Join Bupa and NGV during Bupa’s Healthy Cities Challenge for a unique canoe tour, as part of the program for Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070. The canoe tour will be led by Derek Cook of social enterprise Up the Creek. This unique event offers a firsthand exploration of the Birrarung over a 4km stretch between Studley Park Boat House and Fairfield Boat House.

As you paddle along the river, taking in the fresh air and green surrounds, your guides will provide insights into the environmental, cultural, and social significance of the river, highlighting its historical importance to Indigenous communities and its evolving role in the urban landscape.

The tour will connect past, present, and future, offering a comprehensive understanding of the river’s journey and the imagined outcomes as seen in the exhibition and will be accompanied by NGV’s Senior Curator Contemporary Art, Architecture and Design Ewan McEoin.

The program will be split into two sessions:

Session 1
Time: 10:00am — 12:30pm
Meeting point: Studley Park Boat House
Paddling to: Fairfield Boat House
After your session, you will be bussed back to Studley Park Boat House

Session 2
Time: 1:30pm — 4:00pm
Meeting point: Fairfield Boat House
Paddling to: Studley Park Boat House
After your session, you will be bussed back to Fairfield Boat House

A healthy lunch will be provided by the team at STREAT. Tickets for this program are limited.

This program is co-presented by Bupa and the NGV in association with the exhibition Reimagining Birrarung: Design Concepts for 2070.