Marramarra

Marramarra is a majority owned and operated Indigenous provider of quality construction and infrastructure services with the goal of providing rewarding careers to Indigenous people. Marramarra is joint venture between Big Island Constructions and Base Industries with the objective of bringing opportunities to Indigenous youth and the unemployed. Big Island Construction and Base Industries are two business success stories who have joined forces to bring about a difference. Together they have a combined 65 years in the construction industry. Both are family businesses. Both want to make a difference. Both are passionate about developing & supporting Indigenous opportunities. Big Island has been providing a range of construction services to commercial projects for over 25 years while Base Industries has been one of Australia’s leading suppliers of scaffold and access solutions for over 40 years. This combination of vast skills and experience will provide construction companies the ideal supplier who can be trusted to provide quality and safe outcomes while enabling Indigenous opportunities. More info – www.bigislandc.com www.baseindustries.com.au Marramarra is a Wiradjuri word meaning to make or create. MD Rohan Cooke is a proud Wiradjuri man and choose Marramarra as the name of the business to represent not only his culture but also new beginnings. Wiradjuri is located in central New South Wales and is the largest Indigenous Country by area and population. Wiradjuri mob are know as “People of three rivers” - Macquarie River (Wambool), Lachlan River (Kalari) and Murrumbidgee River (Murrumbijeri) which borders their land. The branding of Marramarra was created by award winning indigenous artist Zac Bennett-Brook.