This small reserve is located on the corner of Merna Drive and Church Street and across the road from Templestowe Park Primary School.

It has the potential to function as recreational open space. While Mandella Reserve primarily services the school catchment with play and informal recreation opportunities, Merna Reserve could be enhanced with additional tree planting and some park furniture catering for parents waiting for school children.

The 2004 Open Space Strategy identified the Reserve as a potential area for planting new River Red Gums. A low brick wall framing the entrance to the residential estate occupies the corner of the Reserve.

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The playspace and park in Templestowe Lower has had a major upgrade with a new play area created to cater for all ages and abilities.

Upgraded concrete paths now provide a 500 metre circuit for bikes, scooters and walkers, which links to a new round multi-purpose court. A series of interesting animal sculptures and a community herb garden will be installed soon.

Places and spaces

Highlights of the upgrade include:

• a distinctive 20 metre-long snake sculpture which sits as the centrepiece and even glows in the dark
• play equipment including a six-way swing set - the first of its kind in Manningham
• multi climbing and slide unit
• basket swing
• spinning pole

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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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Hollywood Playground located at the end of Hollywood Close, Templestowe, caters for children aged  2-9 years and offers traditional play equipment, picnic shelter, seating and a drink fountain. Nearby is a constructed wetland which provides habitat, landscape and water quality functions.

The play equipment is ageing and a recommendation of the Green Gully Management Plan 2014 is to relocate the playground to a more open and accessible area immediately north of Porter Street when it reaches the end of its useful life.

Places and spaces

• play equipment
• picnic shelter
• drinking fountain
• wetlands

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Marcus Reserve is close to Bulleen Heights Primary School and Marcus Road is part of a proposed on road bicycle north- south link between Bulleen and Templestowe Lower.  

A Council drain runs through the Reserve and with its flat and attractive topography, the Reserve serves its function as ‘green’ open space in a residential area.  There are three playgrounds in this locality within a 300 metre radius.

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Recently upgraded and tucked away to best suit local residents, June Reserve has a number of fun climbing activities as well as a slide unit and swing set to entertain children of all ages. Another fun playground for the residents of Templestowe.

Suitable age group: 2 to 6 years

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Mayfair Reserve is located opposite the Lower Templestowe Maternal and Child Health Centre and Twin Hills Pre-school.

The themed 'castle' playground is perfect for younger children where they can pour, measure, slide, push and balance the soft fall mulch around the castle.

Suitable age group: 1 to 5 years.

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The 5.7 hectare Ted Ajani Reserve provides sporting, recreational and meeting facilities for Bulleen and Lower Templestowe residents and the wider community. The reserve offers facilities for tennis, cricket, football, scouts, community groups, two community halls, and a children’s playspace, and as such is very densely developed. 

Ted Ajani Reserve also plays an important role in the network of pedestrian links and safe crossing points over major roads, with links to the south via David Road to the Manningham Road pedestrian overpass, and an off-street link to the Thompsons Road pedestrian crossing. It is important to ensure that the link between David Road and Manningham Road is retained into the future. 
 

Places and spaces

• Playground
• Exercise equipment
• Toilets  
• BBQ
• Carpark
• Drink fountain
• Shelter
• Basketball and netball courts
   

Clubs and Groups

• Bulleen Tennis Club
• Bulleen Templestowe Cricket Club
• Bulleen Templestowe Amateur Football Club
• Bulleen Templestowe District Junior Football Club
• 1st Lower Templestowe Scout Group
• Ajani Centre
• Onemda
• Living and Learning @ Ajani
• Ajani Community Hall (for hire)
   

Ted Ajani playspace

Located on Hazel Drive, the playground is accessible to the surrounding local residents.  Play opportunities include a combination unit with a track glide and slide plus swings and a see-saw. Check out the exciting balancing and rotating play equipment suited to older children.

Suitable age group: 1-14 years
 

Exercise equipment

The outdoor exercise equipment was installed in partnership between Council and the Victorian Government to encourage residents to get active in their local parks in Manningham. The equipment is easy to use and has been designed for adults of all ages and fitness levels. Some of it has been designed by physiotherapists to improve the health and well being of older adults to prevent falls and maintain independent living, by improving their balance, hand eye coordination and movement in the joints such as shoulders, wrist and fingers. The equipment is available everyday for community use.
 

Car parking

Main carpark entry via Thompsons Road.
 

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Off lead reserve, except within 15 metres of playground, BBQ area or where a sporting event is in progress.

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Princely Reserve is a large reserve located at the end of a small court.

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Ruffey Creek Linear Park runs along Ruffey Creek Valley in Templestowe from Ruffey Lake Park (King Street) to Finns Reserve, where the creek enters the Yarra River. The park is almost entirely a bush experience landscaped with native vegetation alongside a recently constructed shared path. Highlights of the Linear Park include the fantastic destinations at each end.

Places and spaces

• Ruffey Trail - bicycle and pedestrian path
• Wetland and bush areas
• Wombat Bend Playground and Main Yarra Trail at Finns Reserve
• The Boulevarde, Church Road North and Victoria Street playground at Ruffey Lake Park
• Barbecues, picnic shelters, open parkland, bushland and public toilets at all destinations

Pedestrian links

• James Street
• Montpellier Crescent
• Glen Court
• Kersey Place
• Montpellier Crescent

Bring your dog

Off lead reserve, except within 15 metres of a playground, barbecue area or where a sporting event is in progress. Once the trail is completed (refer Ruffey Creek Linear Park Management Plan 2017), dogs will be required to be on-lead within five metres of the trail.

Vegetation

Within the Linear Park, Ruffey, Biosite 30 comprises 7.35 hectares remnant vegetation located in three sections; one at the Yarra River at Finns Reserve, another upstream of Foote Street at St. Kevins Primary School and the third in Ruffey Lake Park. The vegetation is considered high priority in Council’s Healthy Habitats Bushland Management Strategy 2012. The creek valley has always been considered important as a wildlife corridor and appropriate screen planting of indigenous vegetation, weed management and integration of these adjoining reserves should continue.

Ruffey Trail

The Ruffey Trail, a major feature of the Linear Park, offers a bushland experience for pedestrians and cyclists on an off-road three kilometre shared path. The trail crosses four major roads between Finns Reserve and Ruffey Lake Park. There are underpasses (with lighting) at King Street and Williamsons Road and road crossings at Foote Street and Parker Street. Cyclists and pedestrians currently also use Eumeralla Avenue as there is no footpath or trail in this section.

Trail Length

3.0 km (sealed)

Topography

Valley

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