High Wycombe is a place for everyoneOur engagement program was considered a success because it truly represents the High Wycombe community. Young people listened, discussed and even created drawings of the values they appreciate in High Wycombe. The community was provided with the opportunity to learn about Aurora’s indigenous moort, local stories and the six seasons. And a representation of each age bracket within the community commented on the interactive survey. The engagement outcomes therefore represent an authentic understanding of the High Wycombe local ‘voice’ and the community enjoyed being part of the conversation. Most importantly, the community is looking forward to using the shared paths and admiring the local artworks being represented in ‘our’ public spaces.Our community respects being listened to, learning from each other and being truly represented in our active public spaces. This is an empowered and connected place. We look forward to the future, understanding more about our past and continuing to always learn from each other.


To view the outcomes of the student workshops and online survey, please take a look at the Engagement Report.