Conservation Reserves

Children, adults, students, nature lovers, environmentalists and anyone in between will love exploring Hobson Bay's reserves and parks. Our Conservation areas consist of coastline reserves, grasslands, bushland reserves, creeks and wetlands.

 

Coastline reserves:

• Truganina Park (100 Steps of Federation)
• Altona Coastal Park
• Doug Grant Foreshore/Laverton creek Sandy Spit
• Sandy Point Nature Reserve
• The Spit

Grasslands:  Emu-foot Grassland  Maidstone St Grassland  Bluebells Grassland  Horsburgh Drive Grassland  Clement Reserve Grassland	Wetlands:  Paisley Challis Wetland  Rifle Range Reserve/Jawbone Reserve Laverton Storm Water Harvesting Reserve Cyril Curtain Wetland
Bushland Reserves: Truganina Explosives Reserve  Newport Lakes Reserve  Cherry Lake Buffer Mound and Wetlands	Creeks: Kororoit Creek  Skeleton Creek  Laverton Creek  Stony Creek

 

Other significant conservation areas within Hobsons Bay managed by other organisations are: 

• Point Gellibrand Coastal Heritage Park (Parks Victoria) 
• Stony Creek (Parks Victoria) 
• Jawbone Flora and Fauna Reserve/Marine Sanctuary (Parks Victoria) 
• Cheetham Wetlands (Parks Victoria)
• Laverton Grasslands (Parks Victoria) 
• Truganina Swamp (Melbourne Water) 
• Cherry Lake (Melbourne Water)

 

Hobsons Bay Conservation Map:

The map highlights where the elusive Altona Skipper Butterfly is found, the critically endangered Swift Parrot, bird hides to enhance bird watching, significant trees such as the Moreton Bay Fig, Sheoaks and many more.

 Check out the map here.  

The Conservation Map utilises the Google Maps platform and can be viewed on mobile phones. If you are having trouble accessing the map, please log out of your google account or press and hold the link to open in a new tab (if on a mobile device). If accessing the map on a mobile phone or tablet, tap the 'Hobsons Bay Conservation Map" banner at the bottom to bring up a list view of significant biodiversity locations and information on our trail network.