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Victoria Park consists of 130 hectares of open active and passive recreation parkland and is enclosed by Gillies, Sturt, Russell and Winter Streets. The site was initially planted on 23 May 1890 with more than 700 trees by the citizens of Ballarat in celebration of Victoria's first Arbor Day.
The trees (oaks, elms, planes and cedars) were planted in grand avenues and promenades together with selected clump plantings. The design of the Park was selected from a competition, and, in concept, it represents an English/European parkland development.
Victoria Park contains significant indigenous grass land sites. The remnant flora has been preserved largely due to the absence of grazing or frequent mowing. Mowing or grazing will result in failure of some species to reproduce through flowering or setting seed.
For further please refer to the Victoria Park Management Use & Development Framework - August 2004 (PDF - 297KB) and Victoria Park Vegetation Management Plan - July 2006 (PDF - 373KB).
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