Google Maps is one of the greatest innovations of our time. Maps of the entire world, on demand, for free, in your pocket any time you want it. Can you even imagine how jealous Burke and Wills would be of that?

Unfortunately, maintaining an accurate map of the entire world is complicated, especially during a housing boom. The world steadfastly refuses to stay the same, and some areas are just wrong.

So, here’s what happened when my parents’ home accidentally got classified as a public park, and what you can do if it happens to you.

My parents live in a small town about an hour outside Melbourne. It’s an area well known for its beautiful open gardens. While my great grandfather used to keep the garden in amazing shape, my dad has taken more of a “chainsaw first, think about aesthetics never” approach to gardening since the Ash Wednesday bushfire, so our place acts as more of a ‘before’ shot to make the fancy gardens look better.