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.
For more infomation about Wurundjeri Walk go here
The cache is a black 200ml sistema container with the usual swap
and log book