Victoria Park – Brisbane

Victoria Park has been transformed into 45 hectares of lush inner-city parkland.

Victoria Park features a popular putt-putt course, driving range, bistro and function centre. The park upgrade makes it the perfect place to have a picnic or go for a walk.

The nature area has been planted with 10,000 trees and shrubs, including 80 native species. Some play areas have an improved turf surface for young people to explore.

Future developments include a Visitor Centre which will explore Indigenous culture, landscape and contemporary history of the park. There will also be waterholes and wetlands, nature playgrounds, and an adventure valley.

Interesting facts about Victoria Park

Did you know that:

• Victoria Park has played a significant role in Brisbane’s history. The site was an important meeting and camping place for Indigenous people who came from all over South-East Queensland for corroborees.
• The park was gazetted as a reserve for recreation in 1875 and was a site for brickmaking and timber-felling industries.
• It was also Brisbane’s first municipal rubbish dump and was converted into a golf course in the 1930s.
• During World War II the park was home to hundreds of American soldiers based in Brisbane, with these houses later used for social housing for displaced residents.
• Victoria Park remains one of the largest parks in Brisbane with a new history unfolding as it transforms into a uniquely Brisbane destination.
• A tree survey done as part of the draft master plan investigations has found more than 2800 trees in the park which represents approximately 10% canopy coverage. Over the next 50 years, this canopy coverage will increase to 60%.

Five of the best picnic spots in Victoria Park

You might like to pack a picnic at one of these spots:

• Enjoy a picnic under the magnificent Jacaranda tree in the tree-lined gully running through the middle of the park.
• Perfect picnic spots are located on the various hills overlooking the city – located near the main carpark off Herston Rd and throughout the middle of the park.
• From the Kelvin Grove side of the park, just off Victoria Park Rd, there is a secluded area of parkland – just a short two-minute walk to the Kelvin Grove Urban Village to pick up picnic supplies.
• Relax by a waterhole along York’s Hollow – a series of waterholes adjacent to the bikeway along the Inner-City Bypass side of the park.
• Take in the sunset from the Spring Hill side of the park – there are many spots along this part of the park with parking available in Centenary Aquatic Centre and along Gregory Terrace.

For more information or to view the Victoria Park Vision visit www.brisbane.qld.gov.au.