Alexander Clark Park, Loganholme is a recreation park featuring native flora in

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, Australia. Facilities include walking and cycling paths, wheelchair access, dog off-leash areas, picnic tables and barbecues, children playgrounds, fitness equipment, and riverside pontoons. The

Loganholme Loganholme ( ) is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. In the , Loganholme had a population of 6,764. Geography The suburb is bisected by the Pacific Motorway (Brisbane–Brunswick Heads), ...

park occupies an inner bend of the

Logan River The Logan River (Yugambeh dialect, Yugambeh: ''Dugulumba'') is a perennial river in the Scenic Rim Region, Scenic Rim, City of Logan, Logan and City of Gold Coast, Gold Coast local government areas of the South East Queensland, South East region ...

upstream from the Pacific Motorway crossing and Logan River Parklands. Diverse and endangered tree species have been protected within the park.

History

Situated in what is now the suburb of

, the park once formed part of applied for by Thomas Oldham around 1862, under the government regulations of 1861 to encourage cotton growing. After subdivision, and establishment of the ''Loganholme Plantation'' to grow

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by the surveyor

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, the land was eventually purchased by the pastoralist

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in 1876. A housing estate development in the 1970s, ''Marana Gardens'', included an area for the park which was named ''Alexander Clark Memorial Park'' in 1976 after the pioneer and former councillor for the Albert Shire; the site having once formed part of his family's property. In 1981, the ''North Albert Bowhunters Club'' moved to the site, establishing a competition range and camping area; by 1983 however, there were difficulties with the council planning a public recreational facility. During the 1980s and 1990s an

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playing field was located in the park, home to local football club the '' Cobra's''. The park has a bushcare group which was granted funds in 2003 under the National Landcare Programme to remove weeds along the river aiming to prevent erosion, plant native trees and help in the recovery of the endangered Angle-stemmed myrtle tree species.

Native flora

Tree species which are native to the subtropical and warm temperate habitat of the

Moreton Bay Moreton Bay is a bay located on the eastern coast of Australia from central Brisbane, Queensland. It is one of Queensland's most important coastal resources. The waters of Moreton Bay are a popular destination for recreational anglers and are ...

region can be seen in the park. Along with 200 year old blue gum trees (also known as forest red gums, ''

Eucalyptus tereticornis ''Eucalyptus tereticornis'', commonly known as forest red gum, blue gum or red irongum, is a species of tree that is native to eastern Australia and southern New Guinea. It has smooth bark, lance-shaped to curved adult leaves, flower buds in grou ...

''), notable trees include: : common names sourced from park labels : trees with botanical signs in the park

Angle-stemmed myrtle

The park is one nine localities known for original populations of the endangered '' Gossia gonoclada'' (synonym ''Austromyrtus gonoclada'') of the myrtle family, found only in the Moreton Bay region. Two naturally occurring ''G. gonoclada'' trees are recorded in the park, with a further 31 having been planted as part of a recovery plan for the species.

References

External links

Alexander Clark Park - Logan City Council
Logan City Parks in Queensland 1976 establishments in Australia Logan River

History

Native flora

Angle-stemmed myrtle

References

Further reading

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