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The City of Melbourne's parks and gardens are
available for use by the community and offer a wide range of
facilities. These include sporting pavilions, sporting fields and
ovals, barbecues, playgrounds and general areas for all sorts of
recreational purposes. Of course, natural features of the parks and
gardens themselves are the facilities most sought after by the
community.
Park rangers
Park rangers patrol the City of Melbourne parks,
gardens, reserves and streetscapes on foot and in vehicles at
various times of the day and evening. They assist park users, assess
activities within parks and report on any improvements that need to
be made. Rangers, who are available seven days a week, also liaise
with police and park contractors.
Park rangers can also help if you find
a distressed or injured native animal - phone the City of
Melbourne on 9658 9658 to be transferred to a ranger, who will take
the animal to an approved wildlife carer.
Activities in the park
The activities that are conducted in Melbourne's
parks are diverse. From weddings, sporting events, carnivals,
community festivals, concerts, film production, art displays, to
craft markets - there is always something happening and plenty of
options if you want to organise an event.
You can book the facilities on offer in the City of Melbourne's
parks and gardens.
Alexandra Gardens
The Alexandra Gardens sit on the edge of the Yarra River at the foot
of Princes Bridge, just across from the CBD.
These beautiful and historic gardens are part of the Domain
parklands and were first laid out in 1904.The Gardens are just as
popular today as they always were, with water sports, walkers and a
range of events, including the Melbourne Moomba Waterfest, held
every March since the late 1950s.
- visit Riverslide Skate Park;
- picnic on Henley and Engineer’s Lawns;
- ride the bike path (part of the Yarra River
Trail); and
- watch rowing events (location of finish line
and judges box).
Fawkner Park
Fawkner Park offers a great variety of sporting and recreation
activities for visitors and local residents alike.
Extending over 41 hectares, the park is roughly
rectangular in shape and crossed by a series of straight paths lined
with avenues of Moreton Bay Figs, Elms, Poplars and Oaks.
The City of Melbourne has developed a master plan
for Fawkner Park to set a 10-year vision for its protection,
enhancement and to guide any future works. The plan will seek to
integrate environmental and heritage values with the important
recreation and community roles of the park
Special features include:
- two art-deco brick pavilions, circa 1930s;
- a tennis club with six synthetic courts and a
cafe;
- the playgrounds providing fun for a wide age
range;
- the South Yarra Senior Citizens Centre (phone
9820 2760);
- the Fawkner Park Children's Centre (child
care, phone 9820 2758);
- sports grounds (the summer weekend cricket
matches have a 'village green' atmosphere); and
- space for picnics and barbecues (the on-site
barbecues are free, no bookings are required for groups of less
than 50 people)
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