Bill Parish Gateway plaque Transcription Bill Parish Gateway / This gateway was donated by / Bill Parish (Wishbone) / and is dedicated to the memory / of the founders of this reserve / in 1953 Bill Parish / George Fry Snr / Fred Cox / Reg Sykes Dedicted May 3rd 2015 The Cannibal Creek Reserve… Read More
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Sydney Pargeter Reserve
April 27, 2015 by 4 Comments
Sydney Pargeter was a councillor of the Shire of Berwick from 1965 to 1973. He was also one of the first councillors of the City of Berwick from 1973 to 1992 and Mayor in 1982-83. Reference: Place Names of Berwick by Dr Debbie Stephan. Published 1994 by the City of Casey.
Bonnie Watson Reserve
September 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Home to the Cannons Creek Community Place Bonne Watson Reserve information board Transcription (1st paragraph) The Bonnie Watson Reserve One of the earliest pioneers of Cannons Creek was the Watson family. Their gift of this 10 acres of land provided a recreation reserve for the people of / the creek. In the 1940’s the block… Read More
James Alexander Reserve
September 6, 2014 by 2 Comments
James Alexander plaque Transcription ~ Jim Alexander ~ Jim Alexander grew up in the Berwick-Dandenong area. His mother’s parents / lived on a Soldier Settlement farm in Clyde Road after World War 1. Like many other locals Jim Alexander believed this / reserve with its extensive views and stand of casuarina forest / made it… Read More
Sydney Parkinson Reserve
February 5, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sydney Parkinson was employed by Sir Joseph Banks to make water-colour drawings of specimens and to sketch birds and animals on the Endeavour’s 1768-1771 voyage. He was a very talented natural history artist. So talented in fact, that during this voyage he drew 94 specimens collected at Botany Bay in just fourteen days. Sydney… Read More
Charles Green Reserve
January 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Born in 1735 in Yorkshire, England, Charles Green was the astronomer aboard the Endeavour. Together with James Cook, he observed the transit of Venus on the 3 June 1769 at Tahiti – the Endeavour’s first voyage. The Endeavour left Tahiti on 13 July 1969 for New Zealand, the east coast of Australia including the… Read More
Jack Thomas Reserve
December 18, 2012 by 4 Comments
Jack Thomas was one of the City of Berwick’s first councillors from 1973 – 1981. He was Mayor of the City of Berwick in 1974 – 1977. Home of: Berwick City Soccer Club and Edwards Corner On Saturday 9 May 1992 a corner of the Jack Thomas Reserve was named Edwards Corner in honour… Read More
RJ Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve
June 8, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The largest Council-managed reserve in the Cardinia Shire, the RJ Chambers Flora and Fauna Reserve is home to 88 bird and 336 indigenous plant species. Selectively logged in the early 1900s and 1960s, the 121 hectare site was bought by the former Shire of Pakenham in 1972. The Shire engineer at that time was Ron… Read More
