Participate in a special walking tour of the Bolin Bolin billabong with Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and Melbourne Water, and learn details of current ecological and cultural management practices and challenges.

On this two-hour walking tour, you’ll learn about the significance of this site, the challenges facing Bolin Bolin and the collaborative approach taken to restore and safeguard the billabong’s ecological integrity whilst protecting and maintaining vital cultural values. Balancing the many current and past values of Bolin Bolin has provided a multi-benefit management focus. Melbourne Water is partnering with the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation, Parks Victoria, and Manningham Council to restore and monitor the impact of influencing watering regimes. An ongoing focus on ecological integrity also provides improved habitat for wildlife and enhanced community amenity.

What to bring: Please bring water and dress appropriately for the weather. Please wear sturdy, enclosed footwear.

Parking and meeting location: *IMPORTANT PLEASE READ*

Parking: The Veneto Club carpark (191 Bulleen Rd, Bulleen VIC 3105). Google map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/2vk1K3RRoLUh8nVt6

The Veneto Club have kindly offered the use of part of their car park for the event. Please park in the southwest corner of the Veneto Club car park, away from club buildings. Melbourne Water staff will guide you toward our parking and meeting location.

Inclement weather: Please note the event will be postponed in the event of inclement weather (high winds, heavy rainfall events). We will notify you asap of any event postponement.

Event fully booked: As the event is fully booked, please do not bring along any unregistered attendees. Event management and safety considerations require us to keep attendance to our registered number. Unregistered attendees will be regrettably turned away at sign in.

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This event is part of the inaugural Birrarung Riverfest, a month-long community celebration of our beautiful and resilient river starting on World Rivers' Day. Together with more than a dozen organisations, the festival provides an opportunity to connect to each other and the river's life force and reimagine the river's future. Engage your 'head, heart and hands' and be inspired to advocate for and care for your Birrarung River and all her critters!

There are 20 events to plan your Birrarung adventure, from art exhibitions, storytelling, river clean-ups, and camping, to cultural walks, platypus monitoring, pollution patrols, and even a book launch. To find out more: https://yarrariver.org.au/rive...

This event and the festival take place on the unceded land and waters of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people of the Kulin Nation. Festival organisers (the Yarra Riverkeeper Association and all partners) pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging and acknowledge their care of Country since time began.

This event is organised and run by the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation and Melbourne Water.