Koorie Heritage Trust Scar Tree Walk

Join fellow PHA members to step beyond the city streets and discover Naarm (Melbourne) on a Koorie Heritage Trust Scar Tree Walk, a unique and immersive cultural experience that reveals both traditional and contemporary aspects of the First Peoples of this land on which Naarm is built.

Led by knowledgeable First Peoples guides, the walk takes you through the significant Aboriginal art installations at Birrarung Wilam (River Camp), along the Birrarung (Yarra River), and across the William Barak Bridge (named after William Barak, a Ngurungaeta (elder) of the Wurundjeri-willam clan, the Traditional Owners of Narrm).

The journey continues to a traditional meeting place for the Kulin Nations, now the site of the MCG. Here you will learn about the ongoing presence of Aboriginal culture within one of Australia’s most recognised contemporary gathering places for local, national and International sporting and other events.

The tour culminates at the protected Scar Trees, an important cultural heritage site offering a glimpse into more than 60,000 years of living culture within a modern city landscape.

Listen, observe, engage and learn.

Join us beforehand at the NGV Cafe (Fed Square) at 10am for a coffee (at own expense).

WHEN: Saturday 17th October

WHERE: Meet at the Birrarung Building, Federation Square

COST: $40 (or $20 concession)

RSVP: Friday 2nd October