Melbourne's significant Aboriginal heritage sites will be mapped and developers told to respect sensitive locations such as sacred trees and the Melbourne Cricket Ground precinct, once home to big tribal gatherings.

The city's red-shirted tourism volunteers will also be trained to educate visitors about Indigenous history and a "high-profile" public figure appointed to help promote reconciliation.

The initiatives were recently announced as part of Melbourne City Council's Aboriginal heritage and reconciliation plans.

More than 15 sites of Indigenous significance have already been identified by the council, including Kings Domain which is home to the buried skeletal remains of 38 Aboriginal people.

But the council is on the hunt for more to add to its database.