Koorie Heritage Trust (KHT) - Guided Aboriginal Walking Tours

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Rob Hyatt, Manger Cultural Experiences, taking visitors on an Aboriginal Guided Walking Tour
Koorie Heritage Trust Birrarung Building Fed Square, Narrm
Rob Hyatt, Manger Cultural Experiences, showcasing KHTs permanent colle
Education Manager Rob showing off the Eel Path along Birrarrung Marr.
Views of the city from Birrarrung Marr
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About

Join the Koorie Heritage Trust for the Birrarung Wilam Walk on weekdays for individuals and small groups (up to 10 participants).

Embark on a guided cultural experience with Koorie Heritage Trust's Birrarung Wilam Walk, led by one of their knowledgeable Cultural Experience Guides.

Starting at Fed Square, this immersive walk follows the Birrarung (Yarra River) to the Aboriginal art installations at Birrarung Wilam (River Camp).

Along the way, you will explore the Aboriginal history of Birrarung Marr ("Beside the river of mists"), learn about the deep cultural connections of the Kulin Nation, understand how the landscape of Narrm (Melbourne) has transformed over time and experience the ongoing significance of this vital gathering place in the heart of the city.

Whether you're a local or a visitor, the Birrarung Wilam Walk offers a unique opportunity to engage with the living culture, stories, and history of Melbourne's First Peoples.

What's Available

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Available Tours

The Koorie Heritage Trust is located at Federation Square, in the heart of the Melbourne CBD.

Birrarung Wilam (River Camp) - Aboriginal Walking Tours

Be inspired by the rich and complex history of the world's oldest continuous living culture on the Koorie Heritage Trust's unique walking tour. Led by experienced Aboriginal guides, be guided through the rich history of Melbourne's Central Business District on this walking tour of Birrarung Marr (the Yarra River). Discover the significance of this important gathering place that is now one of Melbourne's most popular meeting hubs.

$40 per person

The tour completes it's journey at the MCG and it's scar tree sites.

Scar Tree Walk - Aboriginal Walking Tours

Their Scar Tree Walk is a cultural journey that connects traditional and contemporary Aboriginal cultures and the histories of the local Kulin Peoples. Led by one of their experienced Koorie Guides, the gentle walk begins at the Koorie Heritage Trust and meanders through the Birrarung Wilam (Common Ground) Aboriginal art installations that will provide a background to what you will experience on the walk. The walk continues over the William Barak Bridge that crosses Batman Avenue, where you will learn the history of these two significant figures who have shaped the history of Melbourne for both the local Aboriginal peoples and settlers. Once over the bridge, you will enter a traditional Kulin Nation meeting place thousands of years old that has become a significant contemporary meeting place for all Melbournians and Victorians today. Here you will learn of the continuing local Aboriginal culture in the setting of major sporting events at the MCG before finishing at the Scar Trees, a protected cultural heritage site. This site will provide you with an understanding of history and culture that is 60,000 years old within a contemporary setting.

$40 per person

Reviews & Ratings

Massimiliano Trenti

Massimiliano Trenti

Google review

Finally, after living for a while in Melbourne, I made it! Decided to go and visit KHT and its galleries, set on two different levels. There are at the moment two different temporary exhibitions about aboriginal artists, a painter and a wood “carver”. Moreover, there are a lot of indigenous artefacts, from boomerangs to grinding stones, from shields to spears. Interesting as always learning and experiencing First People art.

Get in touch

Phone

038662 6313

Email

education@kht.org.au

Website

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Where you'll be

Fed Square, Swanston St and Flinders St

Melbourne VIC 3000

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