Jane Prentice

Walter Taylor Parks Guide

Search for your neighbourhood park or green space and stay up to date with all the additions and improvements with Cr Jane Prentice's Parks Guide. Search for parks by suburb - click on either Chapel Hill, Fig Tree Pocket or Indooroopilly. To help you make the most of our parks, pick up a copy of Council's bikeway guide and explore our suburbs on two wheels and for more information on riding in Brisbane, visit Council's Active and Healthy Cycling website.

Chapel Hill

Akuna Oval/Cubberla Creek Reserve
• Wide open parklands stretching from Fig Tree Pocket Road to Akuna Street and bordered by Cubberla Creek.
• Akuna Oval is home to AFL, Cricket, Soccer and Rugby Union clubs and has all the associated equipment required to play. The park also has a bike/walking track winding along the creekbank and a shady children's playground. A Dog Off-Leash area is located at the western end of the park.
• Find out what Active and Healthy events are taking place at Akuna Oval here.

Green Hill Reservoir
• Located just off Chapel Hill Road and adjoining the Reservoir, this area has a plenty of wide open space in a leafy bushland setting adjoining Mt Coot-tha Forest Park. 
• The paved ring-road around the reservoir is popular with walkers and a Dog Off-Leash area allows pets to roam free.

Maculata Drive Park
• A small pocket of bushland bordered by Maculata Drive and Carissa Place.

Marmindie Street Park
• Open parkland area on the corner of Marmindie Street and Nankoor Street in the shadow of Mt Coot-tha. 
• The park has play equipment for young children and plenty of open space to enjoy various sports and activities.

Mt Coot-tha Reserve
• Natural bushland with access points from Chapel Hill Road, Marmindie Street and Fleming Road. 
• A myriad of bushland trails offer walkers the chance to trek to the top of the mountain.
• The Hut Environment and Community Association (THECA) has their headquarters on Fleming Road. THECA runs a variety of environmental activities in Mt Coot-tha Forest Park and other local bushland areas.

Sutling Street Parklands
• Leafy creekside park that continues to grow in popularity. The park stretches along Sutling Street from Cubberla Creek Reserve to Moggill Road.
• The park's shadecloth-covered playground equipment is popular with children and parents. Off street parking is available for playground visitors.

Fig Tree Pocket

Biami Yumba Park
• The gateway park to Mandalay, the park has a number of facets including its playground, open grassy areas and the central lake and surrounding riparian areas.
• The park is built around the lake in the centre of the park and includes picnic facilities in north and southern parts of the park as well as a children's playground
• A Masterplan is currently being formatted by the local residents and the Brisbane City Council outlining the future of the park. Click here for more information.

Cliveden Park
• A park popular with local residents for its shady trees and natural creekside location. The park adjoins Rainbow Forest and Marist Brothers' Playing Fields. 
• The park includes children's playground equipment and a shady picnic area. 
• Cliveden Park is part of Council's Active Parks program. Click here for details on Active and Healthy events in Cliveden Park.

Fig Tree Common
• Small parkland area on Errogie Place.

Fig Tree Pocket Riverside Reserve
• Riverside park at Mandalay that is particularly popular on weekends. The park stretches right around the pocket with vehicle access via Fig Tree Pocket Road.
• The parks popularity stems from the number of attractions it has, which range from the boat ramp, picnic tables, bar-b-ques, playground equipment and mangrove walks.

Marist College Rosalie Playing Fields
• Privately owned playing fields on Sprenger Street. Includes sporting fields and bushland areas. 

Manaton Park - Jesmond Road
• Small bushland area stretching from Jesmond Road near Jilba Street down an embankment to the Brisbane River.

Indooroopilly

Carinya Street Park
• Quiet park tucked in a secluded area of Indooroopilly in the foothills of Mount Coot-tha. This park is littered with a number of shady trees and linked to Moore Park via an underpass under the Western Freeway.
• The park has a children's playground, seats, water taps and half-court basketball. A concrete bikeway links the park with Moore Park and the Western Freeway bikepath.

Essex Road Park
• Small park located near Sandy Creek on the corner of Essex Road and Ward Street. 
• The park has some children's playground equipment, seating and a couple of grassed netball courts.

Mansfield Park
• Quiet little park located in the middle of Gilgandra Street and adjoining the south-western corner of St Lucia Golf Course  
• The park is relatively open and grassy, with a netball ring, children's playground, seating and drinking fountain located in a shady area at the eastern end of the park near Indooroopilly Road.

Jack Speare Park
• Small park area located in between Brigidine College and Indooroopilly State High School. The park is used almost exclusively for soccer and cricket. 
• The park has two full sized soccer fields, one of which is maintained by Taringa Rovers Soccer Club. A turf cricket wicket block is used by the Taringa Cricket Club, while a couple of cricket practice nets are located on the Fairley Street side of the park. Some children's play equipment has recently been installed on the corner of Lambert and Carnarvon Roads.
• Taringa Rovers Soccer Club is based at Jack Speare Park and operates a licensed club on the site.

Keating Park
• Popular park located in the heart of Indooroopilly, just across Stamford Road from the Indooroopilly Shopping Centre. 
• The park is popular with families and large groups who use the playground equipment and take advantage of the sheltered picnic facilities and huge, shady trees. The Indooroopilly War Memorial is located on the eastern side of the park, while the Indooroopilly Senior Citizens Hall occupies the western side and can be accessed via Stamford Road or Underhill Avenue.

Kennewell Park
• Small park located in between Moggill Road and the Western Freeway and runs along Witton Creek. 
• The park is predominantly open and grassy, though a shadecloth-covered children playground is located in the middle of the park. Picnic tables, seats and a drinking fountain are located near the playground, while parking is available on Market Street.

Lex Ord Park (South)
• Small open parkland area bordered by Robertson Park, Sandy Creek and the St Lucia Golf Course.

Moore Park
• Large park containing a mix of bushy picnic spaces, children's play equipment, open sporting fields and natural bushland. A tributary of Witton Creek flows through the park and the park is accessible by car from Russell Terrace and by bike from the Western Freeway bikepath.
• The park has a cricket oval, picnic tables, half court basketball, children's playground equipment, drinking fountains and toilets. Parking is available at various points along an access road.
• A number of Active and Healthy events are held throughout the year at Moore Park - click here for details. Friends of Moore Park also hold monthly working bees to revegetate the creekbank and bushland areas within the park. To find out more, visit their website.

Rankin Street Parklands
• Flanking both sides of Rankin Street, this small park has a children's playground in the gully between Ranking Street and Finney Road. Tree planting over the years has seen a number of natives grow to provide plenty of shade.

Robertson Park
• A park popular with exercise enthusiasts and people after a more relaxed picnic in the semi-bushland environment. The park is split by Sandy Creek, which has been tidied up in recent times by local environment group Friends of Sandy Creek. 
• Gym and exercise equipment is located at intervals along the bikepath, which runs on the southern side of the park. On the northern side, native bushland remains in large parts and a picnic area can be accessed from Indooroopilly Road. The picnic area includes tables, seating, drinking fountains, toilets and is situated next to a children's playground and basketball half-court.
• Robertson Park regularly holds Active and Healthy events. For details, click here or call 3403 8888.

Sir John Chandler Park
• Historic park tucked away at Long Pocket that was once upon a time slated to be Brisbane's largest and most popular recreational precinct. The park is now a secluded picnic area, bordered by the Brisbane River and the Indooroopilly Golf Course.
• The park has wide open spaces, picnic tables and bar-b-ques. The park also has a boat ramping and small jetty, providing water access to the Brisbane River.

Thomas Park Bougainvillea Gardens
• Wonderful gardens nestled in between Harts Road and the Brisbane River and adjoining the Indooroopilly Golf Course. In spring the park blooms with the purple flowers from which the park takes its name.
• The park is popular with picnickers who enjoy the beauty and privacy provided by the gardens. The park also has plenty of seating and a couple of picnic tables.