Get to Know the Greenline Project: Birrarung north bank walking tour
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Discover more about the Greenline Project, a transformative initiative by the City of Melbourne to transform four kilometres along the north bank of the Yarra River – Birrarung.
Following the Master Plan's multi-international and national award-winning design, the project team will guide participants through key sites, highlighting how the project is reshaping Melbourne’s public realm.
This tour will start by exploring the Greenline Project Hub. Tour participants and open access visitors will learn about the repurposed steel-glass modular building, demonstrating circular economy practices. Hear about the Hub’s green roof and its function in showcasing the Greenline Project’s vision and learning about the next stages for the project.
Tour participants will then join the project team on a journey along the river, starting with a walk to the first completed stage at Birrarung Marr, before continuing along the river to the Turning Basin.
What's On
Meeting at the Greenline Project Hub at Federation Square, this 120-minute guided tour will be led by the City of Melbourne’s project team. Visitors will begin with a 30-minute Hub tour showcasing the adaptive reuse of the modular structure and its green roof as a model for sustainable urban design.
Next, there will be a short presentation showcasing the Greenline Project’s vision. Visitors can learn about the next stages of the project.
The walk continues through Birrarung Marr to experience the newly completed first stage of the riverbank renewal before walking along the north bank, following Federation Wharf to Enterprize Park. Along the way, the tour will highlighting Traditional Owner connections to the river, urban renewal, ecological restoration, and cultural heritage, illustrating how the Greenline Project is reshaping Melbourne’s waterfront while honouring the river as a living entity.
At the conclusion of the Greenline tour, visitors will have the option to continue with a self-guided walking tour map to explore the Floating Wetlands, a trial project to enhance biodiversity and river health and create opportunities for people to connect with nature in the city.
Children's Activities
The tour is family-friendly.
Images: (1) Greenline Project Birrarung Marr Precinct Site 1. (2) Greenline Project Hub. (3-4) Greenline Project Master Plan, Aspect Studios and TCL (5) Birrarung Trial Floating Wetlands. All photos: courtesy City of Melbourne.
