Haig Park

Haig Park is a park in the suburbs of Braddon and Turner in Canberra, Australia. It lies on either side of Northbourne Avenue.

Haig Park

The park is named to honour Earl Haig, the Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Forces during the First World War, spans the distance between Mount Ainslie and Black Mountain.[1][2] The park comprises fourteen rows of trees planted to form a windbreak and shelterbelt.[2] The majority of planting was in 1921, when Canberra's first Superintendent, Parks and Gardens, Charles Weston, planted over 7000 trees, predominantly exotic.[3]

According to the ACT Territory and Municipal Services Directorate, the park was designated a public park in 1987 and it has been classified by the National Trust.[3] The park is also listed on the ACT Heritage register.[4][5]

In 2012 the ACT Government prepared a master plan for Haig Park. As at February 2016 no aspects of the plan had been implemented.[6]

References
  1. Griffiths, John (10 October 2010). "On Haig Park". The RiotACT. Archived from the original on 2 June 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. Boden, Robet (1997). "ACT INTERIM HERITAGE PLACES REGISTER: DRAFT CITATION" (PDF).
  3. "Haig Park". ACT Government Territory and Municipal Services. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013.
  4. "Haig Park draft master plan". ACT Government Territory and Municipal Services. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  5. "20063. Northbourne Oval (Entry to the ACT Heritage Register)" (PDF). ACT Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
  6. Lawson, Kirsten (28 February 2016). "Dramatic lighting on the table for revamped Haig Park". The Canberra Times. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.

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