For over 150 years, Longridge farm was grazed by cattle. Now, under Parks Victoria management, it is recovering with plant regeneration and the return of wildlife.
The ridge offers spectacular views to the north, and the rapids are some of the prettiest on the Yarra.
Wear sturdy shoes and weather appropriate clothing. Bring a water bottle and a snack
Meeting point advised on registration.
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. ...
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.
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.
Suitable age group: all ages
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
Route 282 - Manningham Loop stops nearby in Carbine Street
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.
Updated: 9 April 2025
Connecting our community through safe footpaths is one of the ways we’re building a better Manningham.
As part of our 2024/25 Capital Works Program, we’re constructing a new footpath connection on Banool Quadrant, Doncaster East, to improve pedestrian accessibility and safety.
Works will include:
The footpath will be built on:
We plan to begin the works in late April 2025 and are expected to take approximately six weeks, subject to weather and soil conditions. Workers will be on site between 7.00am and 5.00pm on weekdays.
This footpath will connect the existing footpaths on Banool Quadrant, improving pedestrian connectivity, safety and accessibility for pedestrians travelling to Woodhouse Road. The footpath will provide a safe and accessible walking route to encourage healthier, more active lifestyles.
During construction, you may notice:
Please note:
We appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to improve the footpath connections in your area.
If you have any questions about these works or our footpaths program, contact us.
This steeply sloping reserve is a pedestrian link between Browning Drive and Whitehall Court.
A concrete path winds down the slope from Whitehall Court around an old Pine tree windbreak connecting Larnaca Reserve and nearby primary schools.
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.
Blackwood Reserve links Blackwood Drive to Lautoka Drive. It is an attractive reserve that contains a picnic setting and buffer habitat of scattered eucalypts and blackwoods, while the undulating western section contains remnant orchard rows showing the orcharding history of the area. ...
Blackwood Reserve links Blackwood Drive to Lautoka Drive. It is an attractive reserve that contains a picnic setting and buffer habitat of scattered eucalypts and blackwoods, while the undulating western section contains remnant orchard rows showing the orcharding history of the area.
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.
Brackenbury Reserve is a small reserve whose function is mainly as drainage but it also contains buffer habitat linking Fourth Hill and Pound Bend Biosites which are considered to have high value in Council’s Healthy Habitats Bushland Management Strategy 2012. ...
Brackenbury Reserve is a small reserve whose function is mainly as drainage but it also contains buffer habitat linking Fourth Hill and Pound Bend Biosites which are considered to have high value in Council’s Healthy Habitats Bushland Management Strategy 2012.
It is accessible from an informal pedestrian track where Brackenbury Street has been closed to through traffic.
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.
Whipstick Gully Reserve is fairly steep and has limited access to the land at either end. The adjacent road provides the pedestrian link between Yarra Street and Warrandyte State Park and also provides carparking for the Park and Yarra Street shopping strip.
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.
Come and explore and enjoy different walks on Tuesday mornings from 9.30am.
Be sure to wear comfortable clothes, walking shoes, bring sunscreen and a full water bottle.
In summer, please also wear a hat.
Walking route and location available via booking link.
A celebration of the birth of Jesus through carols, prayers, and readings. A light, festive supper with non-alcoholic sparkling drinks will follow the service.
Event will be held at East Doncaster Baptist Church.
To get there: Bus routes 902 or 907 to Tunstall Square Shopping Centre and then it's a 5-minute walk south down Tunstall Road. Limited parking is available on site.
More details at East Doncaster Baptist Church.
Children can have fun on the swings, spinner and combination unit. Enjoy the views or roll down the steep hill. St. Denys Reserve is close to Wonga Park shopping strip with an informal pedestrian link between St. Denys Crescent and Yarra Road, via the adjacent church property.
Suitable age group: 3-8 years
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.
McKenzie Reserve Playground provides good accessibility with a circuit path around the playspace. Fun activities include junior unit with a slide, monkey bar, spinner, swings, see-saw, rocker and stepping stones.
Suitable age group: 1 to 7 years
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.
Butterfly Reserve is a small reserve with three playspaces within 300 metres of the Reserve.
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.
The cottage provides a picture of life in the pioneering days of the late 1800s.
Schramms Cottage dates from approximately 1875. It is an asymmetrical cottage, built of local sandstone with a hip slate roof. It was built for Max von Schramm, a German immigrant, for use as a house and a Lutheran school.
In 1876 von Schramm was appointed the first Lutheran Pastor in Doncaster and he continued to teach at this school until 1884.
The cottage was originally located in Doncaster Road, near the present Council offices and was moved to its current site following a decision to widen Doncaster Road. The process of dismantling and re-erecting the building took place between 1971 and 1975, using largely voluntary labour. Schramms Cottage was opened as a historical centre on 14 February 1976.
Rieschiecks Reserve, Muriel Green Drive (Off Victoria Street in Rieschiecks Reserve), Doncaster East VIC 3109. Melway ref. 33 J10
2.00 pm to 5.00 pm Sunday and Public Holidays except Christmas day and Good Friday. Other times by appointment.
The Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society
The Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society was formed in 1967 to foster historical interest and knowledge, particularly but not exclusively, in the City of Manningham.
Starting at the sacred Wurundjeri Bukkertilibul dreaming site on Brushy Creek, we follow the river upstream, then head up to one of the highest points in Manningham. Enjoy the 360 degree view with the Great Dividing Range to the north and the rapids that mark the start of the Warrandyte Gorge below.
Please bring a water bottle and a snack. Wear sturdy shoes, a hat and clothing appropriate for the weather.
Registration is essential. The meeting point will be advised on booking.
The canopy trees and park seat have transformed Huntingfield Reserve into an attractive and practical green space.
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.
This park is relatively undeveloped with a drinking fountain and a cricket pitch. There is a playground located across the road in Whistlewood Reserve.
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.
Connecting our community through new facility construction is one of the ways we’re building a better Manningham.
As part of our 2024/25 Capital Works Program, we’re building a new community facility at Rieschiecks Reserve.
The new modular building will be used by the Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society and other community groups.
The Visitor Centre will include:
Featuring an environmentally sustainable design, this building will create a welcoming interface to the Schramms Cottage Museum Complex.
The Visitor Centre will be built at Rieschiecks Reserve, between Schramm’s Cottage and the 1st Doncaster East Scout Hall, Doncaster East.
Construction will likely begin in early September 2024 and be completed by mid 2025.
This schedule is subject to weather conditions and third-party approvals.
We’re delivering this project as part of our 2024/25 Capital Works Program.
The works will take place on weekdays during the hours of 7.00am and 5.00pm.
During construction, you may notice:
Construction noise
Minor traffic delays on Victoria Street, between George Street and Owens Street.
Footpath closures
Reduced parking available at the Schramms Cottage Museum Complex and the 1st Doncaster East Scout Hall.
We will have traffic management and signage on site to guide you through the area.
We appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to improve the footpath connections in your area.
The images below detail what the finished building will look like from various perspectives.
If you have any questions about these works, contact us.
Kerry reserve is a local reserve with a playspace, picnic area and ball court.
The reserve features a:
Kerry Reserve is located on quiet Kerry Court.
There is also a bus stop for the 279, 295 and 318 a short walk away, outside 18 Victoria Street.
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.
A new fairy-themed playspace has been created at Thea Reserve in Doncaster East.
Highlights of the upgrade include:
A timber sculpture, new bridge and gateway arch are still to come as part of this playspace upgrade.
Thea Reserve consists of two linked parcels of land, south of Baratta Reserve and north of Boronia Reserve. Despite the connection between the two halves of the Reserve, which is only 11 metres wide, it provides a pedestrian link for residents to the bus stop on Baratta Street and a link to the adjoining Boronia Reserve and Koonung Creek Linear Park.
The Reserve is situated on a natural drainage line that flows from Baratta Reserve, through Thea Reserve, joining the Koonung Creek in Boronia Reserve. Consequently there are a number of Council drains and a Melbourne Water main drain within the Reserve.
Baratta Reserve is relatively small (1,859m²) and consists of one parcel of land opposite Thea Reserve. It provides informal recreation opportunities in a shaded and attractive setting.
The centre of the Reserve is low lying and has a main Council drain crossing through it. While minimal development is recommended for this Reserve, appropriate additional planting could enhance unstructured bush play opportunities.
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.
At 2.4 hectares, Bullen Reserve is a large, diverse and well linked reserve close to Jackson Court Shopping Centre. Bullen Reserve contains an area of significant native vegetation, a playground and a path network perfect for walking and exploring.
Bullen Reserve was upgraded with a new playground in 2013. Play opportunities cater for a wde range of ages. There are picnic tables shaded by large trees near the playground.
Suitable age group: 2 to 10 years
Lawrence Street bus stop for the Manningham Mover, Route 282.
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.