Image: Livingstone Shire Council, LinkedIn
Wilson Architects was pleased to join project partners and the local community on 10 November to celebrate the official opening of the Great Keppel Island (Wop-pa) Arrivals Plaza. A Woppaburra Welcome and traditional smoking ceremony marked the occasion, recognising the Traditional Custodians and their enduring connection to Country.
Located at Fisherman’s Beach, the plaza creates a welcoming gateway to the island. Our design brings together visitor facilities, accessible amenities, shaded gathering spaces and nature-based play, with pathways and renewed native vegetation connecting the precinct to its beach setting.
The design celebrates Woppaburra culture and responds to the island’s sensitive coastal environment, creating opportunities for visitors to pause, gather and learn as they arrive.
Delivered by Livingstone Shire Council with Queensland Government funding, and constructed by Paynters, the plaza is an important step towards the broader vision for the island’s Gateway Precinct. We’re proud to have contributed to a project that places accessibility, culture and landscape at the heart of the visitor experience.
Image: Capricorn Enterprise
Image: Livingstone Shire Council
Image: Livingstone Shire Council
Aerial view of the Arrivals Plaza site in progress
Image: Livingstone Shire Council
Great Keppel Island (Woppa) Signage by DotDash
Image: Livingstone Shire Council
