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Manna Gum is inspired by the local eucalypt blossoms and marks the start of the Bolin Bolin Cultural Landscape Trail.
This trail passes through an area which was an important gathering place for the local Wurundjeri people due to its seasonal abundance of food. The Wurundjeri frequented the area when the billabongs were low, the eucalypts were flowering and they were able to collect nectar.
This project was commissioned by the Bolin Bolin Steering Committee, funded by Manningham Council and made with recycled materials donated by Bulleen Art and Garden.
Simon Horsburgh is primarily a sculptor and installation artist. His prevailing artistic preoccupations are with elemental dynamics and the formal and poetic potential of ordinary things.
He has exhibited extensively in Melbourne, as well as interstate and abroad across the past fifteen years. He has been the recipient of an Australian Postgraduate Award as well as Arts Victoria International Cultural Exchange and New Work Grants. He has an MFA (Research) from the Victorian College of the Arts and held a studio residency at Gertrude Contemporary.
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Ward Reserve is a large reserve located at the end of a small court in a low density residential area. The majority of the site is on a moderate slope rising from the street and has limited pedestrian accessibility.
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Located on the Mullum Mullum Trail, Manna Gum playground offers many fun play opportunities in a nature-based setting.
Run through the dry creek bed, hop from rock to rock, and meet the giant platypus in the sand pit before trying the slides, swings, spinners, see-saw, monkey bar and the giant climbing web. It’s a great place for chasey with plenty of shade to rest when you are finished.
There is also a picnic shelter to have your lunch, and families can make a day of it by parking your car at another part of the Mullum Mullum Trail and walking or cycling to the playground.
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Elections for Manningham occur every four years. There are nine wards, with a representative in each.
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The Manningham Council general elections will be held on 26 October 2024. Voting is by post.
The Local Government Act 2020 and the Local Government (Electoral) Regulations 2020, regulates conduct of council elections. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) manages the process.
If you’ve got any questions about the electoral process, you can contact the Public Enquiry Service (PES) number on 131 832.
Manningham ward structure
Manningham has nine wards with one councillor representing each ward. The wards are:
The Local Government Act 2020 requires us to adopt an Election Period Policy. This provides guidance to councillors and officers leading up to and during the election period.
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.
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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.
All Manna of Gums - Currawong Bush Park to Mullum Mullum Creek Walk
All Manna of Gums - Currawong Bush Park to Mullum Mullum Creek Walk
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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Please let us know if you notice anything unsafe, like a broken tree branch or damaged playground.
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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Explore Manningham's local environment with 20 self-guided walking brochures that showcase the municipality's wealth of natural, historic, cultural and environmental assets.
Offering walks from Bulleen to Wonga Park and everywhere in between, the guides include detailed maps, as well as interesting and informative notes to enhance your walking experience.
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We can all participate in the movement to minimise waste.
To celebrate Plastic Free July, we'll be popping up at our local activity centres to chat with visitors about how we can all continue reducing our waste and in particular, single-use plastics.
… by a Gunfire Breakfast. About Council Heritage Schramm Ward ANZAC Day … ANZAC Day dawn service at Doncaster RSL …
One of Australia’s most important national occasions, ANZAC Day goes beyond the anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli in 1915. It is the day in which we remember all Australians who served and died in all wars and operational service past and present. Come along and mark the day at one of the RSL services in Manningham.
The Doncaster RSL will hold a Dawn Service followed by a Gunfire Breakfast.
… of the service. About Council Heritage Westerfolds Ward ANZAC Day … ANZAC Day march and service at Templestowe …
One of Australia’s most important national occasions, ANZAC Day goes beyond the anniversary of the landing at Gallipoli in 1915. It is the day in which we remember all Australians who served and died in all wars and operational service past and present. Come along and mark the day at one of the RSL services in Manningham.
8.15 am: March
Prior to the ANZAC service a march will commence at the Templestowe Hotel car park.
8.30 am: Service
Templestowe RSL will hold an ANZAC service followed by a Gunfire Breakfast at the clubhouse at the conclusion of the service.