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Yarra Park

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Yarra Park is at the heart of Melbourne’s Sports and Entertainment Precinct, and surrounds Australia’s sporting mecca, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).

The area was first set aside as parklands in 1856, when it was known as the Richmond Paddock and police horses were left here to graze. The first game of Australian Rules football was played here in 1858.

The park is crisscrossed by avenues of trees connecting to Punt Road and Swan Street. Footbridges cross the train lines. Visitors can wander through the park and see scar trees, named for the markings left by the harvesting of bark for canoes by the area's original inhabitants, the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.

There are also statues of sporting stars including cricketer Don Bradman, footballer Ron Barassi and athlete Betty Cuthbert.

The William Barak pedestrian bridge links Yarra Park with Birrarung Marr and Federation Square, providing splendid views of the city.

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Yarra Park
Marathon Way
East Melbourne 3002

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  • telephone number: 03 9657 8888
  • email address: yarrapark@mcc.org.au
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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 Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present. We acknowledge and honour the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future. For more information, visit Aboriginal Melbourne.

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