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.

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Jenkins Park (also known as Jenkins Playground) forms part of Green Gully Linear Park. It is well located to serve local recreation needs as well as those of the wider district. We've identified this park for sporting use.  The Reynolds Road underpass provides safer pedestrian and cycle access from the north and around the playground contains a series of paths including a circuit and pedestrian lighting.

The playground is suitable for children aged 1 to 8 years and consists of a combination unit with lots of climbing and sliding fun and swings.  It is part of a very large space (5.0 hectares) which contains a series of paths, including a circuit, two exercise stations and pedestrian lighting.

It is earmarked for an upgrade to include play opportunities for all abilities alongside toilet and barbecue facilities. 
 

Exercise equipment

Green Gully Linear Park (Jenkins Park) is one of three reserves in Manningham to have exercise equipment installed as part of a grant from the State Government's 2015 Community Facility Funding Program.

The exercise and stretching equipment suitable for adults includes:

• sit up bench
• power bike
• cross trainer
• free runner
• flex wheel
• body flexor.
   

Places and spaces

• playground (with shade sail)
• walking paths
• off street carparking (Shakespeare Drive)
• exercise equipment

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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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Spring Valley Reserve features sport and play equipment that are fun for all ages. There is a hurricane climbing net, swings, slide and sporting facilities including a basketball and netball ring and a cricket pitch. There is also picnic tables, seating and extensive landscaping. 

Places and spaces

• Hurricane climbing net
• Swings and slide
• Ball sport area
• Picnic tables

Suitable for all ages

Bus Service

905 SmartBus service (stops outside reserve on Heidelberg-Warrandyte Road)

Bring your dog

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

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Fitzsimons Reserve is a large 78,237m2 (7.8 hectares) habitat corridor between Westerfolds and Candlebark Parks on the Yarra River. It forms part of the Yarra Valley Parklands and protects flora and fauna, managed sympathetically with adjoining Parks Victoria managed Candlebark Park.

Fitzsimons Reserve was the former site of Kiwanis Community Farm.  A series of dams and wetlands, covering an area of approximately 4,000 m2, remain from this use.

Parks Victoria’s Main Yarra Trail goes through the western part of the reserve and skirts the southern side although informal tracks have been established along the river.  By agreement, Parks Victoria manages the Main Yarra Trail and adjacent viewing platform within the reserve.

The site is also a popular launching point for canoes and kayaks, with a carpark and viewing platform adjacent to the river, overlooking rapids.

Places and spaces

• Large kangaroo population
• Main Yarra Trail
• Viewing platform overlooking the Yarra River
• Off street carparking (Fitzsimons Lane)

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Websters Reserve is a very small reserve located in a low density residential area. The Reserve is located within 250 metres of Yarra Valley Parklands (Candlebark Park) to the west and 900 metres of Mullum Mullum Creek Linear Park (Tikalara Park) to the west. 

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Tikalara Park is located where the Mullum Mullum Creek and the Yarra River join. It forms part of the Yarra Valley Parklands on Crown Land managed by Parks Victoria (which supports the Mullum Mullum/Main Yarra Trail) and Manningham freehold land parcels.

Generally Tikalara can be defined as the area north of Websters Road and between Mullum Mullum Creek/Yarra River to the west and Blackburn Road to the east. 

The reserve provides flora and fauna,  informal recreation, linear park and unstructured nature play.

Fire safety at Tikalara 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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What we do to reduce fire risk at Tikalara 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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Powerful Owl Park is a new sporting and recreation facility in Manningham's Open Space Network. The Reserve contains three soccer fields, a sports pavilion, spectator area, small nature play area, toilets, BBQ and a short walking path around the site.

Powerful Owl Park has an outlook towards the Yarra River and borders Parks Victoria land to the north. It has a large prominent gumtree near the entrance, leading to onsite carparking and a sports pavilion with public amenity.

The Reserve is situated along Templestowe Road close to Birrarrung Park, the local bus network and nearby housing. 
 

Places and spaces

• natural and synthetic pitches
• pavilion with seated grandstand
• toilets (including accessible public toilet on lower level)
• barbecue/seated area
• nature play area
• drinking fountain
• off street carpark.

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Tiffany Reserve is near the boundary of the residential area (south and east) and low density residential area (north and west).  The area is well served with informal and formal recreation opportunities, such as Pettys Reserve located 120 metres to the south and Bebs Reserve playspace which is 250 metres to the east.

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Sheahans Reserve is a large 3.1 hectare reserve that features many recreation opportunities. The main facility is a three court indoor basketball stadium and home to the Bulleen Templestowe Basketball Club (Bulleen Boomers). There is a large playground with a barbecue and picnic area and a path network popular with local residents for walking.

Places and spaces

• Climbing unit
• Spring rocker
• Spinner
• Timber steppers and balancing logs
• Timber totems
• Labyrinth play area
• Mudstone rocks
• Softfall mulch
• Granitic sand
• Seat
• Retained garden bed areas
• New trees and garden beds
• Toilets

Public transport

• Bus Route 280 - Manningham Loop stops outside the Reserve on Sheahans Road and Morang Ave.

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Swilk Reserve is 1.2 hectares of Crown Land that joins Ruffey Creek Linear Park and Ruffey Trail to the west.  There is easy access to a bus stop on Swilk Street in front of the reserve.  A section of Ruffey Trail runs parallel to Swilk Street, before crossing Swilk Street at the pedestrian refuge in front of the bowling club.

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