25 – 26 July 2026

10am – 4pm

The ngurrak barring Open House Melbourne program is based at Grants Picnic Ground, Kallista, in the beautiful Sherbrooke Forest.

Drop in between 10am and 4pm over the weekend to explore the Country-themed trail of ngurrak barring which celebrates the natural environment of the Dandenong Ranges as a source of creative inspiration and as a place of deep and abiding connection for Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people.

Free offers include a self-guided itinerary for a 45–60 minute return bushwalk.

Ticketed events include:

Saturday 25 July, 10am and 1pm: Wurundjeri Cultural Walks

Sunday 26 July, 10am and 1pm: Guided Bushwalks

For further information and to place a booking visit: ngurrak barring | Open House Melbourne

Saturday 25 July

10am + 1pm

Running for 120 minutes in groups of 25

Meeting Point is at the Grants Picnic Ground kiosk

The Wurundjeri Cultural Walks are led by a Senior Educator from the Wurundjeri Education Unit who will share Wurundjeri perspectives on Country on a guided 2-hour return tour.

For further information and to place a booking visit: ngurrak barring | Open House Melbourne

Sunday 26 July

10am and 1pm

Running for 120 minutes in groups of 25

Meeting Point is at the Grants Picnic Ground kiosk

The Guided Bush Walks are led by members of the ngurrak barring project team who will highlight many of the cultural offerings of the Country-themed trail on a guided 1-hour return tour.

Along the trail you will encounter a range of cultural offerings including rich storytelling, audio recordings, a sculpture commission by Anton McMurray, and an Architectural Node crafted by First Peoples design studios Djinjama and COLA Studio.

For further information and to place a booking visit: ngurrak barring | Open House Melbourne

22 August – 25 October 2026

ngurrak barring is presenting a series of events as part of the Burrinja Climate Change Biennale #4. Stay tuned for programming information.

Art. Activism. Adaptation. Hope.

Since its inception in 2015, the Burrinja Climate Change Biennale has brought together artists, thinkers and communities to grapple with the defining and most urgent challenge of our time: the climate emergency.

Positioned at the intersection of art, activism and advocacy, this unique biennial event transforms the Dandenong Ranges into a site of creative resistance, inquiry and hope. BCCB is global in vision, national in reach, and deeply embedded in local action.

For further information about the program visit: Burrinja Climate Change Biennale #4

IMAGE: Chris Lawry, The Great Wave Goodbye, 2017 (detail), Linocut (printed on Japanese paper and mounted on heavy mount board.)

24 April 2026

Join Yorta Yorta and Dja Dja Wurrung artist Tiriki Onus as he discusses Thrivance: Then, Now, Next, an artwork in Sherbrooke Forest that weaves together four generations of Onus family history, activism and creative expression in the Dandenong Ranges.

This is a unique opportunity to hear the powerful stories embedded in this installation of sculptural signposts and learn about their significance as both a tribute to past activism and a statement of ongoing cultural resilience.

Free event – bookings required

24 April 2026

Join us for an informative guided tour that explores part of the Country-themed trails in Sherbrooke Forest. Approx. 45-60 min.

This tour will highlight many elements of ngurrak barring, including audio recordings, rich storytelling, a sculpture commission by Anton McMurray, and one of five Architectural Nodes crafted by First Peoples design studios Djinjama and COLA Studio.

Free event – bookings required

24 April 2026

Join historian and heritage professional Dr Bronwyn Hanna as she presents an overview of the creative and cultural history of the Dandenong Ranges.

Drawing on her extensive study “RidgeWalk”: A History of Culture, Artists and Creativity in the Dandenong Ranges (2017) which informed the interpretive framework for ngurrak barring, Bronwyn will share insights into the ways in which individuals and communities have culturally and creatively engaged with and responded to this unique place.

Free event – bookings required

24 April 2026

Join Dr. Danièle Hromek (Djinjama) and Kaylie Salvatori (COLA Studio) as they discuss the design of the ngurrak barring Architectural Nodes, collaborative explorations of the themes of the project through an Indigenous lens.

This is an exciting opportunity to learn about the innovative and considered approaches and concepts embedded in their contemporary expressions of Aboriginal architecture, as they relate to the Country-themed Node.

Free event – bookings required