Guided Walk Leaflet

Welcome to Wurundjeri Walk

 Wurundjeri Walk is named after the Wurundjeri Clan, the Koori people who lived in this area prior to white settlement. The park is owned and managed by the City of Whitehorse and is a major district park with a balance of recreation facilities in a natural setting.

The Wurundjeri Wetlands (near the corner of Fulton Road and Indra Road), completed in 2001, enhance the recreational values of the park with the creation of an attractive habitat for water birds.   Over 2008 another wetland feature was added – a Rain Garden or Biofilter – which is near the corner of Fulton Road and Samuel Street.  The Rain Garden treats local storm water by filtering water through a porous sand medium planted with wetland plants. 

Many improvements to the Wurundjeri Creek and tributaries have been made over the past 10 years, for example the Jasmine Court tributary is gradually being restored with stabilizing rock work and local species plantings.

There are walking paths, seats and viewing points from which the visitor can overlook the wetlands, observe the birds and admire the indigenous trees e.g. Red Stringybark, Yellow Box, Long-leaf Box, Swamp Gum, Sweet Bursaria and Swamp Paperbark plus many other grasses, tufties and shrubs indigenous to Whitehorse.

Bird species sighted in the wetlands include the White-faced Heron, Pied Cormorant, Straw-necked Ibis, Black Duck, Black-fronted Dotterell and Australian Wood Duck. (Refer to the Pictures tab on this page to see some of the wildlife of the reserve.)

The Wurundjeri Walk Advisory Committee

The Wurundjeri Walk Advisory Committee, established in 1988, consists of local residents appointed by Whitehorse Council for a term of three years. Committee members offer their time on a voluntary basis to advance the park by assisting the Council in the management and development of this valuable community asset, and in providing a link to the local community. The Committee meets on a monthly basis, organizes planting activities and working bees, as well as social events throughout the year.

There is an active "Friends of Wurundjeri Walk" group and planting activities are held regularly in the park.

The Advisory Committee welcomes local community input - whether it be suggestions, comments or participation in the working-bees and activities.