Malahang Reserve — Attraction in Melbourne

A big park with two little sides side by side, straight slide and curve slide. 5 swings three normal one toddler and an all abilitie one. Little toddler area has a tunnel which leads to two wheels you can spin, coloured abacus, two round circle you can climb through or put your head through, three colours wheel like things out can spin, speak and listen device and some little steps. Main structure has a long bridge that has coloured abacus on one side ago other side has counting cubes, a clock face you can spin other side has coloured circle you can look through. Two tunnel one up and one down. Two four person spinners that you can sit on, two other spinner that you can stand on. A bird nest swing, two flying foxes, a bunch of other swing like things. Some gym equipment as well in to different places. A big climbing structure made out of ropes. Has toliets and multiple drinking water taps. Lots of rubbish bins and barbecues. Undercover tables with bench seats and other seats around. Skate park for everyone to bring skateborads,bikes and scooters, a full basketball court and a soccer filed. Lots of open grass area for kids to play on or have a picnic on. Also has a fenced in area that is especially...

This is a large, safe, well-maintained, public park with many different areas, including a fenced dog park, as well as a bike repair shed which is open one afternoon a week. Check with Banyule Council for details. Malahang has safe play areas for small children, and excellent playground equipment, including a flying-fox for kids to ride on. The reserve is used for public festivals and other gatherings - there are barbecue facilities and public toilets. My only complaint is that from October to March it's extremely hot and we could do with more...

An unsanitary environment for the children to play. As the homeless use this area to squat, we found and removed a lighter, a filthy blanket and a device used for narcotics. There was also evidence of used toilet paper and fecies on the floor within the sheltered play equipment. A gate was also missing from the boundary fence allowing access to busy roads and intersections. We informed other parents of these dangers and left. This has been reported to council. On a positive side, the new car park is a vast...