The Pines Flora and Fauna Reserve
As well as its conservation importance the reserve represents a unique passive recreational and educational asset in the greater metropolitan area of Melbourne.
Things to see and do
* The reserve is ideal for recreation activities such as nature study, photography and walking
* Walk to Trig Point for expansive views of the reserve, Port Phillip Bay and the Dandenongs. A network of tracks allows visitors to walk to most features of the reserve
Heritage
Very little is known of Aboriginal activity in the area other than the use of the springs as a source of fresh water by the Bunurong people. In the 1920's it was planned to plant the whole area between Ballarto Road, Dandenong Road, McClelland Drive and Skye Road with pine trees. Only about 120ha was planted, though in the 1950's some of the remaining land was set aside for housing.
A proposal in the 1970's to sandmine the remaining bushland met with community uproar and the Eureka flag was raised on Trig Point (the site from which the Frankston area was originally surveyed) and the area claimed for the people of Frankston. Community action also helped prevent the area being subdivided in 1989 and the Flora and Fauna Reserve is now zoned as public open space.
Looking after the park
* Take your rubbish with you
* Keep to the formed walking tracks
* Dog regulations apply. In areas where dogs are permitted they must be on a leash at all times
* Firearms are not permitted in the reserve
* All native plants and animals are protected
* Leave the reserve as you find it
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