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  • Outdoor Aboriginal art installation at Birrarung Marr park.
  • Trees, grass and city buildings at at Birrarung Marr park.
  • Person cycling in at Birrarung Marr park.

Birrarung Marr

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  • Landmark

Birrarung Marr is an urban park on the north bank of the Yarra River, next to Federation Square. Opened in 2002, it was created as a place for the community and to celebrate public activities, major events, and festivals.

The park’s name comes from the language of the Wurundjeri people who originally inhabited the area - ‘birrarung’ means ‘river of mists’ and ‘marr’ relates to ‘side’.

The park features the Birrarung Wilam Aboriginal art installation, celebrating the diversity of Victoria’s indigenous culture. A winding pathway acknowledges the significance of the eel as a traditional food source and a semicircle of metal shields represents each of the five groups of the Kulin Nation.

Other features include Deborah Halpern’s two-headed Angel sculpture and the Federation Bells, an installation of 39 upturned bells ringing out three times daily with different compositions. The park’s William Barak pedestrian bridge leads directly to the MCG.

Location

Birrarung Marr
Batman Avenue
Melbourne 3000

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9658 9658
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The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong Boon Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past, present and emerging.

We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection the Wurundjeri, Bunurong, Dja Dja Wurrung, Taungurung and Wadawurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin have to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We are committed to our reconciliation journey, because at its heart, reconciliation is about strengthening relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples, for the benefit of all Victorians.

For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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