Hertford Reserve is a large (1.4 hectares) and well located Reserve with a number of entries. There are both primary and secondary schools nearby and the reserve provides valuable recreation opportunities for many local residents.  

Places and spaces

Hertford Reserve playground was upgraded in 2017 and play opportunities include a spring rocker 'car' and crocodile for the younger kids and traditional elements including swings, double slide, climbing challenges and monkey bar. There is also a basketball ring and netball ring for the older kids.

Suitable age group: all ages

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Landscape Reserve is large and offers many recreation opportunities for people of all ages.  

Places and spaces

• Playground
• Fitness equipment
• Walking paths

Playground

Landscape Reserve has a great playspace to keep the whole family active. It caters to children of all ages and play opportunities include a senior play unit with giant slide, large basket swing, musical tyres in a dry creek bed, four-seater seesaw, stepping stones and reeds, skateboard rocker and swings. 

Exercise equipment

There are four stations of exercise equipment located alongside a path that can be included as part of your walking or jogging circuit around Landscape Reserve.  As well as various stretches, the exercise stations are designed for sit ups, balance, dips, push up and chin ups.  They provide a great opportunity to exercise and get fit outdoors for free.

Public Transport

Bus routes 282, 305 and 318 stop on Andersons Creek Road stop at Serppells Road. A 500 metre walk down Serpells Road will take you straight to the playground.

Bring your dog

Dogs are allowed off lead except within 15 metres of a playground, barbecue or sporting event. 

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Next to The Pines shopping centre, this reserve accommodates a range of recreation and play opportunities for local residents and visitors to the shopping centre. The Pines Community and Activity Centre is in the reserve and houses Manningham U3A and The Pines Learning and Activity Centre.

The Reserve's highlight is its playspace, which includes fitness equipment designed by a physiotherapist specifically to improve the strength, mobility and agility of older adults or those recovering from injury or illness. Watch the video to learn more about the exercise equipment. There are also clear instructions on site to assist people through the exercises.

Places and spaces

• Playground
• Exercise equipment for older adults and those rehabilitating from injury or illness
• Shared pedestrian and bicycle pathway
• The Pines Learning and Activity Centre
• Manningham U3A
• Deep Creek Childcare and Kindergarten.

The Pines Reserve playground and exercise equipment

The playground caters for all ages, including older adults, with specialised exercise equipment designed to increase strength, flexibility, balance and fitness. The exercise equipment doubles as play equipment for young children and is ideal for parents and grandparents who want to exercise while their children enjoy the playground. 

Suitable age group: All ages

Pedestrian links

• Deloraine Close
• Ashton Rise
• Johns Grove
• Monomeath Close.

Public transport

Public transport is readily available at The Pines shopping centre at the Reynolds Road entrance.

Car parking

Parking is available at The Pines Learning and Activity Centre from Blackburn Road. This includes four disabled parking spaces.

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Zerbes Reserve is an important community recreation reserve with football and cricket clubs, scout and guide activities, and great opportunities for walking, exercising, playground, social gatherings, connecting with nature and simply relaxing.

The opportunities offered at the Reserve cater for all age groups.

Places and spaces

• Avenue of Honour (Saxonwood Drive) and Lone Pine tree memorial
• Guide hall
• Scout hall
• Playground with nature play area (Suitable age group: 1 to 8 years)
• Sportsground for football and cricket
• Barbecue and picnic tables
• Toilets
• Walking and cycling paths including a circuit path around the sportsground
• Areas of open space with significant indigenous vegetation 
• Off street carparking

Pedestrian links

• Hertford Road
• Taunton Street
• Nedlands Court
• Saxonwood Drive
• Blackburn Road

Sports clubs and community groups

• Beverley Hills Junior Football Club
• Doncaster East Football Club
• East Doncaster Cricket Club
• East Doncaster Girl Guides
• Manningham District Scouts
• 3rd Doncaster East Scout Group

Facilities for hire

Zerbes Reserve offers football ground and cricket pitch hire.
Contact us for booking and fee information. 

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Maxia Reserve provides a pedestrian link from local streets into Beverley Hills Primary School.

The reserve contains a fun and colourful playground with:

• a combination unit with slides, monkey bars, climbing cube and balancing beam
• four-person rocker
• single rocker
• spinner
• swing set
• new concrete pad and picnic table
• new bench seat
• new trees and small garden beds and mudstone rocks and timber logs.  

Suitable age group: 2 to 8 years

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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

Places and spaces

• Basketball ring
• Netball ring
• Cricket pitch with backboard

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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:

• 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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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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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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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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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.

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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.

Find out more.

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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Doncaster Reserve provides important community sporting and recreation facilities and acts as a ‘backyard’ and superb pocket of open space for nearby and visiting residents to enjoy.

Places and spaces

• Football - Doncaster Junior Football Club, Beverly Hills Junior Football Club, Yarra Valley Old Boys Football Club
• Cricket - Doncaster Cricket Club
• Playground
• Exercise equipment
• Urban plaza
• Doncaster RSL
• Doncaster Leeds Street Sports Centre - Doncaster Youth Netball Club, Doncaster Basketball Club, Doncaster District Community Youth Club
   

Doncaster Reserve playground

This playspace has many fun play opportunities. Adjacent to the playground is some exercise equipment (and instructions) for adults which is perfect to meet up with friends and keep fit.

There are bus routes nearby on Doncaster Road or easy carparking on site.
 

Doncaster Reserve urban plaza

With outdoor lounge style seating, seating walls, picnic table and eye catching steel art panels, the area is one to rest your legs and bask in some sunlight. Doncaster Secondary College students have worked alongside an artist to produce custom panels to offset this space and tie in with the Oak trees, which provide shade and character.

This urban oasis is the first of five plaza spaces to be implemented as a recommendation of the Open Space Strategy 2014, and has seen this unused area near the Doncaster Road entrance, transformed into a space that is inviting and safe.
 

Facilities for hire

Doncaster Reserve offers football ground and cricket pitch hire options.
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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.
 

Places and spaces

• Athletics track 
• Doncaster Athletics Club
• Victorian Masters Athletics Club
• Doncaster Little Athletics Centre
• Schramms Cottage Museum
• Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society
• Heimat Centre
• 1st Doncaster East Scout Group
• Playground
• Sporting oval, practice nets and pavilion (football/ cricket)
• Manningham Cricket Club
• Public toilets
• Off street carparking
• Accessible carparking

Tom Kelly Athletics Track

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.

Tom Kelly Athletics Track Usage Plan

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.

Bookings

There is no public access to Tom Kelly Athletics Precinct, including toilets, during club/casual allocations. 

To discuss bookings and fees, contact us.

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Bring your dog

Off lead except 15 metres from a playground, barbeque or organised sporting event.  Dogs are prohibited on the Tom Kelly Athletics Track facility.

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