Tag: Manningham
Bicycle trip: The Pines, Doncaster East
As part of my semi-organised quest to visit the edges of metropolitan Melbourne in all directions, the Pines Shopping Centre beckoned as my next destination in eastern Melbourne. The Pines has always been of both vague interest and frustration. As I have calculated, this seemingly innocuous and relatively minor shopping centre in Doncaster East is…
Bolin Bolin Billabong
A short ride across the Eastern Freeway from North Balwyn, the Bolin Bolin Billabong is a welcome respite from the air and noise pollution produced by cars and trucks on the main roads that intersect the area. It is an oxbow lake, formed when the Yarra River gradually changed course over time through erosion. It…