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H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens

1909 establishments in AustraliaCity of BrimbankParks in MelbourneSunshine, VictoriaUse Australian English from August 2019
H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens & church
H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens & church

The H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens, originally the Sunshine Gardens, are a public space located in the Melbourne suburb of Sunshine, Victoria, Australia. Established in 1909, the Gardens are Australia's oldest remaining industrial garden and one of only two remaining in Australia, the heritage-listed gardens on Anderson Road were established by H.V. McKay as Sunshine Gardens later taken over by Brimbank City Council and renamed the H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens. The development of the gardens was not only an expression of H.V. McKay's own social philosophy but also represented a changing attitude to Urban Planning that is known as the "Garden Suburb" movement. A Friends Group was established in 2007 to rescue the Gardens from serious decline and in April 2012, local residents were campaigning to preserve the original state of the public space.

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H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens
Harvester Road, Melbourne Sunshine

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Harvester Road
3020 Melbourne, Sunshine
Victoria, Australia
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Sunshine West, Victoria
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