Kilmore - Monument Hill Reserve
Monument Hill Reserve provides habitat for several nocturnal mammals including brush tail possums, ringtail possums and sugar gliders, as well as the threatened brush tailed phascogale. Local wildlife is abundant. Lizards, birds, echidnas, kangaroos and wallabies can be spotted around the reserve.
The reserve is dominated by eucalypts, wattle (acacia species), native grasses and wildflowers.
The reserve has tracks for horse riding and bushwalking, wildflower walks, gravel car park and Monument Road access to Monument Tower.
Several hiking tracks are available for those who like a challenge. Suitable for walking and dogs on a lead. Not suitable for bikes.
At the peak of the reserve, accessible by car, you can find Hume and Hovell Monument. This watchtower was erected to honour the explorers whose expedition played a significant role in establishing the colony of Victoria. Follow one of the walking tracks that leads down the ridge to the golf course, cricket club or Kilmore Hospital Reservoir.
History
The Taungurung were the earliest inhabitants of the area of Kilmore and hold strong cultural values for many of the native flora that exists on the Monument Hill Reserve.
Monument Hill became known as a lookout in the early years of European settlement that followed the Hume and Hovell expedition in the 1800s.
Wildlife
Monument Hill Reserve provides habitat for several nocturnal mammal species. These include: brushtail possums (Trichosurus Vulpecula), ringtail possums (Pseudocheirus Perengrinus), sugar gliders (Petaurus Breviceps) and brush-tailed phascogale (Phascogale Tapoatafa).
The reserve also hosts a large and diverse number of native birdlife. The noticeboard near the car park describes a large number of the birds and amphibians found within the reserve.
Significant flora
The Monument Hill Reserve over storey is dominated by Eucalypts with a secondary layer of smaller species, particularly Wattle Acaciaspecies. The reserve also has a diverse ground layer vegetation of native grasses and wildflower species.
Access for Dogs:
Keep dogs on a leash.
Location
Monument Road, Kilmore 3764 Map
Web Links
→ Know your Reserve - Monument Hill (PDF)
→ Know your Flora Fact Sheet - Monument Hill Reserve (PDF)
→ Know your Amphibians Fact Sheet - Monument Hill Reserve (PDF)
→ Know Your Fungi Fact Sheet - Monument Hill Reserve (PDF)
