Karkarook Park

Karkarook Park

Karkarook Park is a metropolitan park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. An artificial wetlands and lake created by extracting sand between 1997 and 2001, it is located on Warrigal Road in Moorabbin.^[1] Fishing is possible, with redfin perch and rainbow trout reported.^[2]

Prior to sand removal, Karkarook Park and adjacent areas were largely used as a storm-water retarding basin and for market gardens and horse agistment.^[3]

In 2011, the Victorian government released plans for Karkarook Park to be joined up with nearby parks in the south-east green wedge to form a "chain of parks." Parks in the south-east to be connected include Braeside Park.^[4]

References

↑ "Karkarook Park". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 9 May 2010.
↑ Fishing report for Karkarook Park Lake, Altona , Victoria, Australia
↑ Karkarook Park, Melbourne Playgrounds, website accessed January 2012
↑ South East Green Wedge, Department of Planning and Community Development, Victoria, 2011

Metropolitan parks of Victoria

Albert Park Aura Vale Lake Park Banksia Park Birrarrung Park Braeside Park Brimbank Park Bushy Park Wetlands Candlebark Park Cheetham Wetlands Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park Horseshoe Bend Farm Jells Park Kalorama Park Karkarook Park Koomba Park Longridge Park Camp Lysterfield Park Nortons Park Petty's Orchard Pipemakers Park Plenty Gorge Park Point Gellibrand Coastal Heritage Park Shepherds Bush Sweeneys Flats Wattle Park Westerfolds Park Yarra Bend Park Yarra Flats Park

Coordinates: 37°56′31″S 145°05′00″E / 37.9419°S 145.0833°E / -37.9419; 145.0833

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