These connections include the Aboriginal burial section of the Old Melbourne Cemetery, the burial place of two Tasmanian Aboriginal men, Tunnerminnerwait and Maulboyheenner, the first people to be publically hanged by the Government in the District of Port Phillip, the colony to become known as Melbourne.
The Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal program team are in the process of preparing Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMPs) for the former Old Melbourne Cemetery area and the surrounding precinct.
There is currently no recognised Registered Aboriginal Party (RAP) for the precinct, but three Traditional Custodian groups are recognised as having an interest in the site.
We are working closely with representatives from the Wurundjeri Tribe Land Compensation and Cultural Heritage Council, the Boon Wurrung Foundation and the Bunurong Land Council to prepare the CHMPs. For more information about Melbourne's cultural heritage, see Aboriginal Melbourne.