CharacterThe larger established parks,gardens and reserves acrossthe municipality have a rangeof characters and purposes.These vary from historicalgardens with a predominantlyEuropean character to theprimarily Australian characterof Royal Park. They providespace for organised sportinguse through to informal play and placesof contemplation. A range of charactertypes describe the variety of openspaces in the municipality. For moreinformation on the role and characterof open space, refer to the Open SpaceStrategy Technical Report.