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Details: Boasting a 15,000 capacity including a 2500 seat, undercover grandstand, four light towers providing lighting suitable for cricket and football, detailed scoreboard and hill surrounding most of the ground, Toorak Park is one of the premier grounds in Victoria.
link to Como Park (PCC 2nd ground)
Address: 580 Orrong Road, Armadale
Phone: 03 9509 9963
Geography: Toorak Park is located 7km from the Melbourne city centre, and nearby some of Melbourne's most famous cafe, bar and resturant precincts of Chapel St (1km) and Fitzroy St (2km). Orrong Rd is easily accessed by car from the Monash Freeway (exit Toorak Rd or Burke Rd to Malvern Rd) or by the main roads of High Street (south) or Malvern Rd (north). Public transport by train, tram and bus is within immediate proximity, allowing Toorak Park to be accessable by all. |
Weekday Parking: Orrong Road is a Clearway restricting parking between the hours of 8am & 9.30am to the North (traffic to the city) and 4.30pm and 6pm for south bound traffic (away from the city). Parking restrictions are enforced by tow penalties. Additional parking is available opposite Toorak Park in Sydney St, Wynnstay Rd and Harvey St, and adjacent to the ground in Fulton St, with local restrictions applicable.
Weekend Parking: Orrong Rd has no restrictions on weekends and parking is available outside the ground on both sides. Sydney St, Wynnstay Rd, Harvey St and Fulton St are also available. |
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Getting there:
Tram - Tram services are a unique part of Melbourne and provide excellent access to Toorak Park from the city. The number 6 Glen Iris tram (Malvern, Armadale, Prahran, St Kilda Rd, Swanston St) runs along High St, and the 72 Camberwell tram (Gardiner, Malvern, Toorak, Prahran, St Kilda Rd, Swanston St) runs along Malvern Rd, both at regular intervals. |
Train - Toorak Station, on the Frankston / Dandenong line, is the 4th stop departing directly from Melbourne's Flinders St Station, and is a short 5min walk from Toorak Park.
Bus - A bus stop is conveniently located right outside the entrance to Toorak Park. The 220 Melbourne Bus Link service runs from Gardenvale (cnr Gardenvale & Kooyong Rds) Orrong Rd, Malvern Rd, Commercial Rd to the City Terminus (cnr Flinders La & Queen St), then to Sunshine Stn. |
