Birrarung Marr

Birrarung Marr is an eight-hectare area between Flinders Street and the north bank of the Yarra River. It opened in 2002 and the name means 'river of mists' and 'river bank' in the Woiwurrung language of the Wurundjeri people, the original Indigenous inhabitants of the Melbourne area. In Woi Wurrung and Boon Wurrung culture, 'Birrarung' is the traditional name of the Yarra River; and 'marr' refers to the mist that sometimes settles over the Birrarung.