Hays Paddock is a popular

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n recreational park in the eastern

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suburb of Kew East. Managed by

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council, the park consists of a popular playground, walking & cycling tracks, and two ovals for teams playing

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, and

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. The park is also sometimes referred to as 'Kilby Park' due to its proximity to Kilby Road, and 'Glass Creek' due to the creek of the same name that passes through.

Sport

History

The creek of

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passes through the parkland, entering from the south-east corner of the park and exiting through the central west-end underneath the Eastern Freeway. The land originally belonging to the

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people, William Oswin was the first recorded owner of the land in 1844 where Hays Paddock and Glass Creek flows into the Yarra on a property known as Kilby Farm.

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{{Parks in Melbourne Parks in Melbourne 1844 establishments in Australia City of Boroondara