Parklands Albury Wodonga acknowledge the Duduroa-speaking people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands now known as Waterworks Regional Park.
One of the most popular swimming spots in Albury, Waterworks Regional park is situated on the Victorian side of the Murray River. Waterworks Regional Park has a number of picnic tables with fantastic riverside views, a small loop track around the reserve and several points of access to the river.
Things to Do:
- Fishing
- Swimming
- Canoe access – link to Murray River Canoe Trail map
- Bird watching
- Picnicking
Access:
- Via Waterworks Road onto Island road across 1 lane bridge.
- Please give way to oncoming traffic.
Facilities:
- Four main access points to the Murray River
- Picnic Tables
- Bins
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Rotary sets the scene for Waterworks river port
Waterworks in the Spotlight
Wheelie good news for Waterworks
Nice work if you can get it!
New park furniture improves riverside parks
Waterway cleanups bag plenty
Paddlers clean up
Hume and Hovell Track Stories – RSL children
Background
Waterworks Regional Park is a significant cultural heritage site as it has been identified as a potential river crossing point for the First Nations groups of this region. Crossing is possible where the river widens and large sand banks are formed. These can be seen when the river level is low.
Waterworks Regional Park gets its name from the pump house that was built in 1884 for the purpose of supplying water to the local region. The pump house has been decommissioned and is now a maker space and artist workshop.
The reserve is on the Victorian side of the Murray River, accessed by crossing a single-lane bridge, and is effectively part of an island that is bordered by the Murray River to the north and Ryans Creek to the south. In the 1920s it was feared that the river might divert along Ryans Creek and that logs should be removed from the river to prevent this.
The reserve is one of the most popular swimming spots in Albury with maintained lawn areas of river frontage boasting fantastic riverside views and a number of tables for enjoying a picnic. There is a small loop track around the reserve and several points of access to the river for other activities such as fishing and canoeing.
The reserve has previously been used for cattle grazing and therefore much of the smaller native vegetation has been cleared. However, several river red gums are present but are not large enough to contain hollows. For this reason, in 2022 Parklands Albury Wodonga installed several nest boxes for the threatened squirrel glider. These boxes are checked twice throughout the year to monitor the presence and number of gliders in the area. The natural cycle of flooding along the river has been removed with the construction of the Hume Dam.