Dandenong Police Paddocks Reserve — Attraction in Melbourne

My partner took my 2 month old son there for a walk. Out of nowhere she started being followed by a man. She was too scared to turn around and walk past him to go to the car, so she rang me, making it really obvious that she is on the phone, and walking all weird ways but the guy kept following her. As she got somewhere a bit more secluded the guy sped up to catch up to her, lucky for her, in the distance she saw another woman, so she ran towards her. That's when the guy stopped and turned back around. The woman was wearing a short skirt, stockings and heels (not really dressed for bushwalking if you ask me), and shortly behind her there was an older man getting out of the bushes. Well my partner got back safely to the car, absolutely shaking and petrified. Saw that in the car park there were a few cars parked, all with single men inside. Upon a bit of internet research, turns out that this place is well known for prostitution. I highly DON'T recommend going here, as the place must be pretty bad, if a woman dressed in tracksuit pants, tshirt and runners, carrying a 2 month old baby at 1pm on a Wednesday get followed by a...

Area has 3 ovals which well maintained . 2 baseball fields also well maintained anything beyond that I would keep children well away .

Dandenong council does not put any effort into the reserve . Toilets never opened or cleaned since opened 30 years ago . Walking tracks have fallen trees over grown grass . Because the park looks abandoned thanks to Dandenong Councils good work.

it has now become a place where gay men meet up and go for a walk In the overgrown walking tracks to be disgusting in public . Mum's with kids have come across these males doing what should be done inside closed doors several times .Along with locals that used to use the reserve for fitness and walk the dogs (like my self) .

Do not recommend visiting this reserve keep your self and your family well away. Dandenong council needs it's park...

Very large park right on the edge of Dandenong with several access points, so check your maps. There are lots of different sports ovals for many different ball sports, football, soccer, cricket and I think Softball/Baseball, children's playgrounds etc. Lots of tracks wind through the park, some parts which are quite remote and in heavily forested areas. I would be concerned jogging/cycling here alone, especially if you are a female. The park/reserve has an undeveloped feel to it and in some areas feels almost like virgin bush. Unfortunately because of its size and isolation it seems many people have used vehicle accessible areas as a rubbish dumping area and in many areas there are old mattresses, broken furniture and other piles of miscellaneous refuse which is truly sad to see in potentially such a...