Hidden Waters of the Birrarung: Gum Walks

Join us for a guided walk led by Petrichor Collaborative to explore the life of gum trees as living connections of the deeper landscape, the river's Country. As part of the Potter Museum's exhibition Ngarn Wa'ngal: Art of the gum tree, this program encourages participants to take a close look at the presence of eucalypts around the Parkville campus.

Gum trees remember where water moves along the Birrarung. Through a walk, collective workshop and visioning session, we'll explore how urban infrastructure, seasonal flooding, and forgotten wetlands remain part of the Birrarung's living memory, and how future restoration efforts can support the river's rights to heal and flow. Participants are invited into deeper discussion, on how we value and connect with the Birrarung and its Country today.

Your guides are University of Melbourne Plant Science student and cultural storyteller Jakobi Ili-Jakobi (Djab Wurrung and Dhauwurd Wurrung), landscape architect Harrison Baxter and creative practitioner Maria Bulmaga.

Session times

Thursday 3 September, 10.30am-12.30pm

Saturday 12 September, 10.30am-12.30pm

Thursday 17 September, 10.30am-12.30pm

Event info and access

• This is a free event. Booking is required.
• The guided walks will start and finish at Potter Museum of Art, Parkville.
• Please wear shoes and clothes suitable for walking. The walking part of the event will last approximately one hour and may include uneven terrain.
• Please note that this event will include discussion of climate catastrophe.
• Please visit our accessibility page for additional information about the Potter Museum of Art.
• For further access requests or queries regarding this event contact mc-publicprograms@unimelb.edu.au.