My Journey with the Birrarung. August 10, 2024 Carolyn Tate is a writer, river-swimmer and the 2024 Birrarung Riverfest Producer. On the three-year…
The Yarra, Birrarung River: Melbourne’s Secret Sporting Legend September 22, 2023 World cities have been built around rivers. From London to New York, Paris and Melbourne, the Thames…
Embodied Encounters: Building Better Relations with the Birrarung June 21, 2023 Dr Erin O’Donnell is an internationally recognised water law and policy expert, a member of the Bi…
Shared Purpose: A father and son take action for the Birrarung. June 13, 2023 The iconic Fairfield Park Boathouse and Tea Gardens is just seven kilometres from Melbourne’s CBD….
Returning Home: A Community Journey to Recover Deep Rock’s Lost Picnic Table March 30, 2023 Deep Rock swimming hole on the Birrarung (Yarra River) is an absolute oasis just 4 kms from Melbourn…
Why is the Birrarung filled with plastic? December 21, 2022 This is not a love story. It’s a story of grief, despair and devastation. And it’s a story of ho…
‘We are running out of water’: Why Karin Traeger ran 281 km from the Birrarung’s source to the sea. December 19, 2022 The first time I meet Karin Traeger, CEO of the Yarra Riverkeeper Association, on unceded Wurundjeri…
At 76 years young, Margaret swims in the Birrarung. October 25, 2022 I sit alone at a picnic table beside the river at Deep Rock in Fairfield, Melbourne. It’s an inaus…
Finding purpose in the Birrarung. July 8, 2022 For most Victorians, 2021 was our annus horribilis, a year we wouldn’t wish on our worst enemy. My…