About 40,000 years ago: first signs of possible human habitation along the Maribyrnong River. The Keilor Cranium and femur of an aboriginal person, found in 1940 in a sand bank, has been carbon dated at about 12,000 years. The area is home to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation.[2]
In the late 1830s, Europeans first settled the area and used the fertile river valley as stock runs. They often drove stock around the brim of the bank, thus the park's name, Brimbank. The river flats on the east bank were used for market gardening until 1983.[3]
In 1976, Brimbank Park opened to the public as part of the Maribyrnong Valley Park, combined with the adjacent Horseshoe Bend Children's farm and Greenvale Reservoir Park. The Maribyrnong River has hollowed out a valley some 55 metres below the Keilor Plain, with a steep bank on the northern side and gentle terraces on the southern side.[4]
In 2016, the park was implemented a Victorian-first pilot project to help children on the autism spectrum play more freely, with Parks Victoria creating a digital "script" showing items and sights they would encounter at the park. This was designed to alleviate anxiety, particularly when moving from one place to another, and was designed alongside autism advocacy organisation Amaze.[5][6]
In 2021, Parks Victoria began helping plant trees at the park as part of the "More Trees for a Cooler, Greener West" project which aims to plant trees in urban areas of Melbourne's western suburbs with the lowest tree canopy covers. This was done to help increase urban shade cover with phase two commencing in 2022 and stage three to be completed by the mid-2023.[7]
Features
The park fields recreational activities with facilities including walking and cycling tracks, playgrounds, picnic areas, amenities and a café.[8] The park is located along Old Calder Highway with an entrance off Keilor Park Drive.
The Maribyrnong River flows through the park, which holds as one end of the 25km Maribyrnong River Trail. At Keilor, the river winds back on itself in a horseshoe bend, before winding south again at Brimbank Park. Brimbank Park is home to wildlife including swamp wallabies, blue tongued lizards and echidnas. Birds including parrots, herons, galahs, blue wrens, yellow-tailed thornbills, rosellas, flame robins and the peregrine falcon can also be seen in the park.[4]
References
^Jake Kyle Day; Ashok K Sharma (November 2020), "Stormwater harvesting infrastructure systems design for urban park irrigation: Brimbank Park, Melbourne case study", Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua, 69 (8): 847, doi:10.2166/aqua.2020.047, retrieved 5 July 2022
^Paleoanthropology—Keilor Cranium December 17, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
^"Brimbank Park (Keilor East)". MelbournePlaygrounds. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^ abLaura Mullins (10 May 2016). "Brimbank Park". Environment Victoria. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
^Miki Perkins (22 July 2016). "Autism-friendly park: Brimbank welcome for kids who like to follow the script". The Age. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^"Brimbank Park project chosen to help children with autism". Brimbank & North West Star Weekly. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^Tara Murray (7 January 2022). "Tree planting underway". Brimbank & North West Star Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^"Brimbank Park Visitor Guide" (PDF). Parks Victoria. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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brimbank, park, metropolitan, regional, park, managed, parks, victoria, situated, north, western, melbourne, suburb, keilor, east, victoria, australia, overlooking, maribyrnong, rivertypemetropolitan, parklocationkeilor, east, victoria, australiacoordinates37,. Brimbank Park is a metropolitan regional park managed by Parks Victoria situated in the north western Melbourne suburb of Keilor East Victoria Australia Brimbank ParkBrimbank Park overlooking the Maribyrnong RiverTypeMetropolitan parkLocationKeilor East Victoria AustraliaCoordinates37 44 02 S 144 50 13 E 37 734 S 144 837 E 37 734 144 837 Coordinates 37 44 02 S 144 50 13 E 37 734 S 144 837 E 37 734 144 837Area328 7 hectares 3 29 km2 1 Opened1976Managed byParks Victoria Contents 1 History 2 Features 3 References 4 External linksHistory EditAbout 40 000 years ago first signs of possible human habitation along the Maribyrnong River The Keilor Cranium and femur of an aboriginal person found in 1940 in a sand bank has been carbon dated at about 12 000 years The area is home to the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin nation 2 In the late 1830s Europeans first settled the area and used the fertile river valley as stock runs They often drove stock around the brim of the bank thus the park s name Brimbank The river flats on the east bank were used for market gardening until 1983 3 In 1976 Brimbank Park opened to the public as part of the Maribyrnong Valley Park combined with the adjacent Horseshoe Bend Children s farm and Greenvale Reservoir Park The Maribyrnong River has hollowed out a valley some 55 metres below the Keilor Plain with a steep bank on the northern side and gentle terraces on the southern side 4 In 2016 the park was implemented a Victorian first pilot project to help children on the autism spectrum play more freely with Parks Victoria creating a digital script showing items and sights they would encounter at the park This was designed to alleviate anxiety particularly when moving from one place to another and was designed alongside autism advocacy organisation Amaze 5 6 In 2021 Parks Victoria began helping plant trees at the park as part of the More Trees for a Cooler Greener West project which aims to plant trees in urban areas of Melbourne s western suburbs with the lowest tree canopy covers This was done to help increase urban shade cover with phase two commencing in 2022 and stage three to be completed by the mid 2023 7 Features EditThe park fields recreational activities with facilities including walking and cycling tracks playgrounds picnic areas amenities and a cafe 8 The park is located along Old Calder Highway with an entrance off Keilor Park Drive The Maribyrnong River flows through the park which holds as one end of the 25km Maribyrnong River Trail At Keilor the river winds back on itself in a horseshoe bend before winding south again at Brimbank Park Brimbank Park is home to wildlife including swamp wallabies blue tongued lizards and echidnas Birds including parrots herons galahs blue wrens yellow tailed thornbills rosellas flame robins and the peregrine falcon can also be seen in the park 4 References Edit Jake Kyle Day Ashok K Sharma November 2020 Stormwater harvesting infrastructure systems design for urban park irrigation Brimbank Park Melbourne case study Journal of Water Supply Research and Technology Aqua 69 8 847 doi 10 2166 aqua 2020 047 retrieved 5 July 2022 Paleoanthropology Keilor Cranium Archived December 17 2004 at the Wayback Machine Brimbank Park Keilor East MelbournePlaygrounds Retrieved 23 January 2022 a b Laura Mullins 10 May 2016 Brimbank Park Environment Victoria Retrieved 23 January 2022 Miki Perkins 22 July 2016 Autism friendly park Brimbank welcome for kids who like to follow the script The Age Retrieved 24 January 2022 Brimbank Park project chosen to help children with autism Brimbank amp North West Star Weekly 3 August 2016 Retrieved 24 January 2022 Tara Murray 7 January 2022 Tree planting underway Brimbank amp North West Star Weekly Retrieved 24 January 2022 Brimbank Park Visitor Guide PDF Parks Victoria Retrieved 23 January 2022 External links Edit Brimbank Park This article about a place in Melbourne is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brimbank Park amp oldid 1136423807, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
