Wallace Avenue Community Park Shelter

The Wallace Avenue Community Park was saved as public open space and developed through community involvement and fundraising, with the help of Bass Coast Shire Council, local service groups and businesses, and a State Government Putting Locals First Grant. The park contains an eight metre long sculpture of Koolasuchus cleelandi, a fierce prehistoric predator discovered off the coast of Inverloch and San Remo. Mike Cleeland, paleantologist, is currently conducting tours in conjunction with the Museum of Victoria, Monash University, Dinosaur Dreaming Project. Local groups, families and children also frequent the park. There is a strong requirement for a weather shelter.

The shelter will be built over an existing picnic table, providing protection from rain and hot sun. Local community groups, children, families and tourists participating in the Dinosaur Dreaming Dig Discovery tours frequent the park. The park attracted over 600 visitors during the summer months. An information board provides education of Bass Coast dinosaurs, and Mike Cleeland conducts rock breaking and fossil discovery at the park, reporting some significant finds. The park assists in promoting the famous Inverloch Dinosaur dig and provides a haven and safe meeting place for locals and children, nurturing healthy lifestyle and a sense of ownership.