Welcome to Fairbairn Park beside the beautiful Maribyrnong River. As you can see by the map below, it looks more like a golf course, and a bad one at that, without the greens and tees; although it does have a golf course next door. Fairbairn Park, or should I say playing fields, is a flat expanse of what could be termed grass, or at least mown green vegetation.
The area is mostly used as playing fields for various sports, with a walking/cycling track along the river bank. The expanse of grass is interrupted periodically by small clumps and lines of trees (think golf) that seem to be placed haphazardly between the fields.
Does the picture on the right remind you of anything - golf anyone?
So, what is wrong with a series of playing fields where we can do a little exercise, with strategically placed vegetative enclaves for flora and fauna to inhabit? These enclaves are so small that I doubt it would accommodate a family of rats, as they are separated by expanses of open ground. Maybe it would be easier to remove the vegetation and save the mowing crew the trouble of going around them...
Well guess what, it may be happening as I blog. The chainsaws and herbicides are at work. Notice the orange lump behind the chair (left), the remnants of the former inhabitants, a pile of wood chips, framed nicely by the brown stain of Mr. Herbicide.
Fairbairn Park may be worth a visit if you have a big dog or want to kick a ball, possibly go for a walk along the river bank, but be warned, it can get a bit windy as the old palms can pay testament too. I won't be going back any time soon.
So till next time Happy Parking.
Colin, good action shots catching the crews in action! It looks to me that they might agree with you about the clumps of trees but I suspect that that there is some master renovation plan somewhere that will see those bare areas re-planted during winter, I could be wrong but I think it's literally a case of Watch this Space
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