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Modelled extent of Pre-European and contemporary grasslands of the Victorian Volcanic Plain. Enlarge Image.
GPN is conducting an audit of the grasslands of Melbourne, with the aim of recording their extent and quality and making that information publicly available through the map above. This is an ongoing project, and the maps in our map library will be regularly updated.
Incredibly, no thorough map of Melbourne’s grasslands exists. This gap shows just how under-resourced Melbourne’s grasslands are.
Grasslands are managed by a multitude of organisations, including 15 local councils, a couple of rail authorities, VicRoads, various utility companies, other government departments such as DELWP and Parks Victoria, federal authorities, as well as many private landholders.
Arcade Way Reserve
A unique interior park in a Walter Burley Griffin designed suburban estate. Some native vegetation has survived disturbances such as exotic tree planting and playground and path construction. The reserve contains Critically Endangered Spiny Rice-flower and state-listed Vulnerable Pale Swamp Everlasting.
Main photo: The estate turns its back on the grassland behind its rear fences
2: A playground is integrated into the grassland
3: Drumstick flowers and pollinator_Photo Dee Smith
4: Running Postman_Photo Dee Smith
5: Spur Velleia_Photo Dee Smith
6: The entry does little to suggest a grassland is present