Ruffey Lake Park

The Ruffey Creek Park 

Ruffey Creek Park is a magnificent 68 hectares of rolling landscape surrounding the valley of Ruffey Creek.  The park has areas for barbeques, picnics, walking, jogging, or just a relaxed walk to enjoy the country. It is an asset that any city would be proud of.
The concept of the park began during the 1960's with the idea of Doncaster and Templestowe having its own Botanic Gardens just as last century every city had a Botanical Gardens. Evidently the councillors were not clear in their minds what the name meant, a botanical gardens is a place to study botany so every tree and plant is labelled. In fact when the first plans for the development of the park were being made, they asked for open grassland with scattered trees (the current perception of a park).

1968 Orchard dam in Ruffey's Creek valley behind Mr Pump's house, George Street, East Doncaster. DP0604


The land had been owned by three families; the Thiele's east of Church Road and west of Church Road, the northern section by the Williamsons, the southern, the Crouchs and Gersch.
In the 1850's, Robert Williamson had been given part of his land for his services as bailiff of the Carlton Estate and purchased the remainder.  Part of this area had been leased by Ambrose Pullin in the 1850 and 60's.  Pullin grew wheat, harvesting his last crop in 1856. Aerial photographs taken in 1970 show the lines of ploughed furrows that could have survived from Pullins wheat fields.
Henry Crouch also purchased his land in the 1850's when the Carlton Estate was opened for sale.  Crouch first grew vegetables and later planted his land with fruit trees.
When he came to Doncaster, bullock wagons had already formed a track across his land from Williamsons Road, the track crossed Ruffeys Creek over a ford then went across Church Road (then called Strip Road) till it met the road to the Warrandyte gold fields.

c1900 View of Doncaster from the hill looking towards Ruffey's creek and orchards. The Doncaster Tower and Schramm's cottage are in the distance. DP0772

In two places relics of this piece of history can still be traced. Rocks that formed the ford have been washed away but a depression can be seen on the slope alongside Church Road and again across the drive into the northern car park.  These depressions would be taken as natural land formations but Henry Crouch had passed on knowledge of the significance to his family.
Gottlieb Thiele came to Doncaster in 1853, he first purchased twenty acres on Victoria Street (then Bismark Street) and later extended his land holdings.  Thiele was one of the first to plant an orchard in the district.  One of the Thiele fruit trees, a Black Achon Pear, still stands in the park near Victoria Street.

Thiele family and friends at the quarry between Church Road and Victoria Street, Doncaster, adjacent to Ruffey Creek. DP0284

Three places of interest are sites of old quarries. One of these remains as a high cliff face along the north bank of the creek near Church Road.  Rock to build part of Friedensruh came from here.
Another quarry, also north of the creek, is closer to Victoria Street.
The third is south of the creek and west of Church Road among a clump of pine trees, stone for the construction of the chancel of Holy Trinity came from there.
An old cart track runs from Church Road to Victoria Street along the north bank of the creek. The Thiele family constructed the track last century and later gave John Finger right-of-way to cart alluvial soil from the creek banks to enrich his orchard on the site of the present Reicheicks Reserve.
Two Bunya pines near the small quarry were planted by John Finger.  When the council first purchased the land, they formed a subcommittee and appointed Mr. R. Pescott, a previous director of the Royal Botanical Gardens, to draw up a design. The council gave the park the unimaginative name, Ruffey Creek Municipal Gardens.

Dam in Ruffey Creek built by Henry Finger. There is a narrow footbridge with five small children standing on it. The dam was fitted with a flood gate. dp0420

Two large lakes were to be made and on the hills blossom trees as symbolic fruit trees and euclipts were planted to give views between the rows down to the lake with an impressive water spout in the centre. These trees and other plantings of native and English trees were carried out.
In preparation for the lake, soil from the excavations for Shoppingtown was stock piled in a mound.  This mound, "the magic mountain", has become a favourite play area for children.
In the 1970's, a new type of people with modern ideas came into council. They questioned the plan with its out dated concepts and commissioned the Melbourne University Centre for Environmental Studies to make a case study in land use and outer urban park design. The plan for lakes was scrapped and some tree plantings removed. The study team suggested a change from an artificial landscape design to a more natural parkland.
As a result, the Council Engineering Department produced a plan to prepare the South West Corner for public use designing facilities for parking, shelters, barbeques, toilets, footbridges, and playgrounds. Later, barbeque areas were built at Victoria Street and at Church Road North.
Functions were held at the George Street corner, the Mayoral family day became an annual event, also concerts were held and the barbeques became popular whenever the weather was fine.
Many people came to this, the least attractive corner of Ruffey Creek Park and were unaware that it was only a small corner of the park.  Had they walked a short distance to the corner of McCallum Road they would have seen the magnificent view across the valley of Ruffeys Creek. Even then they would not have seen the whole park, there is also the lovely sloping land east of Church Road North and the lawns sweeping up to Crickelwood Drive.
Many people do enjoy the park.  There is always someone walking along the paths by the creek or others exercising a dog on the grassland areas. Now a new study has been carried out with the aim of both improving and making the park more available. The main focus is Ruffey Creek where there are serious problems.

A horse and tip dray loaded with small stones from the quarry adjacent to Ruffey's Creek, between Victoria street and Church Road. Unidentified man leaning against dray. DP0264

The first settlers used water from the creek for drinking, washing and watering their crops.  Fifty years ago the creek was a gentle stream flowing quietly through the valley, but when the orchards were cut down and houses built the environment of the valley changed dramatically.  The cultivated soil and the trees had absorbed most of the rain but house roofs and paving left large amounts of water to run off into the creek.  In times of heavy rain, the once quiet stream became a fast running torrent that gouged out the earth and rocks of the creek bed.
Before 1950, it was possible to wade across the creek but twenty five years later the creek bed became a ravine, in places two metres deep and domestic dirt polluted the once clean water.
The consultants plan to have Ruffeys Creek cleaned up as their first priority.  A string of three ponds from Victoria Street will slow down the stream, the ponds will also help purify the water. A family of platypuses lived near here under the Victoria Street Bridge before subdivision changed the creek.  At the far side of the park near King Street, an extensive open area, they have planned a large lake to provide flood control.  The lake will retain the large masses of flood water at times of violent heavy rain storms. It will also become a major attraction for the park.

Friedensruh, Victoria Street, Doncaster |c1960s | Photograph of the Thiele family orchard at Doncaster, showing the homestead and out-buildings, orchard, and a large dam in the foreground. DP0185

Most visitors tend to stay in the barbeque areas and along the creek paths.  A path around the perimeter and up over the hills will attract walkers to other areas and on to the hills where there are such wonderful views.  More walking and bicycle tracks will greatly increase possibilities of recreation.
Another problem is the lack of shelter away from the picnic areas.  A later project will be to build pavilions as shelter from the sun or rain or a place to rest while enjoying the view.  The consultants produced a draft plan and held discussions with the community.  Now a revised plan is on display and will soon be presented to council.

Irvine Green and Eric Collyer writing in 1993 03 DTHS Newsletter

Cart track in Ruffey Lake Park | The cart track leading from Victoria Street to the old stone quarry alongside Ruffey's Creek. The track went through property belonging to the Thiele family. In the 1890s John Finger was granted a right of way over the track to take alluvial soil for his orchard on the east side of Victoria Street, now Rieschiecks Reserve. DP0362


Ruffey Creek Park 

Opposite Schramm's Cottage in Victoria Street, an old cart track enters the park.  Along here, John Finger used to carry loam from the creek to enrich his orchard.
In the 1850's, Goufried Thiele had carted stone from the quarry to build the cart shed and packing room at Friedensruh.
Entering this tree lined track a walk leads along Ruffey Creek to Church Road. On the right the track passes the small quarry that is a circular excavation making an ideal amphitheatre.  Alongside the quarry a double row of radiata pines run up the hill to the boundary of the park.  The Thiele family planted the pines as a windbreak for their orchard and, between this double row of trees, they dug a drain to keep the orchard dry in wet weather. Both were important to an orchard.
Up the hill past here, two bunya pines spread their sweeping branches.  They were once alongside a gate to the paddock where the orchard horses grazed.  A road, where orchard wagons carried pears from the Victoria street orchard, ran down from the Thiele homestead, it went over the creek on a bridge then pasted the cart track to the gate.  Except for the vestiges of a mound, from the creek to the cart track, no trace of the road and the bridge remain. The quarry, the bunya pines and fold between the hill make this a special area for in this place sounds of the outside world disappear. The noise and bustle of civilisation does not intrude.


1993 03 DTHS Newsletter Ruffey Creek gardens from schramm cottage

The cart track enters the large quarry.  It goes along the level floor of the quarry with its strated cliff face reaching up on the left.  High up above, eucalypts and montaray pins wave in the sky.  This quarry is one of the many rooms of the park - each with its own character, and this place is unlike anywhere else in the Park.
Just beyond here, the track goes up in a steep climb to the Templestowe end of Church road, or a narrow path branches off winding through hawthorn bushes, remnants of an early planting, to another track that comes across a foot bridge and continues along the creek.  It is here that we pass the old bullock track.  Without being told, it would be difficult to recognise the bullock track.  When the Crouch family purchased the land, bullock wagons went through on the way to the gold fields at Warrandyte.  Knowledge of the route they took and the track they formed has been passed down in the family.  The bullock track crossed Ruffey Creek on a ford.  Now the bed of the creek has been washed away but once it was solid rock.  Then the track went up across Church road wearing a wide shallow path in the ground.
When the Lake is built this walking track will continue around the lake but now it turns back to meet Church Road Templestowe.  The land from Church Road towards King Street was part of Williamsons farm and orchard, a large area stretching across to Botanic Drive.  The area close to Church Road is one of the rooms of the park planted with thickets of Australian natives.
Church Road from King Street leads down to a car park, barbeque area on the left. This is the most attractive picnic place in the park.  The entrance road forms a circle around a delightful garden. Smooth clean grass surrounded by a circle of native bushes are an invitation to picnic.  Parking bays have been placed along the outside of the drive.  The old bullock track came up diagonally through here.  Handy to the circle, a shelter with electric barbeques and a toilet block provide facilities for picnics. On the King Street side of the parking area two pine rows shelter a small retreat where grass surrounds gardens of native plants.  We can walk along the grass strips between groups of grevilleas, acacias, callistemons, she-oaks and varieties of eucalypts.
On the right of the picnic area, a grassy bushland of radiata pines and eucalyptus melliodora reaches down to the quarry edge.  Glimpses of the Waldau hill can be seen through the pines.  Walking across the hill towards the Victoria Street side, we walk in to another room of the park.  On a fine sunny day, this stretch of grassland is beautiful as it sweeps down towards the double row of radiata pines.
The walking and bicycle paths all run though the valley but it is from the hill tops we see the wonderful aspects of the park.  In the master plan for the park a perimeter track will travel to the six hilltops that provide these views.
From Victoria Street, a combined walking, bicycle path gently curves on the Doncaster side of Ruffey Creek across open grassland. Across the open grass area up to the Waldau Hill there is a view of the creek in the valley and above to the Cricklewood Drive hill divided from the Victoria Street hill by the double row of pines. To the right the massed pines of Schramm's Cottage rise above Victoria Street.
Halfway along the bicycle walking path, another track branches off leading through scattered trees to the Doncaster end of Church Road.  Up the hill from there, the Thiele brothers had planted a windbreak of Radiata pines.  Many have grown old and been cut down.  Now this row in a line up the hill looks like a jaw with half its teeth missing.
From Church Road Doncaster, a walking path runs down to the valley and crosses the Creek on an attractive footbridge. Over the Creek is the quarry and above a dense forest hiding the barbeque area.  Passing Church Road Doncaster, the land was part of the Crouch orchard, a slope falls away in a valley with a small tributary of Ruffey Creek fed by the Roseland Grove drain.  Once there had been a large dam in the valley.  Passing the creek and walking over ground where peaches grew, there is an invigorating climb to the MaCallum Road Hill.  There is no walking track along here, but often it is more enjoyable to walk across grass.  In a park of this magnitude there is no problem of wearing out the grass.
A seat would be appreciated on this hill.  Seats to rest on while enjoying the view and small rotundas, to provide protection from the rain or the sun, are planned for the park.  From the MaCallum Hill the extent of Ruffey Creek Park can be appreciated.  To the left, in the valley there is another small creek and the temporary pile of earth that has become a magic mountain can be seen. The whole line of Ruffey Creek starts on the right behind trees and runs across along the valley half hidden by a ribbon of vegetation.  High up above dense trees around the other end of church Road stretch in both directions.
The climb up to the Botanic Drive hill is worth the view.  From the top the full extent of Ruffey Creek Park is spread out before us.  When the lake is constructed, this will be the place to view it down below as it lies in the centre of the valley.  But not many seem to have come up here.  Most people in Doncaster know the George Street activity area with its pavilions, electric barbeques, children's playground and outdoor stage, yet this is the least attractive part of the park.  In fact there are some who think that this is the Park.
In the picnic barbeque areas at George Street, Victoria Street and Church Street north, people gather in a party spirit to enjoy open air activities mainly in large groups or with a few friends.  In the main park itself, individuals and small groups come for the pleasure of walking through the park, jogging, bicycle riding or walking their dog.  In the future, we will see the range of activities increase, plans for Ruffey Creek Park will include facilities to provide for more interests. The people of Doncaster -Templestowe can be thankful for the councillors who had the foresight to acquire this great site.

Irvine Green writing in 1994 06 DTHS Newsletter

Ruffey Lake Park Heritage Trail

The Ruffey Lake Park Heritage Trail is about 3 km long and has interpretative signs and heritage photos along the trail which describe various features and history of the Ruffey Lake area.

1969 Arch Morrison's dam in the valley of Ruffey's Creek at the rear of his Williamsons Road orchard. The photograph was taken from alongside the then end of Lynnwood Parade (before Morrison's orchard was subdivided and Lynnwood Parade extended to Williamsons Road). The pump shed is visible on the far side of the dam. DP0066

Topics covered include:

Remnant Woodlands
The area of indigenous vegetation immediately is one of the last remaining areas of relatively undisturbed natural vegetation to be found in Ruffey Lake Park.

The remaining eucalypt woodlands in the Park have characteristics in common with Box Stringybark Woodlands and Yellow Box Grassy Woodlands, once typical of this region. The eucalypt canopy is in reasonable condition but the shrub layer is markedly depleted and the field layer is severely depleted.

The remnant riparian (or streamline) vegetation along Ruffey Creek is characteristic of Swamp Gum Woodland dominated by Swamp Gum and Swamp Paperbark, which would have formerly occurred along much of Ruffey Creek.

Several areas of the Park are now being managed to encourage the regeneration of the native species and understorey vegetation and it is imperative that these areas remain undisturbed.

Species in the Park's Remnant Woodlands

Trees
Yellow Box - Eucalyptus melliodora
Red Stringybark - Eucalyptus macrorbycha
Mealy Stringybark - Eucalyptus cephalocarpa
Narrow Leaf Peppermint - Eucalyptus radiata
Long-Leaf Box - Eucalyptus goniocalyx
Swamp Gum - Eucalyptus ovata
Black Wattle - Acacia mearnsii
Blackwood - Acacia melanoxylon
Lightwood - Acacia implexa
Cherry Ballart - Exocarpos cupressiformis

Shrubs
Sweet Bursaria - Bursaries spinosa
Hedge Wattle - Acacia paradoxa
Tree Violet - Hymenantbera dentate

Ferns
Austral Bracken - Pteridium esculentum
Grasses, Lilies, Herbs
Weeping Grass - Microlaena stipoides
Kangaroo Grass - Themeda triandra
Pale Flax-lily - Dianella longifolia
Wattle Mat-lily - Lomandra filiformis
Variable Sword-sedge - Lepidosperma laterale
Bidgee-Widgee - Acaena novae-zelandiae


'Friedensruh', the home of the Thiele family, Victoria Street, Doncaster, and orchard viewed from above Ruffey's Creek. The roof of the Fromhold family's house can be seen in the distance. An old post and rail fence is in the foreground. DP0348

Friedensruh from Victoria Street |1972 | Photograph of the Doncaster Botanical Gardens, taken from the road cutting outside Schramm's Cottage, showing Friedensruh, the old Thiele/ Collyer homestead at the end of Waldau Court, and the ancient Black Achan pear tree alongside Ruffey's Creek in foreground. DP0064





1993 03 DTHS Newsletter Ruffey Creek gardens from schramm cottage. BBQ Shelter (middle right)


2020 Looking south from Ruffey Park near Victoria Street.  Friedensruh (opposite side of the valley in the distance). The old pear tree (foreground on the left). BBQ shelter (foreground right).


1970 Ruffey Creek Gardens. View from Friedensruh, the old Thiele family home in Waldau Court, Doncaster, over Ruffey Lake Park, with Victoria Street in the distance. Ruffeys Creek is in the middle distance. DP0361


Dam for gold washing 1970 Dam on Ruffey's Creek at Parker Street, built by the Antimony Hill Gold and Antimony Mining Company to supply of water for its processing machinery. The company's mine was near Thompsons Road in the vicinity of the high point of Feathertop Avenue. The processing machinery, including a battery and Frue vanners, was on the site of the former tennis courts on the north side of Parker Street next to Ruffey's Creek. The company operated from 1889 to about 1893 and the dam would have been constructed about 1889. The children from Templestowe Primary School learned to swim in the dam. A daughter (Alice) of Mr and Mrs Svanborg, who lived nearby in James Street, drowned in the dam. The photograph shows the dam wall in its now badly eroded state. DP0531


Waldau area 1972 Aeriel photograph of that part of Doncaster centred on the Rieschieck's reserve, Ruffey's Creek and Doncaster (now "Ruffey Lake') Gardens area. Muriel Green Drive at that time terminated at the north-east corner of Schramm's Cottage grounds. The surrounding subdivisions are not yet fully built on. At this time the Fromhold orchard on the west side of Victoria Street prevents both ends of George Street from being connected. DP0265


Ruffey Creek Park 1972  View from Victoria street to Friedensruh, the old home of the Thiele family. DP0360


Finger's dam Dam built by Henry Finger in Ruffeys Creek at the rear of his house in George Street, East Doncaster. DP0421


Black Achan pear tree.  Sole survivor of a number planted by Gottlieb Thiele. This part of Ruffey's Park was farmed by the Thiele family, DP0488


1973 Gottlieb Thiele old pear tree, Friedensruh behind. (Information board in front of Old Pear Tree in Ruffey Park.  Unknown source)

2020 Old Pear Tree.  Looking towards SE.

Information Board in front of Old Pear Tree in Ruffey Park near Victoria St.  "The old pear tree this old black Achan pear tree is over 130 years old and is one of the first fruit trees to be planted in the Doncaster area.  The young pear tree was purchased from the Coles nurseries in Hawthorn and planted in this position by Gottlieb Thiele in the 1860s.  It still bears fruit and stands today as a living memorial to the 119 varieties of fruit trees once grown on the Thiele orchard."

Thiele Fruit Case Label Fireside Fruits. Old Pear Tree Information Board, Ruffeys Park, Victoria St

Ruffey Park Plaque

Plaque embedded in rock beside Victoria St Car park.

"Ruffey Creek Municipal gardens
The development of this section of the gardens was completed during 1980-81 at a cost of $170,000
Originally the area was used for orchards of pears, peaches, apples, lemons, quinces, plums and oranges which were established in the 1860s after the bush had been cleared.
Water was supplied from a dam located where the car park now stands.
Several quarries on the north side of Ruffey Creek were operating from about 1850 to 1880 supplying rock for house buildings and road construction in the municipality. t
The old bullock track, which still passes by these quarries, commences between the Pine trees west of the car park.
It was used in the mid 19th century when carts carried firewood, orchard products, quarry stone and soil to this district and also to Melbourne.
Officially opened by his worship the mayor counsellor Peter J Mulcahy JP, 21 of June 1981"


We are proposing some improvements to one of Manningham’s most loved recreational areas, the Waldau Precinct in the Doncaster area.


The Waldau Precinct is an area of approximately 20 hectares and includes:

The western part of Rieschiecks Reserve, including Schramm's Cottage Museum Complex, Riechiecks Pavilion, Victoria Street Pavilion, Waldau Lutheran Cemetery, Heimat House, and Kevin Heinze GROW.
The eastern part of Ruffey Lake Park including Ruffey Creek, orchard trees, old cart track, stone quarry, Victoria Street playground and picnic area, and the Waldau woodlands.
Our draft Waldau Precinct Masterplan aims to better integrate the area’s attractions.

There are a number of proposed improvements such as: 
  • a new visitor centre next to the heritage listed Schramm’s Cottage Museum Complex to hold meetings, do research, store archives, set up displays and host tours, 
  • a new café at the popular Ruffey Lake Park playground on Victoria Street and upgraded play equipment new signage showcasing Manningham’s cultural heritage
  • better pedestrian links and car parking access.


Ruffey Lake Park

Loved by locals and visitors and flaunted as the park that ‘has it all’, Ruffey Lake Park is popular for social gatherings and family reunions.

There are three picnic areas which have all the facilities to make your visit stress-free including:

  • playgrounds
  • car parks
  • toilets
  • shaded areas
  • electric barbecues
  • large picnic shelters.
  • The picnic shelters and barbecues are popular. They are available on a 'first come, first serve' basis, with sharing encouraged.

Victoria Street Playground  - 99 Victoria Street, Doncaster East

Playground, Toilet, BBQ, Sheltered Picnic Areas, Walking Trails, Water, Shared Trails, Car Parkin

Set among the tranquil walking tracks, families won’t want to leave this adventurous playground which includes: swing and tyre swing, slides galore, monkey bars, rock-climbing facilities, fireman poles, swinging rope, chain ladders, flying fox, sand play, climbing challenges, bridges and a tower.
Plenty to see and do, which will keep children entertained their whole visit.
During the warmer months, a playful rock feature, and river bed channel with water play gates is among the favourites.
With plenty of barbecues, picnic tables and toilets, families can make Ruffey Lake Park a whole day’s outing.
Getting there . You can park in the Victoria Street car park, or enjoy the local scenery and arrive by bike.

The Boulevarde Playground  - The Boulevarde, Doncaster 

Playground, Toilet, BBQ, Car Parking, Water, Walking Trails, Shared Trails Icon

Packed full of play opportunities, The shaded Boulevarde playground has something for everyone. From artistic totems to traditional play equipment including a track glide, cubby, swings, slides, rockers, climbing unit and wobble bridge. There are also shady grassed area for you to enjoy picnics or a game of catch.
Hungry? Why not stay for a bite to eat and enjoy a picnic in the shade, or cook something on the barbecues onsite.

Getting there: You can park the car in the Boulevard, or enjoy the local scenery and arrive by bike.

Church Road North Playground

Playground, BBQ, Toilet, Sheltered Picnic Areas, Walking Trails, Water, Car Parking

Ruffey Lake Park’s Church Road North playground provides a different experience to the other playgrpunds in the park. Smaller and set amongst mature shade trees, the playground focuses on playing in the natural landscape and features a rock labyrinth, see-saw, swing suitable for all ages, junior see-saw and a cubby.
Cook something on the electric barbecues and enjoy a bite to eat in the large picnic shelter, or on the many picnic tables.
Getting there: You can park the car in Church Road North.

More special activities and attractions to enjoy at Ruffey Lake Park

  • Hill Top Circuit (3.6 kms).   Ruffey Lake Park Map (145.48 KB)
  • Enjoy the Ruffey Lake Park Heritage Trail (3 kms), or also visit Schramms Cottage on the A Clearing in the Forest Guide (1.45 MB)
  • Enjoy a stroll with the family and take the Fruit Frogs and Family Fun Guide (764.33 KB)
  • A Wheel Pleasure Guide (833.07 KB) includes an accessible walk suitable for families and wheelchairs
Grab your bikes and ride the Ruffey Trail, an easy 3.0 kilometre off-road ride that will take your family directly to Finns reserve and Wombat Bend Playspace.
Enjoy a game of disc golf
Take your dog to Ruffey Lake Park
Dogs are welcome at Ruffey Lake Park and there are off lead and on lead areas for you and your furry friend.
There are also some areas in the park fenced for revegetation where dogs are not allowed so that we can keep the park beautiful.
Plan your visit with your dog, see Icon for application/pdf Ruffey Lake Park Dog Controls (4.94 MB)

Getting to Ruffey Lake Park and car parking - You can park your car at any of the locations below:

Victoria Street
The Boulevarde
Church Road North
Don't forget that the gates to the park close at the end of the day 10.00 pm during day light savings otherwise gates close at 8.00 pm.

Related pages and files:

Detailed map of paths in Ruffey Lake Park

Ruffey Lake Park Master Plan 2005


Ruffey Lake Park Masterplan 2005 (5.95 MB)
http://www.manningham.vic.gov.au/ruffey-lake-park  June 2019

See also: Friends of Ruffey Park on Facebook





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