Koolunga Native Reserve

Snapshot

Location: Forest Rd, Boronia. Melway ref. 65 C11

Size: 5.8ha (14 acre)

Dog off lead areas: Yes

Seating: Seats scattered throughout reserve

Picnic tables: One below Forest Rd car park

Bins: One at Forest Rd car park and one at Daffodil Rd entrance

BBQ: None

Shelter: None

Toilets: None

Parking: Aprox. 20 spaces Cnr Hutton Rd and Forest Rd. On street parking along Forest Rd, Daffodil Rd and St Elmo Ave

Walking tracks: Yes, numerous tracks throughout bushland area.

Wheelchair access: limited

Managed by: Knox City Council

Friends Group: Friends of Koolunga Native Reserve

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Environment

Flora

Ecological Vegetation Classes and listings:

· Swampy Woodland - EVC 937: Regionally Endangered

· Valley Heathy Forest Endangered – EVC 127: Regionally Endangered

· Wetland - EVC 73: Regionally Endangered

· Herb-rich Foothill Forest – EVC 23: Least Concern

There are approximately 177 indigenous plant species including:

1 Nationally Rare

26 Critically Endangered in Knox

46 Endangered in Knox

55 Vulnerable in Knox

Fauna

Significant Species:

Powerful Owl – Vulnerable in Victoria

Sightings:

Mammals: Echidna, Sugar Glider, Brushtail Possum, Ringtail Possum

Frogs: Southern Brown Tree Frogs

Birds: Eastern Spinebill, Grey Fantail, Kookaburra, Tawny Frogmouth, Bronzewing Pigeon, Pied Wattle Bird, Brown Thornbill, Red Wattle Bird, Black Faced Cuckoo Shrike, Pacific Black Duck, Australian Wood Duck, Spotted Pardelote, Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Golden Whistler, Crimson Rosella, Raven,

Reptiles: Garden Skink,

Insects: Imperial Blue Butterfly, Grapevine Moth, Damsel Fly, Shield Bug, Imperial Blue Butterfly, Bark Cockroach

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For more information on Koolunga Native Reserve: www.knox.vic.gov.au/Files/SitesofBio/Site5_KoolungaReserve.pdf

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History

History:

The lands around this area were traditionally owned by the Wurundjeri People.

1887 – Thomas Samuel Grimwood allotted 65 acres surrounding this site as Crown Land.

1913 – Alfred Elliott Chandler and his family established a Daffodil Farm and occupied the much of the site until 1971 (See video). During this time, the Chandler’s land was slowly subdivided for residential development.

Early 1960’s – Knox City Council began negotiations with the Chandlers for the purchase of a portion of the site to be set aside as a native reserve. In 1967 Koolunga Native Reserve was open to the public.

1994 – The Friends of Koolunga Native Reserve were established to help care for the reserve.

1994 – The first Management Plan for the reserve was written.

2004 – An Indigenous Demonstration Garden was established at the north-eastern end of St Elmo Ave.

2006 – A Second Management Plant was written.

2010 – The Reserve is listed in the Sites of Biological Significance in Knox.

2019 – The Friends of Koolunga Native Reserve celebrate the 25th anniversary!

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