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Afton Street Conservation Reserve

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History
Planning
Flora and fauna
References

The Afton Street Conservation Reserve is situated along the middle reaches of the Maribyrnong river in West Essendon, Melbourne. It is within the City of Moonee Valley and is 17 hectares (42 Acres).

History

The Conservation park was purchased by the city council in October 2003 for a price of $900,000 (AUD).^[1] The site was formally part of the Department of Defence ammunitions site.^[2]

Planning

A master landscape plan was issued for the site and won a number of design awards.^[3] The plan emphasises conservation and recreational use of the park.

Flora and fauna

Two areas of Western Basalt Plains Grassland
25 regionally significant species of indigenous plants
potential habitat and occurrence of the nationally significant Striped Legless Lizard
areas of valuable native fauna habitat including five ‘birds of prey’ using open grassland areas, small passerine birds including thornbills and silvereyes using the shrub layer and waterbirds using the riparian fringe

References

1. ^Media Release: Community secures public open space, Department of Defence, October 31, 2003
2. ^Moonee Valley Planning Scheme Amendment{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Minister For Planning, November 18, 2004
3. ^Press Release: Annette Warner Wins Award For Outstanding Achievement In Design {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061007161709/http://www.hassell.com.au/sitePdfStore/NAWIC_Award_Media%20release_230806.pdf |date=October 7, 2006 }}, Hassell, August 25, 2006

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