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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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

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Glenda Reserve includes a play ground, picnic seat and table and native Banksia and Wallangarra White gum.  

Places and spaces

• Play unit
• Swings
• Little ship play element
• Stepping stone/seating rocks
• Mulch to protect existing Eucalypt
• Picnic table and seat
• Garden beds with Banksia 'Giant Candles' and Wallangarra White gum
• Concrete path and new crossover
• Rock retaining wall entry

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Adjacent to the Tullamore Estate, this large reserve is highly accessible with shared paths and connections from surrounding streets. It features a playground, plaza for skating and basketball as well as open space, a circuit path and seating.

Places and spaces

• Shared paths and footpath connections to improve access for all abilities, including a circuit path for walkers and riders
• Seats and picnic tables for resting and socialising in the reserve, including a lookout seating area
• Landscaping including rocks and timber logs for climbing, balancing and nature play opportunities
• Additional tree planting
• Climbing net, play unit, cubby, slides, swings and a gyro swing 
• Plaza for skateboards, bikes, scooters and basketball
• Soccer goals and cricket pitch
• Lighting, drinking fountain, signs, sculptures and bike hoops

Getting There

On foot

Lawford Reserve Playground has many entrances and can be accessed via

• Lawford Street
• Goulburn Place
• Rathmullen Quadrant
• Bayley Grove
• Arnold Grove
• Stables Circuit and Furlong Lane

By bike

Bike parking available at the Lawford Street entrance to the reserve.

By bus

Westfield Doncaster bus stop: Routes 207, 279, 280, 281, 282, 293, 295, 304, 305, 902 and 903.

Carawatha Rd or Beaconsfield St bus stop: Routes 207, 280, 282 and 907.

By car

Limited on street parking is available.

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Catering for young children, Corroboree Reserve playground features a junior unit with slide, spinner and swings. The Reserve is in close proximity to Chatsworth Quadrant local shops, Templestowe Pre-school and Templestowe Primary School. The reserve is fenced.

Suitable age group: 2 to 6 years

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Stanley Reserve provides a toddler unit suitable for the smallest of park visitors, and a swing set. The bench seating and picnic table amongst the large shade trees makes this is the perfect spot for a picnic.

Suitable age group: 2 to 6 years

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The playground at Kevin Reserve consists only of a swing set, 4 -way springer, multi-play unit, nature play area, and seating.

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Donvale Reserve is 11 hectares in size, with the majority of the Reserve providing a range of sporting facilities, including soccer, tennis, football, cricket, netball and basketball. Off Noonan Way is the Donvale Reserve playspace as well as the Montessori Early Education Centre.

The Reserve has pedestrian access from five streets, including Mitcham Road which has a bus route, and vehicular access from Mitcham and Martha Streets. 
 

Places and spaces

• large combination unit tube slider and junior slide, climbing nets and monkey bars
• triple swing including basket seat
• single rocker, three seat rocker and spinner
• nature play area with timber steppers and log climbers
• picnic table and bench seats
• fitness hub
• two full sized community basketball and netball courts
• tennis courts
• four sportsgrounds for football, soccer and cricket
• public toilets
• off street parking
• cricket nets.
   

Donvale Reserve playspace

The Donvale Reserve playspace is located south of Noonan Way, amongst sports ovals and full-sized basketball and netball courts.

Clubs and organisations

• Donvale Football Club
• Donvale Magpies Junior Football Club
• Donvale Cricket Club
• Donvale Tennis Club
• St. David's Cricket Club
• Montessori Early education Centre
   

Public Transport

There are a number of bus routes which travel along Mitcham Rd and Springvale Rd, Donvale including bus route numbers:

• 907
• 270
• 309

Facilities for hire

Donvale Reserve offers football, soccer and and cricket ground hire.
Contact us for bookings and fees.

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Enjoy a sanctuary of nature and art in one location. Nestled by the Yarra River, Finns Reserve is a great place to enjoy the outdoors and get active. With walking, bike paths and Wombat Bend playspace, Finns Reserve can be enjoyed by everyone.

Paths and trails

• The swing bridge connects Finns Reserve to the Main Yarra Trail. Fitness at Finns and Walking Westerfolds Walking Guide takes you around Westerfolds Park.
• Walk, Talk and Coffee Walking Guide
• Super Striding Walking Guide
• Artist trail
• Historic information shelter

Bring your dog

Bring your dog to Finns Reserve - this is an off lead location. Please put your dog on a lead within 15 metres of the playground, BBQ area or where a sporting event is in progress. For the safety of children, the Wombat Bend fenced playground is a dog free zone.

Getting there and car parking

You can access the main carpark via Duncan Road. There is additional parking via Wood Street.

Catching the bus? The buses that visit Finns Reserve are:

• 905 SmartBus service 
• Bus routes 279, 281 and 309 

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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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Catering mainly for young children, Dryden Reserve playground features a junior unit with slide, rocker, swings and a monkey bar for the older children.

Located on the corner of Ascot Street, East Doncaster Secondary College is located next door.

Suitable age group: 1 to 8 years.

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Thomas the Tank is the highlight of Bebs Reserve playground. Other fun play opportunities include a climbing web, rocker, swings and a  junior unit with a slide.  There is also plenty seating under the trees to enjoy a picnic on a sunny day.

Suitable age group: 1 to 8 years

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This large well-linked reserve was upgraded in 2011 with new play opportunities, landscaping, picnic shelter, pathways and an upgraded basketball pad to also include netball.

Places and spaces

• Playground
• Picnic shelter
• Basketball
• Netball
• Pedestrian links to Millicent Avenue, Leslie Street, Alfreda Avenue, Eama Court and Harold Street

Harold Reserve Playground

Harold Reserve was upgraded in 2011 and is perfect for the whole family. Play opportunities for younger children include; slides, swings, climbing challenges, rocker and a shop front panel. For the older children there is a monkey bar, climbing unit, basketball and netball. There is also a picnic shelter and picnic table at Harold Reserve.

Suitable age group: All years

Harold Link

Harold Link Reserve is a Manningham Council owned drainage and sewerage reserve located between Millicent and Alfreda avenues in Bulleen. The Reserve links the Koonung Creek Linear Park at Estelle Street on its southern boundary to Harold Reserve on its northern boundary. Extensive consultation has been conducted with local residents and, in July 2015, Council endorsed the Harold Link Development Plan.

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The highlight of Hillcroft Reserve is the long hill side. The playground is fenced from Hillcroft Drive and include swings, stepping stones, on ground activities and a basketball tower.
 

Places and spaces

• large basketball pad
• track glide, integrated nature play and a tyre course
• double swing set
• a four-person rocker
• picnic table area and upgraded drinking fountain
• garden beds and trees
• concrete footpath and rock stairway linking Hillcroft Drive and Lawanna Drive.

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Bimbadeen Reserve is a 2.6 hectare semi-developed reserve located opposite Finns Reserve. It contains a significant valley of Red Gums, mildly undulating, falling away steeply to Templestowe Road and provides views across Finns Reserve to the River.

It is naturally a very attractive reserve and conducive to walking, play, picnicking and other informal activities.

Places and spaces

Facilities include:

• Circular walking path with fitness stations and stair climbs
• Seating and picnic areas
• Climbing unit with slide
• Climbing totems
• Artwork
• Garden beds and tree planting

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Young children will love to test their climbing and balancing skills on the crocodile, stepping stones, swings and slide at Gertrude Reserve playground opposite the Gertrude Street shops.

The large trees provide shade over the picnic table and the paved path network make it easy for parents and grand parents to push a pram.

Suitable age group: 1 to 6 years

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The fun playground at Albany Reserve caters for children aged 0 to 8 years. Play opportunities include a junior play unit with slide, activity panels, swing and rocker. 

The Reserve provides a link from Albany Way to Refuge Place, with access to bus stops and shared pathways on both Blackburn and Andersons Creek Roads.

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Richard Reserve is well linked to the local residents, attractively landscaped and has accessible paths to the playground. Play opportunities include a slide, swing, monkey bars and rockers.

Suitable age group: 1 to 8 years

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Timber Reserve is 4.6 hectares and provides a range of formal and informal recreation opportunities. It is centrally located and accessible from local streets with a sportsground for soccer and two playgrounds.

Places and spaces

• Soccer - Manningham United Blues Football Club
• Barbecue
• Playgrounds
• Basketball court
• Walking paths (850 metre circuit around the reserve)
• Toilets
• Off-street parking.

Playgrounds

Timber Ridge Reserve has two play spaces, providing different ranges of activities to the community with playgrounds at the southern and northern end of the park.
 

Facilities for hire

Timber Ridge Reserve offers three soccer pitches for hire.

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