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Alex Mitchell

Sinkhole causes in spotlight after local park opens up

A sinkhole several metres wide opened up in Melbourne near where tunnelling is taking place. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A massive sinkhole in the middle of a local park might have raised eyebrows, but geology experts say the cavities are far from uncommon.

The sinkhole, which is several metres wide, was discovered at AJ Burkitt Oval in Heidelberg, in Melbourne's northeast, on Tuesday close to where tunnel-boring machines are digging the $26 billion North East Link project.

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