RINGWOOD LAKE PARK

Ringwood Lake Park is a significant asset, well valued by the Maroondah City community. The 8.5 hectare park has been enjoyed by many locals and visitors since its creation in the 1920’s. The significance of the park has been highlighted through the preservation of the local history, pleasant and naturally significant surroundings and by hosting various annual festivals.Community groups and individuals have contributed both time and funding towards the Park’s preservation, including recent works to enhance the cultural value of the park. 

Ringwood Lake Park is located at the corner of Maroondah Highway and Mt Dandenong Road next to the Belgrave railway line. The lake is about 1 hectare in size with a shoreline of 1 kilometre and a maximum depth of 4.3 metres. In 1926 the lake was created, with community co-operation, by damming the Sandy Creek which flowed north-westerly to the Mullum Mullum Creek. It was an area of mud, fallen logs and grasses which now provides alternative habitat for wildlife as well as passive recreational opportunities.

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MORE EASTLAND MURALS

Here are some more photomontage art murals from Eastland, one of the major shopping malls in the outer Melbourne suburb of Ringwood.

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EASTLAND

Last week we decided to visit one of the big outer suburban shopping malls. I must say that I did not look forward to it as I generally don't like these centres but prefer the older, smaller, strip shopping streets. However I was pleasantly surprised as this one was newly renovated and extended, was spacious and had plenty of natural light and a goo selection of shops and services, as well as plenty of parking.

Eastland Shopping Centre is a large shopping centre located in the outer eastern suburb of Ringwood, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which first opened on 31 October 1967. It is close to Ringwood railway station, located opposite the centre on Maroondah Highway. The centre features 2 main levels of shops, with a 3rd level containing a Hoyts 12 screen cinema complex and restaurants, forming a total of approximately 235 stores. It is the largest shopping centre in the City of Maroondah, and is located in relatively close proximity to Westfield Doncaster and Westfield Knox.

Construction commenced on the two level enclosed complex in July 1966, with a 14,000m2 Myer and a 2500m2 Woolworths supermarket and variety store as major anchors, along with 40 speciality stores and a 1200 space car park. In 1993 a massive redevelopment of the centre was announced, and after a series of 3 staged openings culminated in the relaunch of a new look Eastland in May, 1995. This extension brought the Centre to 53,300 square metres with major retailers Myer, Safeway and Kmart and 170 specialty retailers.

Stage 4 and 5 redevelopments and expansions occurred from 2002 to 2013, and further redevelopments to be completed in 2 stages, with the first stage opened on 29 October 2015 and the second stage opening by mid 2016. I was impressed with the way that centre operated "as normal" while the last stage redevelopments are occurring. A bonus was the striking giant photocollage murals that acted as both visual décor and as screens for the areas under development.

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AROUND RINGWOOD LAKE

In Ringwood, an outer suburb of Melbourne, an area formerly used for antimony mining, there is a site that now consists of a lake, parkland, BBQs, waterbirds, children's' playground and parkland. It is a good place for a family picnic or for a brisk walk around the track to see the cormorants sunning themselves, the moorhens and ducks swimming and the lovely native flora, like the Banksia shown here, to discover.

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RINGWOOD LAKE

Ringwood Lake Park is a significant asset, well valued by the Maroondah City community. The 8.5 hectare park has been enjoyed by many locals and visitors since its creation in the 1920’s. The significance of the park has been highlighted through the preservation of the local history, pleasant and naturally significant surroundings and by hosting various annual festivals.Community groups and individuals have contributed both time and funding towards the Park’s preservation, including recent works to enhance the cultural value of the park.

Ringwood Lake Park is located at the corner of Maroondah Highway and Mt Dandenong Road next to the Belgrave railway line. The lake is about 1 hectare in size with a shoreline of 1 kilometre and a maximum depth of 4.3 metres. In 1926 the lake was created, with community co-operation, by damming the Sandy Creek which flowed north-westerly to the Mullum Mullum Creek. It was an area of mud, fallen logs and grasses which now provides alternative habitat for wildlife as well as passive recreational opportunities.

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and also part of the Outdoor Wednesday meme.