A WALKING trek will offer an insight into indigenous culture as well as raising money for a worthy cause when participants put their best foot forward next week.
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Indigenous elder Robbie Lowe snr will lead a delegation of walkers around the boundary of the old Aboriginal lands Peek-Whuurong as part of a fund-raiser for Peter's Project.
He said the boundary walk was first covered more than 15 years ago and a number of similar activities have been held in the years since.
"We thought we'd get involved in Peter's Project because it's a worthy cause to get more cancer services (in the south-west)," Mr Lowe said.
"A lot of our people suffer from cancer too and have to go to Geelong or wherever for treatment. We have to work together to get the cancer services we need down here and this is a way of raising some funds towards that goal."
Walkers will head off from the Hopkins River starting point on Monday heading towards Port Fairy. The following day they will push further west towards Dean Maar along the Eumeralla River before heading north to Orford, east to Koroit and then stop over at Framlingham. The six-day trek will finish at Warrnambool at the starting point along the Hopkins River after covering more than 300 kilometres.
Mr Lowe said he would explain the history of the region's indigenous people and sights of cultural significance . Warrnambool mayor Jacinta Ermacora and Moyne mayor Jim Doukas will participate during different stages of the walk with a memorial unveiled at Port Fairy next week to coincide with the event.
