The space now occupied by McInerney Reserve was once part of a thriving industrial business area that from the late 1800’s until around 1908 was called Carlton. There was originally to the right in the reserve (behind Bianco’s) a pug hole which was used for the clay by the Glanville Pipe Works. The area was later purchased from the Glanville Pipe Works and filled in by the Woodville council in the mid 1940’s. In 1945 and 1946 it was used as the local rubbish dump. Some of the park was also covered in houses as well as the YMCA club. 

Between 1992-1995 the land was used to create a reserve where the community worked with Artist Vicki Bosisto in designing the art that you see there today. The original mural created by Vicki and the locals was called the Pinda Street Mural and the theme it was based on was 7 hours work, 7 hours play and 7 hours rest. It was hoped the piece would reflect the community in which we live both past and present. We have included pictures of this mural below as it has since been removed due to excessive tagging. The park has some amazing tile and sculpture work as well as an open air art gallery on the back of the old Bianco’s building,  it is worth visiting.

The reserve was named after M.J McInerney who was a prisoner of war in the 1^st World War. He was president of the West Croydon/Kilkenny RSL and a member of the Woodville district council, as the councillor for the West Croydon ward between 1950 – 1954. He also worked for the council reserve.

The park was opened to the community on Sunday the 22 of October 1995 and has featured in an Australian movie Look Both Ways in 2005, an Australian independent film, written and directed by Sarah Watt, starring an ensemble cast, which was released on 18 August 2005. The local RSL club were used in this film.