Nellie Ibbott Reserve

This park is named after Nellie Grace Ibbott MBE, a Heidelberg Councillor from 1928 to 1950. She was Heidelberg's first female councillor and Mayor, and Victoria's first female Mayor.

Improving this park

We've recently installed a beautiful new lizard sculpture by local indigenous artist Phillip Howe that will be complemented by new nature play areas and plantings around the sculpture.

The upgrades will include:

  • Adding a gravel surface and native grasses around the lizard sculpture
  • Path improvements to formalise the “goat track” towards Maud Street and connect the playground to the main path. 
  • Two new sections of path to improve accessibility.

You can see the plans for the improvements(PDF, 2MB) that are scheduled to begin in early 2024.

Location

31 Kenilworth Parade, Ivanhoe 3079  View Map

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