Birrarung Marr

Birrarung Marr is an 8-hectare urban park on the north bank of the Yarra River (Birrarung) in central Melbourne, Victoria. Opened in 2002, it links Federation Square to the Melbourne Cricket Ground and Melbourne Park precinct. The park features terraced landscapes, riverside promenades, public art and Aboriginal cultural installations, and serves as a major event and recreation space in the city centre.

Visitors can expect a landscaped riverside park with wide paved paths, terraced lawns, and views of the Yarra River and city skyline. The park contains public art including the Federation Bells and Birrarung Wilam installation, the ArtPlay children's arts centre, Speakers Corner, and the William Barak Bridge. Areas are open for walking, cycling, picnicking and photography, with connections to Federation Square, the Yarra promenade and the sports precinct.

Constructed in 2002 on former Jolimont railyards to celebrate the centenary of Australian Federation. The site was transformed from railway land into parkland as part of the Federation Square precinct development, creating a green corridor between the central city and the sports precinct.

Name 'Birrarung Marr' is from the Woi-wurrung language meaning 'river of mists', referring to the Yarra River. The park acknowledges the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as Traditional Owners and includes the Birrarung Wilam installation which interprets Aboriginal history and connection to the river, and the William Barak Bridge honouring Wurundjeri elder William Barak.