Lakes Bungana, Brearley and Brickworks

History

The lakes are old clay pits, previously used by the nearby Maylands Brickworks. Maylands Brickworks operated from 1927 to 1984, and is now a registered heritage site. Following the 1986 Meckering earthquake, some of the old brickworks structures were demolished and rubble was placed in these claypits. After the Brickworks closed, the lakes were modified as part of the Peninsula Estate residential development in the late 1990s.

As the lakes were once clay pits, they have environmental issues including:

• Poor water quality
• Algal blooms
• Low oxygen levels
• Nuisance levels of non-biting midge
• A lack of native flora and fauna.

Friends of Maylands Lakes

The Friends of Maylands Lakes is a community volunteer group established in 2017 by local residents committed to restoring and protecting the Maylands Lakes and surrounding bushland.

The group works alongside the City of Bayswater and stakeholders to support the long-term restoration of the Maylands Lakes through: 

• Supporting the implementation of the City's Maylands Lakes Masterplan to improve the ecological health of the lakes and surrounding bushland.
• Organising and participating in community planting and habitat restoration activities to enhance biodiversity.
• Working with local, State and Federal governments to secure funding and support for ongoing environmental restoration projects.

Volunteer activities are held throughout the year. 

For more information and to get involved in the Friends of Maylands Lakes, visit friendsofmaylandslakes.org.au or join the Friends of Maylands Lakes Facebook group