Welcome to the Friends of Caulfield Park.  


The current news is that 21 of the 39 trees designated to be removed in January have already been removed. Read about this shocking action in our latest newsletter. A new newsletter is due out next week, early February, outlining  the most update news.
We believe that the council needs to know how the community feel about this type of activity and lack of consultation. One way  is for all of us to contact Councillors and tell them this is not acceptable. See the latest news page for more information and how you can help. Please express your anger over this action by phoning or emailing the Councillors.
Ask like-minded friends and relatives to do the same.



See the news and events page for the upcoming activities in the park. After a holiday break there will be more Bandstand Concerts  in the coming months. The next Bandstand Concert will be  Sunday 2nd March. Sweet Ade (a recorder led jazz band) and the Wesley College European Music Tour Ensembles will be performing. For regular bandstand updates and info, find us on Facebook. 

Notes about the Friends of Caulfield Park

 Friends of Caulfield Park 
Values with respect to the Park

 The Environment

Caulfield Park is a very large open park space in south-east Melbourne. It provides recreational opportunities for a wide range of users. These include casual users as well as tennis,bowls, soccer, cricket, lacrosse, recreational walking on a surrounding walking track and a leash-free area for dogs. The park contains pavilions, a conservatory, childrens' play areas. and a heritage-listed arboretum for those who simply like to meander through its unstructured, non-enclosed vistas.

Principal Value Statement

The value of Caulfield Park is that of a multi-functional ‘PARK’.  

This includes the maintenance of the present diversity of Caulfield Park, together with a balanced respect for the recreational values of all users including all those listed above. 

The principal values of Caulfield Park include the retention and maintenance of:

Green space and uninterrupted vistas by ensuring that all future building and parking developments are park-sympathetic, in colour, shape, and location.

Historic and significant artefacts such as the rotunda, conservatory, bronze statues and heritage-listed arboretum at the west of the Park

Sporting amenity including the principle cricket ground, the grassed sports pitches at the east end of the park, and adequate sporting facilities

Children’s play areas 

Preservation of the park’s values and options for future generations (employing the precautionary principle – don’t waste what you can’t get back) 

Park integrity 

Relates to the retention of the existing park ambiance and includes:

Minimal loss of Green Space including:

 No further extension of car parking that results in the loss of Green Space.

 No further construction of excessively large buildings that encroach on Green Space.

 Minimal loss of Vista

No compromise of the uninterrupted soft green views from inside or outside the park by either multi-story or landscape-intrusive buildings      

Non-severance of space due to roads crossing the walk path around Caulfield Park

Non-severance of park concept by the inappropriate positioning of large buildings (e.g. across its centre).

Park Users

FoCP acknowledges the needs of all park user types including:

Recreational Walkers and Dog Walkers

Casual Users from near and far, including those who appreciate the “existence value” of the park in its current form.

Sports People

Children

Residents of multi-unit developments in the immediate area who rely on the park for outdoor activities (their de-facto backyard)

Car parking 

FoCP resists the use of park land in an area recognised as deficient in open space for any new car parks

Management and Amenity 

FoCP is concerned about the impacts of:Noise – impact on surrounding residents
Lighting – impact on surrounding residents

People in park at night – safety issues

Existence Values vs. Usage Values

Many people use the park from a large regional catchment.   Many others value the existence of this large area of green space even if they do not use it.

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