A sinkhole is seen at A J Burkitt Oval in Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria in Australia on Jan. 6, 2026. AAP Image/James Ross
Residents fear more sinkholes could emerge after part of a recreational reserve collapsed near a major tunnel infrastructure project.
The sinkhole, several metres wide, was discovered at AJ Burkitt Oval in Heidelberg, in Melbourne’s northeast, close to where tunnel-boring machines are digging the $26 billion North East Link project.
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