Wurundjeri women were expert-makers of fine nets and basketry. The young stems of this plant were used by Wurundjeri people to ease stinging and itching caused by insect bites. At certain times of the year its roots become rich in starch and this was ground to a paste and eaten. A wombat burrow is near this marker. The Wurundjeri knew this stocky creature as 'Warendj'.
Wombats depart their burrows to browse at night.
The Wurundjeri way of catching a wombat was to have a child crawl into the burrow to call out to the hunters above so that they would know exactly where to dig. Today's people know this plant as the native mint bush. Wurundjeri people knew it as coranderrk'. They used its leaves for seasoning and its stem to make fire. Fire could be created in a matter of minutes by rapidly twirling a 'wand' of coranderrk between the palms of the hands, pressed hard against a dried grass-tree stalk placed horizontal on the ground.