South Yarra is part of the Traditional lands of the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples. They have cared for and protected it since time immemorial.
For the Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and their Eastern Kulin neighbours, Melbourne has always been an important meeting place for events of social, educational, sporting and cultural significance.
Mapping Aboriginal Melbourne
How well do you know Bunurong and Wurundjeri Country on which we live, work, play and visit? This interactive digital map brings together a range of knowledge including key places of Aboriginal cultural and historical significance.
We invite you to explore the map at your own pace, taking in the stories and images to experience the spiritual, cultural and political connection to Country of the Traditional Owners of Bunurong Boon Wurrung and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples.
Links
- Learn more about Koorie culture and history at the Koorie Heritage Trust located at Federation Square.
- For information and advice on cultural heritage, practice and services, contact Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation and Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation.
- Find out more about Federation of Traditional Owner Corporations a Victorian organisation that advocates for the rights and interests of Traditional Owners.
- Check out dates marking significant history and culture events here Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander diary dates.
- Celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, during National NAIDOC Week on the first week of July each year.
- Discover the magic of the Moomba Festival returning on 10 – 13 March 2023 Moomba Melbourne.
- Catch up on National Reconciliation Week held each year.
- Discover YIRRAMBOI Festival Australia’s only First Nations-led arts festival on 4-14 May 2023.
- For information and support for Victorian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander business owners visit Kinaway Chamber of Commerce.
- Search for a verified Indigenous business at Supply Nation.
- For information for and about Aboriginal businesses and business owners in Victoria go to Business Victoria: Supporting Aboriginal Businesses and Employment.
- Read City of Melbourne’s Innovate Reconciliation Action Plan 2021-23.
- Find out more about Reconciliation Australia the lead body for Reconciliation in Australia.
- Learn more about our Stolen Generations Marker project which acknowledges, recognises and pays tribute to the Stolen Generations.
- Find out more about truth-telling and the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
- Go to Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation to discover national advocacy projects dedicated specifically to the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- Connect with City of Melbourne’s Aboriginal Melbourne | Facebook group.
- If you want to become more familiar with Aboriginal history and living culture, check out this reading list of books by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers. You can borrow all the books from our libraries.
- Take the Aboriginal Heritage Walk through the Royal Botanic Gardens.
- Understanding the Voice to Parliament.
- Learn about the Uluru Statement from the Heart .
- Search Victorian Aboriginal Education Assistance Inc. for education and training resources and scholarship opportunities.
- For learning and development support and services go to Victorian Government Department of Education and Training.
- Discover more about the cultural importance and revitalisation of Aboriginal language at Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages.
- Learn more about Community controlled health and wellbeing services for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Victoria at Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation Inc.
- For information on the Victorian state government’s Aboriginal Health strategies visit Aboriginal Health.
- For information on the Victorian state government’s Stolen Generations Reparations Package including how to apply go to Stolen Generations Reparations Package.
- For groups looking to pursue land justice outcomes in Victoria go to First Nations Legal & Research Services.
