Banyule
Estate
Take a walk
along the Main Yarra Trail, from Plymouth Street near
the tennis courts, over Banyule Creek, past the Native
Gardens and the Banyule Flats sports grounds. You get
fine views of Banyule house, perched on the hill above
the flood prone river flats. Swamps are a haven for birds.
The occasional tiger snake slithers across the path.
Now take a
sharp right and cut back across the paddocks towards Banyule
House. Occasional old fence posts and gates can still
be seen. At various points, you cross drainage channels,
some still lined by the remnants of introduced shrubs.
A group of deciduous trees cluster near the river bank.
A tumble down collection of cattle yards and sheds confronts
you, just before you return to the tennis courts.
This is the
closest you will see to the farmland of old Banyule. The
rest has disappeared under the streets and houses of modern
day Heidelberg and Rosanna.
Banyule
Estate Continued
