Koomba Park

Koomba Park
The southern vehicle entrance to Koomba Park
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TypeMetropolitan Park
LocationWantirna, Victoria, Australia
Coordinates37°51′09″S 145°12′43″E / 37.8525°S 145.2119°E / -37.8525; 145.2119
Area92 hectares (230 acres)[1]
(33 hectares open to public)
CreatedDecember 1981
Operated byParks Victoria and VicRoads
StatusOpen all year
The Dandenong Creek Trail and EastLink Trail run along this section of path in the north of the park (looking south towards Burwood Highway)

Koomba Park is one of the parks comprising the Dandenong Valley Parklands in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. It consists of 92 hectares (230 acres) of which 33 hectares (82 acres) are publicly accessible, and is bounded by Dandenong Creek, Boronia Road, EastLink, Mountain Highway and Burwood Highway in a clockwise direction. It is managed primarily by VicRoads and Parks Victoria.[2] The park opened in December 1981, and its land was previously used for cattle grazing and apple orchards.[1] The surrounding area is still used for grazing.[3] There are three major power transmission lines running through the park: Rowville-Templestowe Single Circuit Southern (first and second), and Rowville-Ringwood.[4]

In 2019, a study found that Koomba Park was one of the least used areas of the Dandenong Valley Parklands, and also garnered the least satisfaction from park users when compared to Jells Park and Tirhatuan Park.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Koomba Park". Parks Victoria. Archived from the original on 5 June 2008. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference lorimer was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Dandenong Valley Parklands: Culture and Heritage". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  4. ^ Vicnames (Map). Victorian State Government Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ^ Morocza, Nora; Henderson-Wilson, Claire; Nath, Aparna Sethu; Patrick, Rebecca (March 2019). Community Use and Appreciation of Dandenong Creek Parklands (PDF). City Health International. Deakin University, Liverpool John Moores University, Port Phillip & Western Port Catchment Management Authority.