Schafter Reserve is a large (0.7 hectare) and attractive undulating park with access from Ridley Court to Schafter Drive, with a long road frontage to the latter.

Schafter Reserve playground, upgraded in 2017, offers many opportunities for children of all ages. Facilities include:

• a basketball and netball half court which is also line marked with four-square and hop scotch
• a large swing
• interesting climbing and rocking challenges for older children
• stepping stones
• slide
• balancing and climbing equipment.

Bring along a picnic and improve your fitness on the exercise equipment.

Suitable for all age groups.

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Larnoo Playground is located next to Gumnut Gully Pre-School on the Mullum Mullum Creek Linear Park. The playground was upgraded in 2008 with interesting play opportunities in a bushland setting that contains a mix of remnant indigenous vegetation and ‘old’ farmland.

The landscape in the vicinity of the Mullum Mullum has historic value with the dam and remnants of orcharding rows. Play opportunities include a junior play unit with slide, activity panels, climbing frame, swings, crocodile walk and stepping stones, turnover bar and single rocker.

Suitable age group: 0 to 11 years

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Jocelyn Reserve is a well-loved park for its open space, pedestrian links and play. This reserve serves as an important place for the local community which is growing and changing. Within walking distance (350 metres away) to Jackson Court Shopping Centre, public transport, local schools and community centres, this reserve is the perfect place to relax or play after a busy day.

Places and spaces

• grassed open space area for picnics and ball games
• spinner play equipment and refurbished play unit and swings, including a track glide, overhead rings and fireman's pole to challenge children's upper body strength and swings, slide and a spring rocker for the younger children.
• landscaping including logs and rocks for climbing, balancing and nature play opportunities
• welcoming garden beds and a line of deciduous trees along one path
• seats and two picnic tables for resting and socialising
• drinking fountain, signage and asphalt paths with community artwork connecting Jocelyn Court to Denhert Street.

Getting there

By bus:

Denhert St/ Doncaster Rd bus stop: 

• Bus route 902 Chelsea - Airport West
• Bus route 907 City - Mitcham via Doncaster Rd 

Worthing Ave/George St bus stop:

• Bus route 305 City - The Pines SC via Eastern Fwy

Murphy Rd/ Victoria St bus stop: 

• Bus route 279 Box Hill - Doncaster SC via Middleborough Rd
• Bus route 295 Doncaster SC - The Pines SC via Templestowe
• Bus route 318 City - Deep Creek

By car

Limited on street parking available
 

Get involved

Would you like to get involved with your local park with gardening activities, neighbourly events or creative projects? Discover Manningham’s Parks Alive initiative.

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Renshaw Reserve playground has a slide, rocker and lots of fun climbing and balancing challenges for young children.  The fenced reserve is 200 metres from the Leeds Street milk bar.

Suitable age group: 2 to 7 years

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This is a great place for kids to explore and immerse themselves in the outside world.

Discover the sculptures dotted around the trails in the bush. Landscapers, sculptors and artists have helped create a natural play space for kids to explore at Currawong Bush Park. Can you spot the kangaroo? Play in the woven cubby, curl up in the giant nest or count the ants the echidna is about to eat.

See if you can spot the native birds, lizards and frogs on your adventure, or maybe you will be lucky enough to catch sight of a  wombat, or koala. 

Stay for a bite to eat and enjoy a picnic in the bush, or cook up a feast using the onsite barbecue.

Places and spaces

There are many tracks around the park to explore on foot. Our self-guided walks will familiarise you with different areas such as the scar tree and the billabong:

• All Manna of Gums Walking Guide – Takes you along the Mullum Mullum Creek via the Mullum Mullum Trail and Currawong Bush Park
• Currawong Bush Park Walks are a series of eight walks, each focusing on different aspects of the reserve. All of these walks start and finish at Currawong bush Park. Downloading the audio guides will enhance your Currawong experience
• Mullum Mullum Trail is popular with nature loving cyclists and walkers. The trail runs on the other side of the Mullum Mullum Creek and is connected to Currawong Bush Park with a pedestrian bridge just north of Reynolds Road.
• Conference Centre available for hire for your next functions, meetings or seminars

Getting there and car parking

You can park your car at one of the two carparks from the Reynolds Road entrance.

• The first carpark is at the top of the driveway and is closest to the conference centre.
• The second carpark is closer to the park, you will find the carpark further along the road.

Walk to the park and enjoy the surroundings. Cross the pedestrian bridge near the Mullum Mullum Trail north of Reynolds Road. This track forms part of a 4.5 kilometer circuit walk through the park or for a shortcut, take the driveway to the central area.

Take the bike and use the pedestrian bridge from the Mullum Mullum Trail and the vehicle track from Arnold Drive. To protect the park and animals that live here, you can only use bikes on vehicle tracks.

Please also check the weather before arriving, the park will be closed on total fire bans days.

Please don't bring your dog

Dogs are not allowed at Currawong Bush Park because it is a protected habitat.

Fire safety at Currawong Bush Park

All Manningham reserves are closed on days of total fire ban, or higher extreme or catastrophic Fire Danger Rating. Visiting a reserve on these days places you at risk and potentially in danger.

To check the current Fire Danger Rating or find out if it’s a total fire ban day, go to the CFA website. 

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What we do to reduce fire risk at Currawong Bush Park

Finer fuels such as leaf litter, tree branches and twigs raise the level of risk within reserves. Large fallen trees require a much higher level of heat to burn and provide habitats for native wildlife.

Here are some actions we take throughout the year to reduce the fire risk at this reserve:

• create and maintain fuel breaks within the reserve
• maintain grass heights with slashing, brush cutting and tractors year round
• remove fine fuels such as loose and fallen branches
• annual inspection and maintenance of Fire Access Tracks, to ensure emergency service vehicles can access the reserve
• inspect access points, gates and locks

We manage 20 per cent of the land in Manningham, but the other 66 per cent is privately owned. Visit the CFA website for information on how to prepare your private property for fire.

Safer Together

Watch the video below to learn more about:

• different types of vegetation
• how a fire may behave within the reserve
• how to prepare for a fire

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Leawarra Reserve is a small attractive corner reserve with landscaping, basketball half court with four square markings and play equipment. 

Suitable age group: All ages

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Valepark Reserve is a great local park. Close to two local primary schools and next door to Donvale Retirement Village, Valepark Reserve also links residents to Cat Jump Park and the Mullum Mullum Creek Linear Park.

Upgraded in 2014, improvements included new play equipment and a new pathway from the Donvale Retirement Village gate through the reserve.

Places and spaces

The highlights of a visit to Valepark Reserve are the trampolines, the first in Manningham and the hammock swing. There is also a full sized swing, monkey bars and a long wave slide.

• Basketball half court
• Four square
• Drink fountain
• Picnic table

Suitable age group: all ages

Paths and trails

Mullum Mullum Trail - 860 metres
Dellview Playspace, Mullum Mullum Creek Linear Park - 700 metres
Cat Jump Park - 600 metres
Cameron Reserve - 600 metres
Landscape Reserve - 1000 metres
Pine Hill Reserve - 1100 metres

Bus Routes

Route 282 - Manningham Loop stops nearby in Carbine Street

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Celeste Reserve West is a great playground suitable for older children. Plenty of hanging, gliding and climbing equipment, to develop their upper body strength, as well as a basketball ring.

Suitable age group: 3 to 12 years

Celeste Reserve East

Celeste Reserve East is less than a 400 metre walk down the street from Celeste Reserve West.  It contains a swing only.

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Deep Creek Reserve is a baseball facility located next to the Mullum Mullum Creek Linear Park. Home to the Doncaster Dragons, this is the only baseball facility in Manningham and the club caters to a wide regional catchment that extends beyond Manningham. A section of the Mullum Mullum shared trail has been constructed between the baseball field and the creek.

Places and spaces

• Doncaster Baseball Club
• modern change rooms, including umpire's change room
• storage amenities
• a function space 
• a kiosk
• two dug outs
• spectator seating 
• access to the Mullum Mullum Trail.

All public amenities comply with Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) requirements and meet Baseball Australia Club Facility Resource Guide and Regulations for New Baseball Fields, and Sport and Recreation Victoria's Design for Everyone Guide.

Facilities for hire

Deep Creek Reserve offers baseball and softball pitch hire.

Contact us for bookings and fees.

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Deep Creek Reserve pavilion upgrade

The upgrade to Deep Creek Reserve Pavilion is an exciting project that we are undertaking in partnership with the Victorian Government and the Doncaster Baseball Club.

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Pine Hill Reserve is large (2 hectares) and offers a range of recreation and play opportunities for local residents. It links well to the local neighbourhood with Bus route 273 operating close by and pedestrian access from 6 streets: Twyford Close, Harrington Place, Howell Close, Five Crown Grove, Jefferson Grove and Crofton Terrace.

The Reserve was upgraded in 2013 with additional seating and improvements to the playground, basketball half court and exercise/ walking circuit.

Places and spaces

• Playground
• Basketball half court
• Exercise/walking circuit
• Drink fountain
• Picnic table

Playground

The playground has play opportunities for young children including swings, slide, cubby house, rockers and a see-saw in a shady bushland setting.  There is a basketball halfcourt, monkey bar and a spinning supernova for the older children.  

Suitable age group: All ages

Paths and trails

Mullum Mullum Reserve (600 metres)
Mullum Mullum Trail (870 Metres)

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Morna Reserve is a local reserve with a playspace, picnic area and plenty of open space.

The reserve features:

• multi-age play unit
• double swing set
• two spring rockers
• picnic area and seating 
• drinking fountain
   

Getting there

Morna Reserve is close to Devon Plaza Shopping Centre.

It is located between Morna Road and Roger Street, with pedestrian access via either of the streets. 

There is also a bus stop for the 901 and 906 outside 89 Blackburn Road.
 

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Gaudion Reserve is a small reserve with trees planted along the street and in the Reserve in 2012 which will soon improve aesthetics and provide shade.

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Geyde Reserve is small but contains some significant local native trees on the rear driveway entrance that add to the visual appeal of the reserve.

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Carisbrook Reserve is located next door to Donburn Primary School and has a swing set under the shade of large Eucalypt trees.

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Catering for young children, Cameron Reserve features a junior unit with slide, activity panels and a rocker, as well as a pommel walk and swings for the older kids.

It is located near Donvale Retirement Village and also has a picnic table and drink fountain.

Suitable age group: 1 to 7 years

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