The swamp

At the intersection of Juhan Munna, Bulanaming and Gumbramorra Swamp. In 1906 the State Government declared the land between the junction of the Cooks River and Wolli Creek waterways to be "unhealthy" under the Public Health Act of 1902. Building was forbidden on this low-lying land which "gave off gases and vapours, which were "prejudicial and dangerous to health"". This land remained in the possession of the Department of Public Works for the storage of materials used in the maintenance of the river banks and for the disposal of dredgings. It was donated to Canterbury Council in 1978 and Council transformed the area into parkland. December 1982. Alderman Kevin Moss in the cream suit (Mayor, Canterbury Municipal Council) and Gough Whitlam unveiling the Gough Whitlam Park plaque .