Local History Park (Burwood)
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The 700m section of the Gardiners Creek Trail between Highbury Road and the Burwood Highway is home to the Local History Park. The section closest to Highbury Road has a fossil footpath which leads on to a big sculpture titled "Geosculpture" highlighting different types of rocks. Then you come across a Koori footpath with embedded wooden snake symbols. A little further on is a heavy timber bridge which links two areas of parkland divided by Gardiners Creek. You can cross the bridge to get to the settlers shelter which has a water tap. Just along the track is a small orchard of fruit trees and you then reach the site of Australia's first drive-in picture theatre which opened in 1954 and closed in 1983. There is a huge metal frame of an FJ Holden which the kids can climb over and drive. This area also has a number of tree stump carvings.
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Location
188 Burwood Highway, Burwood 3125 Map
