University of Melbourne
Fisherman’s Bend Campus Master Plan

Traditional Owner Engagement

Highlighting the potential for the new Fishermen’s Bend campus to represent best practice in Traditional Owner engagement in precinct development, from visioning to project delivery. 

Completion / 2023
Client / University of Melbourne 
Traditional Owners / Kulin Nations
Location / Melbourne, Victoria

The University of Melbourne’s new Fishermen’s Bend campus is an 8ha site to be built on land belonging to the Traditional Owners representing the Kulin Nations.

Greenshoot Consulting was engaged to develop principles for Indigenous Engagement for the new development and identify opportunities to amplify traditional and contemporary Indigenous knowledge and cultural practice from the site’s location and history.

The work undertaken by Greenshoot highlighted the potential for the new Fishermen’s Bend campus to represent best practice in Traditional Owner engagement in precinct development, from visioning to project delivery.