Cultural Garden MacGregor

Summary

This is some land that has been rejuvenated after a previous life hosting a sewage processing facility.

There are really 2 separate places to visit here.  One is the aboriginal-themed garden and the other is the Jarramlee Nature Reserve between the garden and Ginninderra Creek.

The garden is rather strange, being a collection of paths that go nowhere in particular.  There are no trees or any shade, so it is unlikely to be popular in Summer.   The garden beds are predominantly rocks, dead trees, and native grasses.   Several of the rocks and tree trunks have aboriginal-themed images carved on them.   It's possible that the native grasses will grow to cover everything else over time. 

Maybe the garden would be a good place for taking photos of kids, as there are plenty of rocks and colourful tree logs for them to clamber over or sit on.

Behind the garden and through some step-through gates, is a grassland nature reserve the stretches down to the creek.  You walk along the national trail for a while and then head off into the long grass.  There are no trails through the reserve that I could see, so you need to make your own way through the waist-high grasses.

The creek, when you get to it, is rather disappointing.   The rather barren landscape surrounded by high-tension power lines and the hum from the nearby sewage pumping station made me feel like I was seeing the water runoff from an industrial estate.

There are no toilets here or nearby.

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