services Oak Park: Oak Park, on the Craigieburn line. The station opened in August 1956. Sport Oak Park Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League. Therry Penola Football Club competes in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. St. Francis Junior Football Club competes in the Essendon District Football League. Oak Park is also served by the St. Francis de Sales Cricket Club, based at Rayner Reserve in Forbes Grove, Oak Park. St Francis have 13 teams, six senior in the MMVCA and seven junior in the NWCA, and have been the winner of the Club Championship five of the past seven years. They are probably the biggest club in success and numbers over the past 15 years. All new players of all abilities, race and sex are welcome. Although the Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre is named after the suburb, the facility is actually located in the adjacent suburb of Pascoe Vale. Ghost Sightings Oak Park is a popular suburban hotspot for local ghost tours. Local ghost hunters have said the ghost of Old Man Oak roams Winifred Street. Old Oak was a myth that developed during the Victorian Goldrush after James Oak drowned in the Moonee Ponds Creek whilst panning for gold. Many locals and tourists walk the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail in search of Old Man Oak and his gold. Notable residents Danny Carreras – Celebrity Chef Ráv Thomas – Musician See also City of Broadmeadows – Oak Park was previously within this former local government area. References Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Merri-bek