Kalinga Park

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Kalinga Park
Parts of Kalinga Park (foreground), Shaw Park and Mercer Park (background) looking west from Clayfield
Parts of Kalinga Park (foreground), Shaw Park and Mercer Park (background) looking west from Clayfield
Type Public park
Location Clayfield, Queensland
Coordinates 27°24′24″S 153°03′07″E / 27.40675°S 153.05182°E / -27.40675; 153.05182Coordinates: 27°24′24″S 153°03′07″E / 27.40675°S 153.05182°E / -27.40675; 153.05182
Created 1910 (1910)
Operated by Brisbane City Council
Status Open
Website http://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/parks-gardens/parks-by-suburb/clayfield-parks/index.htm

Kalinga Park is a heritage-listed park located on northside of Brisbane, Australia. It is community park land associated with the locality of Kalinga, in the suburbs of Clayfield and Wooloowin.[1]

History

Previously known as Anzac Memorial Park, Kalinga Park was officially opened in 1910.

In 1920, Soldiers Honour Gates were opened as remembrance of the patriotic services and sacrifices of the men who enlisted from the Kalinga district and fought for their country in the Great War. A roadway through the park was built in 1924 and is still informally known as Diggers Drive.[2]

A large army staging camp was located at the site during World War II.[3]

In 2002, the Brisbane City Council declared that the Kalinga Park "should continue as a park that serves the District and caters for informal recreation and formal sports".[4]

Kalinga Park has undergone development with the introduction of the Airport Link.

Eastern part of Kalinga Park, before Airport Link work, looking east

Facilities and attractions

The park contains several club facilities including a pétanque playing area, a tennis court, ovals and open fields. A natural watercourse, Kedron Brook[5] runs across its northern extent. Bicycle and walking tracks traverse the park. The park also includes electric barbecue areas, children's playgrounds, kid-size bike roadway and dog off-leash areas. Although suburban, the park is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including ducks, cockatoos, rainbow lorikeets, possums, Eastern water dragons, and the occasional koala.

Heritage listing

The park was added to the Queensland Heritage Register in 2007.[6]

See also

  • Clayfield
  • Kalinga
  • Eagle Junction train station

References

  1. ↑ Northgate Ward Accessed 22 July 2006.
  2. ↑ Diggers Drive Accessed 22 July 2006.
  3. ↑ Camp Kalinga Accessed 22 July 2006.
  4. ↑ Brisbane City Plan 2000 Accessed 15 October 2008.
  5. ↑ Kedron Brook Accessed 22 July 2006.
  6. ↑ "Kalinga Park (entry 21877)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-06-19. 

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