Dandenong Valley Parklands

The Dandenong Valley Parklands are a collection of public parks in south east Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[1][2] The parks stretch from Boronia Road in the north to Wellington Road in the south,[3] through the suburbs of Vermont South, Wantirna, Wantirna South, and Wheelers Hill.[4] The parklands are separated into six individual parks, roughly following the path of Dandenong Creek for about 10 km.[5] These include a range of landscapes including remnant bushland, semi-rural land, and open parkland.

Dandenong Valley Parklands
The lake in the centre of Jells Park
TypeMetropolitan parks
LocationSouth east suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37.896711°S 145.196394°E / -37.896711; 145.196394
Area1,306 hectares
Elevation100 m
Opened1976
Managed byPrimarily Parks Victoria (also Melbourne Water, City of Monash, City of Knox, City of Whitehorse)
Visitors1.5 million (in 2006)
StatusOpen all year
PathsDandenong Creek Trail, Scotchmans Creek Trail, EastLink Trail
VegetationSwampy woodland, swampy riparian woodland, valley heathy forest
WebsiteParks Victoria

The Parklands form a large part of the habitat corridor of Dandenong Creek, along with some nearby public spaces such as the Police Road Retarding Basin, Tirhatuan Park, Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve, and Churchill National Park.[5]:1

History

The land of the Dandenong Valley Parklands was reserved by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works in 1973 as part of a plan to create more public open spaces. Plans for the Parklands were originally announced in 1975, and the first publicly accessible section, Jells Park, was opened in 1976.[5]:2

Management of the Parklands was transferred from Melbourne Water to the newly formed Melbourne Parks and Waterways in 1994. This organisation was absorbed by Parks Victoria in 1996, and ownership of the Parklands was formally transferred to Parks Victoria in 1997. Following the formal termination of Melbourne Parks and Waterways in 2001, the land was transferred to the State Government of Victoria, and now exists as crown land.[6]

Two civic reports on the Dandenong Valley Parklands have been written, titled Future Directions Plans. They were released in 1995 (by Melbourne Parks and Waterways) and 2006 (by Parks Victoria).[5]

In 1989, the Friends of Dandenong Valley Parklands was formed, and continues to contribute to maintenance of the parks, including revegetation, weeding, installing nest boxes, and habitat monitoring.[7][8]

See also

Constituent parks

Nearby parks

Nearby trails

References
  1. "Dandenong Valley Parklands" (PDF). Park Notes. Parks Victoria. September 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. Lorimer, Graeme S., PhD (28 June 2010). "Site 58. Dandenong Valley Parklands" (PDF). Sites of Biological Significance in Knox. II (2nd ed.). Knox City Council.
  3. Dandenong Valley Parklands (PDF) (Map). Parks Victoria. August 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  4. Melway (Street map) (44 ed.). Ausway Publishing Pty Ltd. 2018. § Maps 62, 63, 71, 72, 81. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  5. Parks Victoria (June 2006). Dandenong Valley Parklands Future Directions Plan (PDF). State Government of Victoria. ISBN 0-7311-8357-6.
  6. Vicmap Parcel Crown Approved Parcels (Map). State Government of Victoria, Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning. (accessed through Mapshare)
  7. "About Us". Friends of Dandenong Valley Parklands Inc. 9 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
  8. "Friends of Dandenong Valley Parklands Inc". City of Monash. Retrieved 25 July 2019.


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