Guidebook for Mooroolbark
Food Scene
We love taking a quick drive to the Yarra Valley Dairy and have brunch. For about $25 you can have a platter of local cheeses, including a goats cheese, home made bread and coffee.
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Yarra Valley Dairy
70-80 Mcmeikans RdWe love taking a quick drive to the Yarra Valley Dairy and have brunch. For about $25 you can have a platter of local cheeses, including a goats cheese, home made bread and coffee.
Our favorite winery which has our black recycled rubber flooring as their flooring. They haven't broken a bottle of wine on it for 4 years.
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Mandala Wines Cellar Door
1568 Melba HwyOur favorite winery which has our black recycled rubber flooring as their flooring. They haven't broken a bottle of wine on it for 4 years.
Drinks & Nightlife
Family friendly food, but also a separate formal dining room. Lovely renovated in the old charm style. Sometimes have bands playing on Sundays
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Yarra Valley Grand Hotel
19 Bell St Service RdFamily friendly food, but also a separate formal dining room. Lovely renovated in the old charm style. Sometimes have bands playing on Sundays
Decor a little old fashioned but good service and lovely filling meals for about $21.
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The Grand Hotel Healesville - Yarra Valley
270 Maroondah HwyDecor a little old fashioned but good service and lovely filling meals for about $21.
Shopping
ALDI Chirnside Park
El CentroOur major shopping centre.
Everything Else
We go there to play snooker, swim, eat, play golf and relax.
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RACV Healesville Country Club
122 Healesville-Kinglake RdWe go there to play snooker, swim, eat, play golf and relax.
We recently went to their outdoor cinema which runs until Easter I think. Picnic on the lawn then watched the movie under the stars.
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Rochford Wines Yarra Valley
878-880 Maroondah HwyWe recently went to their outdoor cinema which runs until Easter I think. Picnic on the lawn then watched the movie under the stars.
Sightseeing
The start of the Warburton bike path is in Lilydale, only 5 mins from our house.
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Warburton Trail
13 Mattea CtThe start of the Warburton bike path is in Lilydale, only 5 mins from our house.
You can spend a day sightseeing in the old town of Warburton. See how they diverted the Yarra River to collect gold easily. Visit the old water wheel at the tourist office.
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Warburton
You can spend a day sightseeing in the old town of Warburton. See how they diverted the Yarra River to collect gold easily. Visit the old water wheel at the tourist office.
Have a picnic at Maroondah Reservoir and see where the majority of our drinking water comes from.
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Maroondah Reservoir
Have a picnic at Maroondah Reservoir and see where the majority of our drinking water comes from.
Take a drive up to the top of Mount Dandenong on a clear day and you can see all the way to the city. Visit the maze there, eat at the restaurant or cafe.
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Mount Dandenong
Take a drive up to the top of Mount Dandenong on a clear day and you can see all the way to the city. Visit the maze there, eat at the restaurant or cafe.
A great town in the hills with many small touristy shops and cafe, including a lolly shop. Visit the Olinda Rhododendron gardens in Spring.
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Olinda
A great town in the hills with many small touristy shops and cafe, including a lolly shop. Visit the Olinda Rhododendron gardens in Spring.
Famous carvings of native aboriginals into the local rock. Walk along the paths and find interesting works of art along the way.
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William Ricketts Sanctuary
1402 Mount Dandenong Tourist RdFamous carvings of native aboriginals into the local rock. Walk along the paths and find interesting works of art along the way.
Only an hour's drive away but now needing tourists after it was wiped out during the Black Saturday fires in February 2009.
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Marysville
Only an hour's drive away but now needing tourists after it was wiped out during the Black Saturday fires in February 2009.
Kinglake National Park, bushwalking, House of Bottles, Flying Tarts bakery/restaurant.
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Kinglake
Kinglake National Park, bushwalking, House of Bottles, Flying Tarts bakery/restaurant.
Learn about the district but also about Dame Nellie Melba as this is where she grew up.
Yarra Ranges Regional Museum
35-37 Castella StLearn about the district but also about Dame Nellie Melba as this is where she grew up.
Burrinja is a multi function arts and cultural centre, including exhibition and performance space, studios, venues for hire and a cafe.
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Burrinja Cultural Centre
351 Glenfern RdBurrinja is a multi function arts and cultural centre, including exhibition and performance space, studios, venues for hire and a cafe.