EXPLORE LOCAL and REGIONAL PARKS,
NATURE RESERVES and GREEN SPACES.
The following are lists of significant or
interesting parks that are worth visiting in the Mordialloc area and south-east
region of Melbourne. This list is by
no means comprehensive!
IN
THE LOCAL AREA:
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Alex Wilkie
Reserve, Springvale South (remnant vegetation - Melway 88, K4).
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Attenborough Reserve,
Aspendale Bunurong memorial, heritage trees and
picnic area.
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Balcombe Park,
Beaumaris (remnant vegetation - Melway 86, C6).
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Bald Hill Park,
Clayton South (minor remnants)
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Bayside Trail
begins in Seaford and can be followed across the Yarra to Altona, via a punt
in Port Melbourne.
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Beaumaris Cliffs,
Beaumaris views, roadside shared path and important art heritage and fossil
sites.
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Beeson Reserve
- war memorial and picnic area, Edithvale (Melway 92,
K9).
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Bradshaw Park,
Mordialloc (see the MBCL Index Page for further info).
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Braeside Park,
Braeside (Parks Victoria).
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Browns Reserve
and retarding basin, Aspendale remnant veg.
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Bowen Road bicycle path,
Aspendale Gardens views to Braeside Park and The Waterways.
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Caruana
Woodland, Dingley remnant vegetation.
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The Beauty Spot,
Carrum (area unsafe for swimming).
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Chelsea Recreational Reserve and
regional playground (home of Mount Chelsea).
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Cheltenham Park Flora and Fauna Reserve,
Cheltenham.
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Chicquita
Park, Mentone (remnant vegetation).
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Coomoora Woodland (Reserve),
Keysborough (Melway 88, K8).
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Dandenong Creek Trail
- begins at Carrum Foreshore, Mel 97, C7.
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Donald McDonald Reserve,
Beaumaris (remnant vegetation - Melway 86, B6).
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Doug Denyer
Reserve and picnic area, Mordialloc.
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Eastern Treatment Plant,
Bangholme (Managed by Melbourne Water, tours
available).
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Edithvale Common,
Edithvale.
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Edithvale Wetlands,
Chelsea Heights (RAMSAR listed wetlands).
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Epsom Park Grassy Wetland Reserve,
Mordialloc (rare remnant wetland with boardwalk - Melway
87, J12).
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George Woods Reserve,
Mordialloc has boat launching area.
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Gramatan
Avenue Heathland Sanctuary,
Beaumaris (remnant sand heath - Melway 86, C6).
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Groves Reserve,
Aspendale coastal vegetation (Melway 92, G3).
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Heights Park,
Chelsea Heights indigenous and native vegetation.
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HMVS Cerberus Historic Vessel,
Black Rock (Melway 85, H2).
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Jack Cuthbertson
Memorial Garden (Regents Park), Aspendale.
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Linton Street Urban Forest,
Moorabbin under threat (Melway 77, F6).
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Long Beach Foreshore
Aspendale beach to Bonbeach foreshore.
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Long Beach Trail
Point Nepean Bridge (Pompei Bridge), Mordialloc, to Mt Chelsea playground.
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Karkarook
Park, Heatherton (Parks Victoria).
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Keefers
Boatshed and mussel farm, Beaumaris (Melway
86, F8).
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Keysborough Golf Course
(private).
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Kingston Heath Golf Course
(private), Heatherton.
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Kingston Heath Reserve,
Cheltenham (minor remnants).
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Mentone and Parkdale Cliffs
beach, promenade, cliff top vegetation, and art heritage site.
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Mordialloc Creek and Estuary,
Mordialloc (Melway 92, F2) boating facilities and
walking path.
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Mordialloc Pier and Foreshore,
Mordialloc (Melway 92, E2) beach, picnic area and
walking path.
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Namatjira
Park, Clayton South (indigenous plantings).
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Parkdale Reef
(for marine goers), off-shore from Parkdale.
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Picnic Point,
Sandringham (Remnant Coastal Scrub).
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Racecourse Reserve,
Mentone (minor remnants).
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Ricketts Point,
Black Rock.
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Rowan Woodland,
Dingley Village (Melway 88, H10).
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Sir William Fry Reserve,
Highett - walking track & artificial wetland.
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Springers Reserve and Leisure Centre,
Springvale (Melway 88, K9).
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The Grange Heathland
Reserve, Clayton South (Remnant Swamp Scrub - Melway 79. F8).
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The Waterways environmental area
(enter from Springvale Road Melway 93, G3; cycle
access via on-road bicycle lane).
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Thomas Street Reserve & Regional
Playground, Sandringham.
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Victory Park,
Chelsea (Melway 93, B1).
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Wannarkladdin
Wetlands, Chelsea Heights.
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Woodlands environmental area and lakes,
Braeside (Woodlands Industrial Estate, Melway 93,
C1).
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Woodlands Golf Course
(private), Mordialloc (habitat of rare birds).
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Yammerbook
Nature Reserve, Aspendale Gardens (Melway
92, J2).
IN THE
SOUTH-EAST REGION:
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Bay Road Heathland
Sanctuary, Sandringham (remnant vegetation).
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Bunarong
Park, Frankston (remnant sand heath).
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Burden Park Adventure Playground,
corner of Heatherton and Springvale Roads in Springvale
South.
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Bushy Park Wetlands, Glen
Waverley.
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Churchill National Park,
Endeavour Hills (Parks Victoria).
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Dandenong Creek wetlands and floodplain,
North Dandenong.
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Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve,
Endeavour Hills (Parks Vic).
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Dandenong Reserve
- Pultney St, Dandenong (Melway 90,
E9).
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Daveys
Bay to Canadian Bay walking track, Mt Eliza (Mel 101,
F7).
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East Malvern Urban Forest Reserve,
East Malvern indigenous plantings.
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Fotheringham
Reserve, Dandenong (remnant grassy woodland).
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George Pentland Botanical Gardens,
Frankston - Heritage park with indigenous plantings.
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George Street Reserve,
Sandringham (remnant vegetation).
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Greaves Reserve,
Dandenong (remnant vegetation).
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Hallam Bypass Trail
ride from Dandenong to Berwick, beginning at the Dandenong CBD
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Jells Park,
Wheelers Hill (Parks Victoria)
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Johns Road Beach,
Mornington a sheltered cove with good snorkelling (Melway
145, B3).
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Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve,
Langwarrin (Parks Victoria).
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Kananook
Creek, Seaford.
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Monash Gallery and parklands,
Wheelers Hill has fantastic views of the Dandenongs,
sculpture garden and a small wetland.
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Mornington Foreshore Walk -
Caraar Creek Lane, Beleura
Hill to Mornington Pier, Mornington.
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Mount Eliza beaches
- There are a number of small, sandy bay beaches between Mount Eliza and
Mornington, including Daveys, Canadian, Half Moon and
Ranelagh beaches.
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Oakleigh Pioneer Memorial Park,
Oakleigh (park and cemetery).
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Olivers Hill lookout,
Frankston South panoramic views of the Bay.
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Outer Circle Railway Reserve,
Murrumbeena indigenous plantings (Melway 69, B5).
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Paratea
Flora and Fauna Reserve, Mt Eliza (remnant vegetation).
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Rosstown
Woodland, Carnegie indigenous plantings (Mel 68, K3).
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Royal Botanic Gardens,
Cranbourne (Indigenous gardens and remnant sand and wet heaths).
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Saint Kilda Botanical Gardens,
St Kilda indigenous plantings.
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Seaford Foreshore Reserve -
(remnant primary dune vegetation).
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Seaford Wetlands,
Seaford (RAMSAR listed wetlands).
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Studio Park and McLellan
Gallery, Langwarrin.
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The Briars,
Mornington Heritage home, rose garden and wetlands (Parks Victoria).
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The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve,
Frankston North (Remnant vegetation).
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Valley Reserve,
Mount Waverley (native plants).
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VFL Park heritage site,
Mulgrave.
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