Oxford Reserve is located in an isolated part of Manningham on the southern side of the Eastern Freeway.  The 6,350m2 reserve shares an unmarked boundary with the Eastern Freeway Open Space. 

This Freeway land contains a secondary shared path that connects to the Koonung Creek Linear Park to the west and Mullum Mullum Park to the east.  The Reserve is well landscaped, has a linear rain garden feature, good path connections and diverse play opportunities.  It provides valuable recreation opportunities for residents in this area, including a playspace installed in 2006 catering for 3+ year olds and a basketball ring.

Places and spaces

• Basketball ring
• Playground

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Kingsnorth Reserve Playground provides play and picnic opportunities in a landscaped setting for children of all ages, with double slide, shop counter and abacus for the younger children and a range of climbing and balancing challenges for the older children aimed at improving balance, agility and upper body strength. 

The Reserve is very close to the Koonung Creek Linear Park and there is a bus stop close by.

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With bright colourful equipment, Coolabah Reserve is a fun playground that caters for children of all ages. The play unit offers creative play including a sound panel, speaker phone piece and telescope.

It also has traditional equipment including monkey bars, slide and a fireman's pole.  There is an accessible path from the footpath to the equipment.

Suitable age group: 2 to 8 years.

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Wilsons Reserve is 2.9 hectares in size and provides formal sporting and informal recreation opportunities, with a playspace, off-street parking and a sportsground used for cricket and soccer.

It is located in close proximity to Koonung Creek Linear Park (20 metres away) and Birralee Primary School. It is a well connected reserve with Wilsons Road and Harcourt Street frontages, as well as pedestrian connections to McLeod Street and Gray Street.

Places and spaces

• Soccer, cricket
• Bulleen Cricket Club
• Manningham United Football Club
• Playground
• Off street parking
• Hill top views
• Picnic table
• Drink fountain
• Koonung Creek Trail (350m from playground)

Suitable age group: 2 to 9 years.

Facilities for hire

Wilson Reserve offers soccer and cricket pitch hire.
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Marshall Reserve is a large and attractive undulating reserve with a fun playground for local children. Catering for younger children, play opportunities include a junior play unit with slide, swings, hammock, see-saw, spinners and a giant concrete turtle. There is also a basketball half court for the older children.

The reserve has entries from three streets with a long road frontage on Marshall Avenue.

Places and spaces

• Walking paths
• Flat open space area
• Marshall Reserve playground
• Basketball ring on a half court

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Formerly known as McGowans Reserve, Flora Reserve is essentially part of a Mullum Mullum Creek tributary and is located in an informal treed bushland setting.

The only access to the reserve is from Flora Road. 

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Hodgson Reserve is a local reserve with a playspace, picnic area and plenty of shade.

The reserve features a:

• multi-age play unit
• triple swing set
• two spring rockers
• picnic area with seating 
• Remnant River Red Gum tree, which provides shade and aesthetic and conservation value.

Getting there

Hodgson Reserve is located on busy Thompson Road. There is pedestrian access via Hodgson Street and Jeffrey Street. 
There is also a bus stop for the 905 outside 259 Thompsons Road or Pathway Baptist Church.

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Eric Reserve has a play unit with slides, monkey bars, and a covered platform along with double swings, picnic table, drinking fountain and seating . New trees have planted for natural shade.

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Niland Reserve is adjacent to Templestowe Park Primary School and provides pedestrian access into the school.  

The reserve provides an attractive green space within the residential area and Mandella Reserve is located only 120 metres away, on the opposite side of the school oval. There are no plans to develop this reserve any further.
 

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Michael Reserve is a small reserve with a playspace, plenty of seating and some shade. 

The reserve features a:

• playground with a see-saw, spinning pole and swings
• dry creek bed with a bridge

Getting there

Michael Reserve is located on the corner of Michael Street and Roma Court. There is on-street parking available. 
There is also a bus stop for 305, 309 and 903 a short walk away outside 287 Manningham Road.

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Kerry reserve is a local reserve with a playspace, picnic area and ball court. 

The reserve features a:

• playground with swings, a cubby, carousel and rockers
• ball court for basketball and netball
• picnic area and seating 

Getting there

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.
 

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

The reserve features:

• playground and swings
• picnic area with seating  

Getting there

Crawford Reserve is on Crawford Road, behind Aquarena Aquatic and Leisure Centre. There is pedestrian access via Ironbark Drive and Williamsons Road. 

There is also a nearby bus stop for the 279, 293 and 902 outside Aquarena Aquatic and Leisure Centre on Williamsons Road.
 

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Swanston Reserve offers a variety of informal recreational opportunities including skateboarding, play equipment and basketball. The Lower Templestowe Pre-school is also located on this site. Swanston Reserve is well used and popular with local residents and skateboarders from all over the municipality. The Reserve has pedestrian access from Swanston St and Alison Ave.

Places and spaces

• Bulleen Bowl skateboard facility
• playground
• basketball half court
• Lower Templestowe Pre-School
• off-street parking
• netball

Swanston Reserve playground

The centre piece of the playspace is a tall tower with multiple decks, climbing ladders and a long tube slide.

In addition to swings and slides there’s loads of nature play amongst the trees and on the logs and rocks defining the mulched play areas.

The space is well catered for with an accessible picnic shelter and public toilets just across the way in the old scout hall. 

Bulleen Bowl

The Bulleen Bowl is famous for its retro feel. Initially built in 1982, the park has seen local skaters hone their skills for over 40 years.

New and improved, the 2023 upgrade works at the Bowl involved resurfacing the original snake run to make it smoother and adding a whole new street course zone, nearly doubling the area. The skatepark features a retro colour scheme to reflect its 80s heritage and includes:

• rails
• platforms
• various shaped pads and mounds
• quarter pipes
• seating areas
• funky shade shelters.

The facility is perfect for all ages, including young children learning to ride a skateboard, BMX or scooter.

The new extension and refurbished snake run make this a great park. So if you haven't skated the Bulleen Bowl already, check it out soon - it's just a five-minute walk from the Spring St/Pleasant Rd bus stop (route 280).

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Hillcrest Reserve on Lisbeth Avenue is an attractive, well vegetated reserve providing a range of opportunities for the local community, including tennis, children’s play for 1-5 year olds and access to the East Link Trail from Lisbeth Avenue and Savaris Court.

VicRoads acquired a section of the Reserve in 2006 for the construction of EastLink, thereby reducing the Reserve’s area to 1.3 hectares and removing the bushland area that the Reserve was once well known for.

The single tennis court, that was relocated as a result of freeway construction, is managed by a local community club. Opening up the tennis court to the broader community is being considered.

Places and spaces

• Bushland
• Open space
• Play equipment 
• Hillcrest Tennis Club

Suitable age group: 1 to 5 years

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Falfield Reserve is well situated on the corner of Falfield Place and Serpells Road and contains scattered trees and a boundary garden bed.

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The playground is located at the rear of this small reserve and contains a swing set and a combination unit with a slide and climbing opportunities. 

The Reserve is accessed from the original farm track which is a rocky escarpment. There is also plenty of shade under the stand of Yellow Box Eucalypts located at the front of the Reserve to enjoy a picnic on a sunny day.

Suitable age group: 2 to 10 years

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A new fairy-themed playspace has been created at Thea Reserve in Doncaster East.

Places and spaces

Highlights of the upgrade include:

• a rock circle under the wonderful oak trees
• new play equipment
• balancing logs
• a dry creek bed with new trees and shrubs
• a new path
• drinking fountain
• seats and picnic tables make this a great space for young and old to enjoy at any time of the year.

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

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.  

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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 Playground

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

Pedestrian Links

• Bullen Street
• Tristania Street
• Barbara Street
• Lawrence Street

Bus Service

Lawrence Street bus stop for the Manningham Mover, Route 282. 

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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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