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Evie's Evergreen

Shopping and Markets

Evie's Evergreen

Evie's Evergreen is a beautiful 100-year-old heritage shop with classic bay windows and historic character, nestled in the heart of Hurstbridge Victoria on the edge of the beautiful Yarra Valley. The boutique emporium celebrates timeless style and the joy of discovering something truly unique. The team have created an immersive experience where every corner invites you to explore a seemingly endless array of treasures. The old world charm of the original shop has been lovingly preserved while creating a warm and inspiring space, enhanced by the rich vintage style gold window signage and show piece bespoke wallpaper murals and textiles. Alongside a carefully selected collection featuring Australian-made products, handmade pieces and gifts, you'll find an exclusive range of fashion and home textiles. These collections are designed by the team, made in their Kinglake studio. They use vintage fabrics and trims including own original prints, printed in Melbourne, making every garment and textile unique and special. Connected to the boutique is Evie's Bloom Room florist and just a two-minute stroll away is their dedicated workshop space - Evie's Make and Create Space for creative workshops and events including botanical classes and a range of crafting. Easily accessible by train and bus, experience the beautiful Evie's Evergreen shop and the village charm of Hurstbridge, where you can slow down be inspired and relax.

Hurstbridge VIC

0.3 km away

Yarrambat Park — Image credit: Parks Victoria

National Parks and Reserves

Yarrambat Park

Yarrambat Park provides the perfect spot for a family day out. Facilities include electric barbecues, picnic tables and a picnic shelter. Toilet facilities are also provided and have access for people with limited mobility. The area of park around the picnic area provides wide open spaces for playing cricket, kicking a football, flying a kite or walking the dog. Spectacular views of Kinglake National Park and Mt Disappointment are also on offer. Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. Before your visit, please check the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website for updated changes of conditions and familiarise yourself with important bushfire safety information to ensure your experience is safe and enjoyable. For information about fires, Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans visit www.emergency.vic.gov.au

Yarrambat VIC

5.5 km away

Therapy

Spas and Retreats

Therapy

Therapy is a next-generation wellness destination designed to bring together advanced therapeutic innovation and the grounding beauty of human connection. Inspired by global best practice in neurowellness, gut health, longevity and restorative medicine, Therapy offers a curated suite of treatments that nurture clarity, balance, and long-term vitality. Every client experience is thoughtfully designed, beginning with a personalised consultation and evolving into a bespoke treatment pathway crafted around individual needs and goals. Their environment reflects their philosophy — calm, refined, and intentionally luxurious — creating a space where clients can genuinely exhale, reconnect, and restore. Therapy is more than a place for treatment; it is a sanctuary for possibility. A space where elevated care meets deep consideration, and where every detail is shaped to support meaningful transformation.

Eltham VIC

7.5 km away

Hawkstowe Picnic Area — Image credit: Parks Victoria

National Parks and Reserves

Hawkstowe Picnic Area

Take a look back in time at the historic Hawkstowe picnic ground, set in a secluded area of Plenty Gorge Parklnads. With views of the Plenty River, a backdrop of the wooded Plenty Gorge and a historical homestead, the Hawkstowe Picnic Area was once part of the larger Hawkstowe Farm that was established in the 1850's by the Le Page family. You'll be impressed by the brick and bluestone Le Page homestead, barn and stables. This is a perfect spot for a picnic or barbeque that the whole family will enjoy. Electric barbeques and picnic shelters are available. There are no solid fuel barbeques. Toilets are located behind Le Page Homestead. Take a walk around the picturesque wetlands. Discover the abundant wildlife, including friendly kangaroos. Le Page Historic Homestead Opening Hours: Winter: 8:30am to 5:00pm, summer: 8:30am to 7:00pm. Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. Before your visit, please check the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website for updated changes of conditions and familiarise yourself with important bushfire safety information to ensure your experience is safe and enjoyable. For information about fires, Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans visit www.emergency.vic.gov.au

South Morang VIC

8.1 km away

Nioka Bush Camp

National Parks and Reserves

Nioka Bush Camp

Nioka Bush Camp is a quiet retreat away from the stresses of city life. Stay overnight in the great outdoors, camping or in bunkhouse accommodation. Explore the sights and sounds of of the bush on a pleasant bushwalk. The wildlife is varied and you might catch a glimpse of an Eastern Grey Kangaroo or a Sugar Glider. Facilities provided include toilets, hot showers, non-powered campsites, bunkhouse accommodation, water, campfire ring (byo firewood), barbecues, hall with wood heater and kitchen. Access the camp off Gordons Road via Plenty Road in South Morang. Camping at Nioka Bush camp is by prior booking only. You can book online or call. Before you go Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe.

South Morang VIC

8.5 km away

Plenty Gorge Park — Image credit: Parks Victoria

National Parks and Reserves

Plenty Gorge Park

Plenty Gorge Park offers a wide range of natural and cultural experiences only 20km from Melbourne CBD. With views of the Plenty River and a backdrop of the wooded Plenty Gorge, this is a perfect spot for a quiet picnic or barbecue. Visitors to Yarrambat can enjoy views of the Kinglake Ranges and the Plenty River valley. Nioka Bush Camp is a great place for group camping, with bunkhouse accommodation available. Before you go Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe.

South Morang VIC

8.8 km away

Yan Yean Reservoir Park — Image credit: Parks Victoria

National Parks and Reserves

Yan Yean Reservoir Park

Yan Yean Reservoir Park offers visitors peaceful picnic areas, a variety of walking tracks and breathtaking views of Melbourne's oldest water storage. Visit the extensive wetlands and watch the abundant birdlife that lives and feeds in this area. The reservoir was Melbourne's first and has supplied the city with water since 1857. It was the plan of James Blackburn, a civil engineer who unfortunately died before ever seeing his dream developed. The historic bluestone valve house and stone water channel are reminders of the reservoir's history. Before you go Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe.

Yan Yean VIC

10 km away

Sugar Loaf Reservoir — Image credit: Yarra Ranges Tourism

National Parks and Reserves

Sugarloaf Reservoir Park

Nestled in the Christmas Hills, Sugarloaf is a tranquil setting for a picnic or a stroll near the reservoir shores, offering wonderful views across the water. For the more energetic, there is a 15 kilometre walk that circumnavigates the reservoir. Try shoreline fishing for rainbow trout, brown trout, redfin, roach or European carp. Take a walk along one of the tracks in and around the park including the lronbark, Chris Phillips and Sugarloaf Walking Tracks. Sailing at Sugarloaf is an enjoyable and exhilarating recreational pursuit. Visitors are permitted to launch appropriate watercraft from the Sugarloaf Sailing and Boating Club only. Launching facilities are available to visitors on Sundays and public holidays by calling the club. A launching fee may be charged. Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. Before your visit, please check the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website for updated changes of conditions and familiarise yourself with important bushfire safety information to ensure your experience is safe and enjoyable. For information about fires, Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans visit www.emergency.vic.gov.au

Christmas Hills VIC

10 km away

Longdige Campground — Image credit: Parks Victoria

National Parks and Reserves

Longridge Campground

Longridge Park, in the middle of the conservation area of the Yarra Valley Parklands, offers a quiet space beside the Yarra River. The river flats are perfect for a weekend camping retreat with friends and family in a beautiful woodland setting. Enjoy a weekend camping with family or friends by the Yarra River, go canoeing or try your luck and throw a fishing line in the Yarra River. Longridge camp ground has a barbecue (wood provided), an information shelter, tables, toilets, hot showers and a canoe ramp into the river. Before you go Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe.

Warrandyte VIC

11 km away

Great Hall — Image credit: Montsalvat

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Montsalvat

Montsalvat is Australia’s oldest continuously operating artist collective. Blending art with architecture, community and culture, Montsalvat is an ode to artistic practice, sustainable architecture and connection to people and place. From mudbrick cottages to vaulted halls, explore a world handbuilt by Justus Jorgensen and his followers. Gargoyles and bosses, stained glass windows and countless sculptures await discovery, relics of the many lives dedicated to creativity with Montsalvat as their witness. Today, this legacy is upheld by our studio artists and all who contribute and celebrate art of all forms at this historic place.

Eltham VIC

11 km away

Warrandyte State Park — Image credit: Parks Victoria

National Parks and Reserves

Warrandyte State Park

The closest state park to Melbourne, Warrandyte State Park is a fantastic location for bushwalkers, canoeists, birdwatchers, families out for a picnic and those who are in search of some bush peace and solitude not far from the city. Visitors to the popular Pound Bend section of the park will find a delightful picnic area set amongst the manna gums that line the Yarra River. Facilities include toilets, canoe launching ramp and access to easy walking trails for visitors with limited mobility. Jumping Creek also provides picnicking opportunities close to the Yarra River, includes picnic tables, a shelter and toilets. For those more adventurous, launch a canoe or enjoy the river views from the walking trails. Fourth Hill is known for its colourful spring flower wildflower display. If you're up for a challenge, then the Mount Lofty Circuit Walk (4.7 kilometre, 2.5 hours circuit) is for you. The walk takes you upstream along the river corridor before ascending steeply to the highest point in Warrandyte State Park (Mount Lofty). Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. Before your visit, please check the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website for updated changes of conditions and familiarise yourself with important bushfire safety information to ensure your experience is safe and enjoyable. For information about fires, Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans visit www.emergency.vic.gov.au

Warrandyte VIC

11 km away

Sweeneys Flat

National Parks and Reserves

Sweeneys Flat

Nestled beside the Yarra River in Eltham, the scenic surrounds of Sweeneys Flat offers a perfect spot for a family picnic, a special place to escape whilst taking in the views of the lush surrounding bushland. Your own gas barbecues are welcome at Sweeneys Flats since there are no barbecues provided. Toilet facilities are not available. Organised groups of more than 20 people require a permit from the Park Office. Permits for the busiest period (November to February) will be issued from the 1 May. Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. For the latest information on changes to local conditions, please visit the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website. Be bushfire ready in the great outdoors. Refer to the Bushfire Safety section on the Parks Victoria website for tips on how to stay safe.

Eltham VIC

11 km away

Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre

Entertainment Venues

Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre

The Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre proudly curates its own performance program, a vibrant showcase of music, theatre, dance, comedy and children's entertainment. Designed to reflect the heart of our community, the program features a balance of touring artists, emerging voices and beloved local performers. Each season invites audiences of all ages to experience the joy of live performance and the power of storytelling on stage. With two purpose-built theatres and a range of flexible event and function spaces, the Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre hosts everything from major touring productions, to festivals, to community performances, exhibitions, workshops, conferences and private celebrations. They provide opportunities for local artists, young people and emerging voices to grow, experiment and share their work. Through collaboration, mentorship and community partnerships, they help creativity take root and flourish. They believe creativity is for everyone. It sparks imagination, brings people together and helps communities thrive. That is why they are committed to being inclusive, accessible and welcoming to all, embracing people of all cultures, backgrounds, ages and abilities. Their diverse community is one of their greatest strengths, and they work to reflect that diversity in their programming, partnerships and the events they support.

South Morang VIC

11 km away

Heritage Golf and Country Club

Entertainment Venues

Heritage Golf and Country Club

Heritage Golf and Country Club is founded on a philosophy of elegant simplicity. It is a vision realised in every detail – each graceful curve of the fairway, in the swathes of colour that flush the landscape and in the exquisite natural finishes of the architecture. In the heart of the Yarra Valley and framed by the spectacular mountains of Australia’s Great Dividing Range, Heritage is less than an hour’s drive north-east of Melbourne. Boasting two magnificent 18-hole championship courses, Heritage Golf and Country Club is one of the most beautiful and captivating private golf courses in Australia.

Chirnside Park VIC

13 km away

Westerfolds Park — Image credit: Parks Victoria

National Parks and Reserves

Westerfolds Park

Westerfolds Park, situated beside the Yarra River in Templestowe, offers over 120 hectares of recreational and environmental parkland. Come and see the wattles in bloom in the spring. From the observation deck, watch the Yarra River bubble over rapids. Bring your own canoes and go for a race down the river. Ride your bike on the park's shared pathways or follow the Main Yarra Trail all the way to the city. Find out your level of fitness on the Fun and Fitness Trail. Obtain a permit and ride your horse along the Bridle Trail, follow the Homeshow Trail signs and find out how the creatures of Westerfolds live or go on a ranger-led night walk and see some of the nocturnal creatures of Westerfolds. Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. Before your visit, please check the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website for updated changes of conditions and familiarise yourself with important bushfire safety information to ensure your experience is safe and enjoyable. For information about fires, Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans visit the Emergency Victoria website.

Templestowe VIC

13 km away

Mt Everard Circuit

Natural Attractions

Mt Everard Circuit

The Mt Everard Circuit Walk is approximately 22 kilometres in length so allow five to six hours to complete. It resides in the Kinglake National Park, only 50 kilometres out of Melbourne and home to almost 600 native plant species, over 40 native mammal and 90 native bird species. This loop tackles three of Kinglake's highest forested peaks, Mt Beggary, Mt Everard and Mt Jerusalem and is a great challenging walk. The circuit can be started from several locations but it is recommended from Jehosaphat Gully Picnic Area. Begin on Shelley Harris Track through lush bush land, crossing several small streams in the wetter months. This trail then connects to the Mt Jerusalem Track for a short way to the Cookson Hill Track. Through this section you may catch a glimpse or two of Melbourne in the distance before connecting with the Mt Everard Track. Here the trail follows the edge of the ridge line and you'll be rewarded with views of surrounding forest ridges. This then connects with the Bundy Track before reconnecting to the Mt Jerusalem Track for the return. Throughout the entirety of the route there's a mix of scrubby bush, gum trees and ferns along its length.

Kinglake VIC

14 km away

Climb the Wall on Funfields Typhoon Waterslide. ProSlide World Record Holder — Image credit: Funfields Themepark

Amusement and Theme Parks

Funfields Themepark

Get ready for a summer of fun at Funfields Theme Park Melbourne. Experience an unforgettable one day holiday filled with thrilling rides, delicious treats and all the fun you know and love. Funfields Theme Park is the closest, ultimate sun-soaked summer escape, just 40 kilometres from Melbourne's city centre. With the addition of the brand-new Lava Lagoon and Cyber Drift, you can decide if you want to float or bump your way through summer fun. Season passes and day passes available. Season passes give you unlimited fun all summer long. Perfect for families and thrill-seekers looking for value for money and endless adventures. If you just want to experience a one day holiday of non-stop excitement, the day pass is perfect for you.

Whittlesea VIC

15 km away

Masons Falls

Natural Attractions

Masons Falls

Masons Falls is nestled in Kinglake National Park, the largest and closest national park to Melbourne, making it an ideal spot for a day trip or weekend getaway. After just a short walk you'll discover an impressive high drop waterfall with streams of water cascading down the rock shelves into the gully below. There are several short walks nearby including the shady Lyrebird Circuit Walk, which is 500m long and specifically designed for people with limited mobility or the more challenging 7.8km Running Creek Walk with fern gullies, towering gums, and drier ridges to explore. The Masons Falls picnic area also provides a large, sheltered area, free gas barbeques, plenty of tables and toilet facilities making it the perfect spot to while away the hours with friends or family after a day soaking up mother nature.

Kinglake West VIC

16 km away

Banksia Park — Image credit: Parks Victoria

National Parks and Reserves

Banksia Park

The open space, playgrounds and picnic areas of Banksia Park, within the Yarra Valley Parklands make it a popular location for visitors. The park can be accessed from Templestowe Road, Bulleen and is the perfect place for cyclists, joggers, walkers and for a breath of fresh air. The area has a picnic shelter and tables, playground, accessible toilets and drinking water. There are no litter bins on site, however coal bins are available for the disposal of cold coals only. Please take all other rubbish away for recycling or disposal. Follow the Heritage Trail and learn about our history and special significance of the Aboriginal sites, view the plentiful water fowl in the wetlands, or walk the Heidelberg Artists Trail. Organised groups of more than 50 people require a permit from Parks Victoria. In 1841, a punt was installed on the Yarra River at the site of the bridge at Banksia Park. It opened the best route between Melbourne and the Bulleen-Templestowe area enabling the earliest Europeans to settle along the rich river flats. Banksia Park was the first part of the Yarra Valley Parklands to be opened to the public in 1978. Before traveling, visit Parks Victoria's website to check for changes in park conditions which may impact your visit. Remember to stay bushfire ready using Emergency Victoria's website while in nature.

Bulleen VIC

16 km away

Yarra Valley Parklands — Image credit: Parks Victoria

National Parks and Reserves

Yarra Valley Parklands

Yarra Valley Parklands extend along the Yarra River and provide visitors with a wide range of recreational opportunities, from picnicking to canoeing and even camping. The parks include Westerfolds, Banksia, Birrarrung and Candlebark parks, Yarra Flats, Sweeneys Flat and Longridge Park Camp. The parklands form a significant 'backbone' of interconnecting trails, linear parks, wetlands and waterways throughout the metropolitan area. The ongoing effort revegetating the parklands, mostly with the aid of valued community groups planting about 30,000 trees per year, has seen the return of a number of significant wildlife species. Yarra Valley Parklands is part of an Aboriginal cultural landscape in the traditional Country of the Wurundjeri People. Parks Victoria respects the deep and continuing connection that Traditional Owners have to these lands and waters, and we recognise their ongoing role in caring for Country. Conditions can change in parks for many reasons. Before your visit, please check the relevant park page on the Parks Victoria website for updated changes of conditions and familiarise yourself with important bushfire safety information to ensure your experience is safe and enjoyable. For information about fires, Fire Danger Ratings and Total Fire Bans visit www.emergency.vic.gov.au

Bulleen VIC

16 km away

Lyrebird Circuit Walk

Natural Attractions

Lyrebird Circuit Walk

The Lyrebird Circuit is the first track off the Masons Falls walk that you will come across after leaving the picnic area. The circuit track is a 500 metre easy walk that loops around connecting to the Masons Falls track. Dotted along the circuit is information about the historical site of Carman’s Mill that once operated in that area and the local flora and fauna that call Kinglake National Park their home. If you follow on to the Masons Falls track, it will lead you to the viewing platform of Masons Falls. Masons Falls, located within Kinglake National Park, is home to native plant species of trees, fungi, undergrowth and many small insects and animals including lyrebirds - if you are lucky or quiet enough to see one.

Kinglake West VIC

16 km away

Heide Museum of Modern Art

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Heide Museum of Modern Art

Heide is a public art museum and sculpture park located on a stretch of the Birrarung/Yarra River in Melbourne that has long served as a meeting point and as a creative hub. Once a significant Wurundjeri gathering place, the site later attracted the artists of the Australian Impressionist School before becoming the home of art patrons John and Sunday Reed in 1934. The Reeds and their circle of artists and writers embraced the brave and the new in art and ideas and their spirited legacy inspires the museum's activities today, from collaborating with emerging and mid-career artists to celebrating those who have made major contributions to Australian and international art. Set on 6.5 hectares of parkland with five gallery spaces, award-winning architecture and a distinctive collection of more than 3,600 works of art, Heide holds a special place in the cultural landscape of Australia.

Bulleen VIC

17 km away

Gulf Station — Image credit: National Trust of Australia (Victoria)

Galleries, Museums and Collections

Gulf Station Historic Farm

Visit Gulf Station and learn what life was like for a family living on the land in nineteenth century Australia. Gulf Station is an extraordinary survival of Victoria's farming heritage, showcasing self-sufficiency and resilience. The farm buildings are all hand constructed using traditional techniques making use of the materials available. They show the development of the farm and its domestic uses. Scottish immigrants Agnes and William Bell colonised the land in the 1850s to run a farm. The practical and hardworking Bell family were generous, resourceful and kind. They ran the Station for 100 years. Mary Anne Bell was the matriarch and after her husband died, she continued to run the property. On Open Days, families can join a guided tour at 11.30 am or explore at their own pace, wandering through the homestead, gardens, old schoolhouse and historic outbuildings. Meet the resident Clydesdales, and explore the barns and farm buildings where generations once worked the land. Pack a picnic to enjoy on the lawn and experience the domestic world of a colonial farming family, where resilience, resourcefulness and hard work shaped daily life.

Yarra Glen VIC

17 km away

Chirnside Urban Park

Parks and Gardens

Chirnside Urban Park

Chirnside Park is home to one of the most unique parks in the southern hemisphere, an amazing urban playground and reserve that really is one of a kind. The Belsay Reserve Chirnside Urban Park Playground (the long name hints at the diversity of the offering) on Kimberley Drive has transformed the once bare space into a flight-themed playspace, with a wetland, walking paths and barbecue facilities. Perhaps the most exciting feature is the hot air balloon play and climbing equipment, the first of its kind in Australia and south of the equator. Other features of the reserve include a flying fox, sensory play, trampolines and educational placards about various flight animals.

Chirnside Park VIC

17 km away

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