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Pipemakers Park is part of the Maribyrnong River valley which had been occupied by Aboriginal people for thousands of years. Approximately 6 kilometres from the city, Pipemakers Park is a historic pipemaking industrial site which has been transformed into a park and wetlands.

Flora & Fauna abounds in Pipemakers Park and along the Maribyrnong River. White-faced Herons, Black Ducks and Swamp Hens wade and feed on the banks of the river and in heavily wooded sections of the park. Between September and January, you may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of Sacred Ibis as they nest and feed in the shallows. Pipemakers is also home to the Growling Treefrog.

Pipemakers Park has a wide range of native plants. River Red Gums, sheoaks, wattles trees and a number of eucalypt varieties may be seen and also Cumbungi (native reeds) in the wetlands and Kangaroo Grass and Poa Grass. Community groups helped to plant trees when the park was first developed in 1988.

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Pipemakers Park
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Whie Faced Heron
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Things to do: *See the distant river views towards Flemington Racecourse and the city *Visit the Living Museum of the West housed in a revamped factory, which provides information for self-guided tours and hosts a number of exhibitions, activities and special presentations on the cultural history of western Melbourne and the Maribyrnong River *Try fishing from the wharf *Go for a boat ride on the Maribyrnong River *Sit and relax in the pioneer womens shelter *Watch the bird life and look for tadpoles or listen to frogs amongst the reeds in the wetlands *See historic bluestone buildings
Getting There: *Pipemakers Park is situated in Maribyrnong. Cars enter from Gordon Street near Highpoint Shopping Centre entrance