Pictures: Fairfax archives, Simone De Peak and Ryan Osland
AS the weather warms up, many flock to Newcastle’s favourite family playground – Blackbutt Reserve.
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Sitting in a tract of bushland with plenty of walking trails and picnic areas, this council-run reserve has enclosures of koalas, kangaroos, wallabies and wombats and a cacophonic chorus of native birds.
Stroll back in time and revel at the reserve’s rich history.
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