Today, we did a portion of the Gardiners Trail to the south of where we entered onto the trail. Maybe because it is Sunday here, we saw a number of people out walking their dogs (both on and off lead) on the first section of the trail. Today’s walk took us along Gardiners Creek, some wetlands, past a university, as well as residential and commercial areas, all while providing some art and a bit more history about the area.
Based on the Heritage Trail signs located along the path, we learned that John Gardiner, for whom the trail is named, immigrated to Australia with his family from Ireland in 1822. They originally settled in Tasmania before moving to the mainland following a drought. He became a prominent citizen in Melbourne and owned some of the land along which the trail lies. Interestingly, he later moved to England while his wife and sons remained in Australia.
Today we crossed the road to go south.
that connected the two sides of the creek.
This trail seemed to be mainly for students of Deakin University
to access both sides of campus.
onto lovely green spaces on either side of the trail
of Australia’s first drive-in theater in 1954, which could hold up to 650 cars.
but it had 46% of the market in the 50’s in Australia.
The stone represent different types of igneous, sedimentary,
metamorphic, and molten rock.
at Deakin University
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