The playground at JW Thomson Reserve (formerly Saxon Reserve) caters to children aged 4 to 12 years. There is also ample flat open space perfect to kick a ball around or allow your dog to run lead free.
Play opportunities include a challenging climbing frame, slide, swings and spinners.
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Some types of events, such as festivals or school's cross country runs need a special permission to be held on public land.
Schramms Reserve is a large 8.5 hectare reserve featuring two sports grounds, bowling greens, toilets, path network, shade trees and two playspaces.
The play opportunities at the southern playground (Kalimna Crescent) will particularly appeal to younger children.
Take your scooter or ride your bike down the path to the northern playground (Board Street) which was installed in 2017. Heaps of fun here for older children and don't forget your football or cricket bat for a hit and run around on the ovals.
Suitable age group: All ages
Schramms Reserve offers football ground and cricket pitch hire.
Contact us for bookings and fees.
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Park Reserve is located on the Koonung Creek Linear Park and next to the Greythorn Bowling Club. There is a synthetic soccer pitch, pavilion, spectator area, carpark and some treed open space. A new pavilion was constructed in 2012 and a synthetic soccer pitch in 2017.
Park Avenue Reserve offers synthetic soccer pitch hire.
Contact us for bookings and fees.
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Woodlea Reserve is perfect for the family with a junior and senior play area as well as swings and a track glide. There is also a basketball and netball ring and cricket pitch for the older kids.
The Reserve has a good combination of well treed landscapes and open level grass areas. The path network connects Woodlea Street to Loxley Court and Beresford Close.
Suitable age group: 1 to 12 years
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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:
Bring along a picnic and improve your fitness on the exercise equipment.
Suitable for all age groups.
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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.
Denhert St/ Doncaster Rd bus stop:
Worthing Ave/George St bus stop:
Murphy Rd/ Victoria St bus stop:
Limited on street parking available
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.
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:
You can park your car at one of the two carparks from the Reynolds Road entrance.
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.
Dogs are not allowed at Currawong Bush Park because it is a protected habitat.
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.
Please let us know if you notice anything unsafe, like a broken tree branch or damaged playground.
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:
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.
Watch the video below to learn more about:
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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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Find out about new bus shelter projects in Manningham, including upgrading existing and building new shelters. ...
We identify and prioritise the routes and stops that commuters use most.
We consider community feedback, commuter demand and nearby services and facilities to identify locations where new shelters or upgrades are needed.
Works to build new shelters are prioritised by:
On average, we aim to build between three and five, new or upgraded shelters every year.
The timing for new shelter projects may be influenced by factors like big road projects or large developments in Manningham.
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 is less than a 400 metre walk down the street from Celeste Reserve West. It contains a swing only.
Have you noticed something unsafe like a broken tree branch or damaged playground that needs our attention?
Some types of events, such as festivals or school's cross country runs need a special permission to be held on public land.
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.
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.
Deep Creek Reserve offers baseball and softball pitch hire.
Contact us for bookings and fees.
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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.
Morna Reserve is a local reserve with a playspace, picnic area and plenty of open space.
The reserve features:
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.
Have you noticed something unsafe like a broken tree branch or damaged playground that needs our attention?
Some types of events, such as festivals or school's cross country runs need a special permission to be held on public land.
Ruffey Lake Park’s Church Road North playground provides a different experience to the other playgrounds in the park.
Smaller and set amongst mature shade trees, the playground focuses on playing in the natural landscape and features a rock labyrinth, see-saw, swing suitable for all ages, junior see-saw and a cubby.
Cook something on the electric barbecues and enjoy a bite to eat in the large picnic shelter, or on the many picnic tables.
You can park the car in Church Road North.
Have you noticed something unsafe like a broken tree branch or damaged playground that needs our attention?
Some types of events, such as festivals or school's cross country runs need a special permission to be held on public land.
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.
Have you noticed something unsafe like a broken tree branch or damaged playground that needs our attention?
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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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Some types of events, such as festivals or school's cross country runs need a special permission to be held on public land.
Carisbrook Reserve is located next door to Donburn Primary School and has a swing set under the shade of large Eucalypt trees.
Have you noticed something unsafe like a broken tree branch or damaged playground that needs our attention?
Some types of events, such as festivals or school's cross country runs need a special permission to be held on public land.
Meeting Date: 2 November 2023
Meeting Time: 6.45pm (to be seated by 7.00pm)
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
Manningham Council cordially invites you and your guests to attend the Annual Meeting of Manningham Council for the purpose of electing the Mayor and Deputy Mayor.
Rieschiecks Reserve provides a range of community, recreation, heritage and sporting facilities including Schramms Cottage, Scout Hall, athletics track, football and cricket oval and Heimat Centre.
Tom Kelly Athletics Track is the only athletics facility in Manningham. As well as serving local residents through the junior and senior club structure, it also services schools within and outside of Manningham.
As part of our ongoing commitment to making sporting facilities more accessible we have reviewed the way in which the community use the Tom Kelly Athletics Track. We spoke to many users of the Athletics Track through our onsite consultation sessions and online survey.
After hearing your ideas, we developed the Tom Kelly Athletics Track Usage Plan.
The Plan was endorsed at the 31 October Council Meeting and implementation of the Plan is now underway.
There is no public access to Tom Kelly Athletics Precinct, including toilets, during club/casual allocations.
To discuss bookings and fees, contact us.
Off lead except 15 metres from a playground, barbeque or organised sporting event. Dogs are prohibited on the Tom Kelly Athletics Track facility.
Have you noticed something unsafe like a broken tree branch or damaged playground that needs our attention?
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