Keelbundoora Scarred Tree

225-245 Plenty Rd, Bundoora 3082

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RMIT's Bundoora campus is home to six scarred trees that are rare and fragile reminders of the resource harvesting techniques practiced by hundreds of generations of Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

The scars seen on the Keelbundoora Scarred Trees and Heritage Trail provide an insight into the lives of the Wurundjeri clan, the traditional owners of the lands in and around present-day Melbourne, and represent a model of sustainable use of resources that is still relevant today.

The name Keelbundoora honours an ancestor of the traditional owners of the area, the Wurundjeri clan. The ancestor was present at the signing of the Batman Treaty that marked the arrival of European colonists in 1835.

For more information about the Scarred Tree walk, visit the Keelbundoora Scarred Trees and Heritage Trail walking map.

To learn more about the Wurundjeri-willam people, visit the City of Whittlesea's Local Aboriginal History web page.

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