Crag Stewards Victoria acknowledges the Wurundjeri People as the Traditional Owners of the land described below and their ongoing connections with it. We acknowledge the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of the Wurundjeri people and we pay respect to their Elders, past present and emerging.
Popular Climbing Areas in Wurundjeri Country
The most popular climbing locations in Wurundjeri country are climbing gyms and bouldering walls in Melbourne/Naarm and surrounds. CSV activity in this region is predominantly focussed reaching out to climbers who start their climbing in a gym or bouldering wall and want to expand their experience to outdoor rock. We run information sessions that help people understand the actions they can take to care for the places they will visit as climbers.
Mt Macedon (Camels Hump) is a significant place to the Wurundjeri, Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung peoples – see the separate section on this climbing area.
Traditional Owners
Information provided below has been sourced from the Wurundjeri website: https://www.wurundjeri.com.au We encourage climbers to visit the website to gain a broader and deeper understanding of Wurundjeri culture, history and plans for the future.
The Wurundjeri have represented by the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Coorporation established in 1985 and achieving Registered Aboriginal Party status in 2008
“For the Wurundjeri community the natural world is also a cultural world; therefore the Wurundjeri people have a special interest in preserving not just their cultural objects, but the natural landscapes of cultural importance. The acknowledgement of broader attributes of the landscape as cultural values that require protection (encompassing, among other things, a variety of landforms, ecological niches and habitats as well as continuing cultural practices and archaeological material) is essential to the identity and wellbeing of the Wurundjeri people.”
Wurundjeri website extract.
