Craigieburn's Photo Walking Audit
Craigieburn's Photo Walking Audit
As part of the Active Craigieburn Project, organisers have arranged a photo walking audit of Craigieburn. The route includes Craigieburn Gardens, trail along the creek, main roads & local streets
Summary
As part of the Active Craigieburn Project, organisers have arranged a photo walking audit of Craigieburn. The route includes Craigieburn Gardens, trail along the creek, main roads & local streets
Description
The photo walking audit will meet at the Youth Room, located next to the Leisure Centre.
The Craigieburn Leisure centre is another good starting point for walking groups, with a café in the foyer.
The walk leaves the Youth Room and enters Craigieburn Gardens. Walk past new free exercise stations installed around the pathways.
Continue down and along Aiken Creek, this is a dog off leash area.
This trail will lead you out onto Bridgewater Road, walk back up towards Craigieburn Road and cross at the lights.
From here, head towards Selwyn house, an important landmark in this community. Selwyn house provides for community groups, delivers education courses and links people into the community.
Walk around the football oval, past the church and back towards the leisure centre where the walk concludes at the starting point.
This walk is fantastic to do with a group, on your own or with your pet.
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Points of Interest
1. Craigieburn Leisure Centre
This is a good starting point for this walk, with a caf in the foyer. Gym, aerobics, indoor pool, basketball / netball courts, squash courts.
2. Craigieburn Youth Room
The Youth Room is the meeting place for the Photo Walking Audit, located next to the leisure centre. This is a snazzy space with couches, kitchen facilities and a great social area.
3. Craigieburn Gardens
New free to use exercise stations have been installed along the paths. This is a great place to walk your dog, with an off leash area by the creek.
4. Dianella Community Health
Dianella Community Health works together with our community and local agencies to deliver a range of health services to all age groups across Broadmeadows and Craigieburn.
5. Craigieburn Police Station
Police core responsibilities include targeting community needs and issues in the high-profile areas of traffic & transit, community & family, crime prevention and forensic services.
6. Craigieburn Library
Monday: 9am - 5pm Tuesday: 12noon - 8pm Wednesday: 9am - 5pm Thursday: 12noon - 8pm Friday: 9am - 5pm Saturday: 9am - 1pm Sunday: Closed
7. DS Aiken Reserve
AFL Oval and turf cricket pitch, home of Craigieburn FC, Craigieburn Superules FC and Craigieburn Cricket Club. Playground, public toilets and picnic tables are available.
8. Craigieburn Tennis Club
6 courts are available for hire: $5.00 per person per hour - Contact Karen 9305 6517 or Peter 0438 372 457. ($30.00 deposit for keys) Note: Members' guests pay $5.00.
9. Selwyn House
A local treasure that provides for community groups, links into the community and provides credited courses in First Aid, Information Technology and Business.
10. Craigieburn Skate Park
Craigieburn Skate Park has had an extension to the existing bowl. It now has a manual pad, a few ledges, another quarter, 2 banks and a 2 set. Concrete bowl similar to Fitzroy (Melb)
Features
Playground
Picnic spot
Drinking water available
Seating available
Dog off-leash area
Public toilets
Pram friendly
Local treasures
Art and culture
Lake, creek, river
Park / Garden
