Gobata Dja - Caring for Country Consultation Request Form

Gobata Dja Cultural Consultation and Project Development includes advice and guidance around Biodiversity, Water, Cultural Fire, Sea and Coastal Country, Pollution, Climate Action, Renewable Energy and other related land and water management. Wadawurrung also have a field services team and nursery. Plant orders and advice along with on-ground services such as pest plant and animal control. 

The consultation rate is for ONE (1) hour online (or at either our Ballarat, Ballan or Geelong offices) meeting with up to TWO (2) Wadawurrung representatives. Any additional hours or representatives will incur additional fees. If travel is required for an in-person meeting, a travel fee of $100 per representative will be applied to the final invoice.

As the Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) on Wadawurrung Country, Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (WTOAC) is the only recognised body that can offer Traditional Owner Cultural advice on Wadawurrung Country.

Important information to note, prior to booking:

1. Pricing below is indicative. Please refer to your invoice for final costing. 
2. All prices are exclusive of GST.
3. If you require multiple meetings/services, a submission will need to be made for each session. 
4. An URGENT request (less than 48 hours' notice) will incur a $500 fee. Please select this option below. 
5. Consultations are only available during business hours. If you require a consultation outside of business hours, including weekends, public holidays or days of significance, please contact bookings@wadawurrung.org.au prior to booking.
6. All Aboriginal communities will receive a discounted rate.
7. Consultations that require travel to a specified location and not held via Microsoft Teams or in one of our WTOAC offices, will be subject to a travel charge of $100 per representative.

All Prices quoted exclude GST

All booking requests must be received with a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice. Requests received with less notice than this may not be accepted.

Bookings

1. Bookings are not accepted until confirmed in writing from the Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation (WTOAC) office.

2. All booking requests must be received with a minimum of 4 weeks’ notice.

3. All calendar bookings are to be created and managed by the WTOAC office. 

4. Prices listed should be considered an official quote for services.

5. If your organisation requires a Purchase Order number for invoices to be paid, please include this number on the booking request.

6. Wadawurrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation acknowledges that not all groups have equal access to resources.

7. Please contact us if you need access to our services but cannot afford the current pricing. We will do our best to accommodate groups such as schools with a high number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students and volunteer / grassroots organisations.

 Cancellations, postponements, rescheduling

1. Any consultation that is cancelled on the same day as the booking itself will be charged at 100% of the booking price. This charge may be waivered if there are compassionate grounds.

2. To cancel a booking on the day of the event, please call the Wadawurrung representative as soon as possible to notify them.

3. To cancel, postpone or reschedule on any other day in the lead up, please both call (03) 4318 6333 and email bookings@wadawurrung.org.au notification of your request.

4. Important: Requests to cancel, postpone or reschedule must be received during business hours (9am-5pm, Mon-Fri). Notifications to cancel that are received outside of business hours (9-5, Mon-Fri) will register the notification commencing at 9am on the start of the next business day.

Payment and Prices

1. All prices listed are exclusive of GST.

2. Invoices must be paid within 14 days of issue or at least 3 days prior to the ceremony (whichever comes first). For credit customers, invoices must be paid no later than 14 days after the ceremony.

3. Customers requiring a credit account must apply using a Customer Credit Application for trade form (available below to download). Signed and completed forms must be sent to accounts.bookings@wadawurrung.org.au.

4. WTOAC will generally apply fee increases on the 1 July each year but reserves the right to increase fees without prior notice at other times if required. Where a booking has been made for a future event and a fee increase occurs between confirmation of the booking and the date of the event, the current fees on the date of the event will apply.

5. All bookings require full payment in advance to secure the reservation. Failure to provide full payment will result in the reservation not being confirmed.

6. Bookings that have not been paid for in full at least three (3) business days prior to the reservation date will be automatically cancelled or rescheduled. It is the responsibility of the booking party to ensure that payment is received within this timeframe to avoid cancellation. If the booking is cancelled due to non-payment and the party still wishes to proceed, a new reservation can be made based on availability and subject to the prevailing rates.

7. Please make payment to WTOAC as per the invoice that will be issued to you following the confirmation of your booking.

8. The party to whom the invoice is issued is the party nominated during the entering of the billing details, and therefore the party nominated in the billing section is responsible for payment of the account. Any corrections to any of this information must be submitted to WTOAC in writing any time before the services or event takes place.