Brimbank Park, State park in Keilor East, Victoria, Australia
Brimbank Park is a 328-hectare metropolitan park in Keilor East, managed by Parks Victoria. The Maribyrnong River has cut a valley about 55 metres below the Keilor Plain, with a steep northern bank and gentle southern terraces. Walking and cycling tracks, playgrounds, picnic areas and a café sit among the river flats.
Europeans settled the area in the late 1830s and used the fertile Maribyrnong valley as stock runs, driving livestock around the brim of the river bank, which gave the park its name. The east-bank river flats were worked for market gardening until 1983. Brimbank Park opened to the public in 1976 as part of the Maribyrnong Valley Park, alongside Horseshoe Bend Children's Farm and Greenvale Reservoir Park.
The park lies on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung. Its name comes from the 1830s, when European settlers drove stock around the brim of the river bank. The Keilor Cranium, found in a sand bank in 1940, was carbon-dated to about 12,000 years ago.
The park is open daily with extended hours during daylight savings. You will find barbecues, picnic areas, a café, and multiple access points to walking trails distributed throughout the grounds.
The park runs an Autism Friendly Visits program where digital guides help children understand what they will experience during their visit. This makes it easier for families with sensitive children to plan and enjoy their time here.
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