Macleod Park

Macleod Park, comprising approximately 5 hectares of parkland including sporting and community facilities, designed garden and riparian habitat, is of significance.

How is it significant?

Macleod Park is of historic, social, aesthetic and scientific (environmental) value to the City of Banyule.

Why is it significant?

Macleod Park is of historic significance as an early example of provision by developers of recreational facilities in residential subdivisions. The Macleod Park example, based on the British City Garden movement, predates bureaucratic moves (in the form of the Melbourne Town Planning Commission c. 1924) to urge this consideration. (Criterion A)

Macleod Park is of social value to the local community. Together with the adjacent shopping village it forms an important hub around which community life, both spontaneous and planned, centres. (Criterion G)

Macleod Park is of aesthetic value for the contrast afforded by sporting fields, riparian plantings and designed gardens, and for its collection of exotic and native mature trees. (Criterion E)

Macleod Park is also of scientific (environmental) significance for its small length of natural creek supporting indigenous river red gums, functioning as a wildlife corridor and flight path between Gresswell Forest, LaTrobe University Wildlife Reserve and Mont Park.

Group

Parks, Gardens and Trees

Category

Urban Park