
McClelland Sculpture Park + Gallary
McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery is a world-class destination offering outstanding exhibitions and experiences for all, in beautiful natural surrounds of indigenous ...
Read More >>McClelland Sculpture Park+Gallery is a world-class destination offering outstanding exhibitions and experiences for all, in beautiful natural surrounds of indigenous ...
Read More >>Bicycle Track The 4 km Bicycle Track winds its way through the beautiful bushland, grassland and wetland areas of RBG Cranbourne. ...
Read More >>What can you see, touch, hear and smell as you walk around the Australian Garden? Find the clues and answer ...
Read More >>Since its establishment in 1971, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery (MPRG) has grown to become one of Australia’s leading regional galleries, ...
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Read More >>By Adams 25 years. That's how long it took for me to discover Lysterfield Park. Years later and I'm still feeling ...
Read More >>Looking for something different to entertain the kids - have a look at what's in the pantry for these fun ...
Read More >>If you’ve visited Big Kid Little Kid before then you probably stumbled onto some of my nerdtacular dad-craft which gave ...
Read More >>You’ll need: - A canvas - Craft punch - butterfly - PVA Glue - Paper or card in various colours What to do: [dropcap]1[/dropcap]Get started punching ...
Read More >>You’ll need: • Dry lasagne sheets • Liquid watercolours or food colouring • Rubbing alcohol or white vinegar • Ziploc Bags • Clear contact paper ...
Read More >>By: DAVID HAWKINS This was a loooooong winter and I fear that I may have gone a teeny bit cabin fever ...
Read More >>So. Winter is here. What are you going to do with the kids now that they're trapped inside and going ...
Read More >>Guidelines for Creating a Mud Kitchen There is little more important in our physical world than earth and water and they ...
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Read More >>Geocaching is the free high-tech treasure hunt where you use your GPS receiver to find caches hidden by other players. ...
Read More >>Without a doubt, this is the most inviting playground I have ever visited. As you walk up the ramp to ...
Read More >>Bicentennial Park is absolutely amazing. From the minute you walk through the child proof gates you feel like you have ...
Read More >>Tyabb is home to four different playgrounds. We visited Central Recreation Reserve, located on Frankston-Flinders Rd (however, we entered via ...
Read More >>The Truemans Road Recreational Reserve is a fantastic multi purpose reserve with a playground, football ovals, soccer fields, netball courts and ...
Read More >>Sorrento Park on Pt Nepean Rd is home to an amazing large wooden park. There are lots of passages and ...
Read More >>Somerville has a number of playgrounds. We visited Colchester Park, Conway Court. It features small forts, fireman's pole, wobble bridge, ...
Read More >>There are four playgrounds to be found in Somers. Our favourite is located at R.W. Stone Reserve, Camp Hill Road. ...
Read More >>You will find two playgrounds in Shoreham. We visited the one located at the Shoreham Hall Reserve and Tennis Club, Byrne Road. ...
Read More >>There are four playgrounds in Safety Beach. We visited the playground located at Martha Cove, Thurloo Drive. It is a ...
Read More >>Mt Arthur Avenue, Rosebud South is home to a lovely playground including see saw, swings, sides, spinner, rope cob web ...
Read More >>The playgrounds at Rotary Park, Rosebud Foreshore (cnr Boneo Rd & Pt Nepean Rd) is part of a large park ...
Read More >>There are three playgrounds located in Red Hill. They can be found at: Red Hill Community Park, 151A Shoreham Road, Red ...
Read More >>W.E. Newton Reserve on Point Nepean Rd is an older style park needing a bit of maintenance. There are tables, ...
Read More >>Sherlock Family Playground at the Dunns Rd Reserve is given great character with its farm theme, detailed with a tractor, ...
Read More >>Do you have a train fan in your family? Mt Eliza Regional Park in Two Bays Rd is home to ...
Read More >>Civic Reserve on Dunns Rd has a bright and colourful playground featuring all the favourites – slides, wobble bridge, tic-tac-toe, ...
Read More >>The McCrae Foreshore Reserve on Point Nepean Rd is home to a lighthouse themed play area with monkey bars, slides, ...
Read More >>A small park in a lovely rural setting on Main Creek Road, Main Ridge. With two swings and a slide, ...
Read More >>The Fred Smith Reserve in Marine Parade is home to a great playground. After being greeted by a large rubber ...
Read More >>There are three playgrounds located in Flinders. We visited the Flinders Township Reserve, located on the corner of Cook & Norman ...
Read More >>This great play area is found at the George A Bishop Reserve on Point Nepean Road (opposite Pier Street). It ...
Read More >>There are four playgrounds in Crib Point. The easiest to find is beside the Railway Reserve on Stony Point Rd. ...
Read More >>There are two playgrounds located in Blairgowrie. They are found at Harry Blythe Playground, Adelaide Street R.Penman Reserve, Wilson Road
Read More >>Bittern has three playgrounds for you to enjoy. At the Graham Myers Reserve in Creswell Rd, you will find an ...
Read More >>Harold Reid Reserve in Oldstead Drive is home to a gorgeous playground and community area. There is a great deal ...
Read More >>Playgrounds are found at both Balnarring and Balnarring Beach. We visited the playground located at Balnarring Village on Frankston-Flinders Road. ...
Read More >>This is certainly a park with a view. Kids can play on the good play ground while you admire the ...
Read More >>Location: Jack's Beach Reserve, Woolleys Road, Crib Point Grade: Easy Time: 2 hours Distance: 8 km return Facilities: Toilets, BBQ, parking Description: Jacks Beach in Crib Point is the southern point ...
Read More >>Location: Foreshore Reserve, Esplanade, Mornington, Victoria Grade: Easy Time: Approx 1.5hrs Distance: 6km return Facilities: Toilets, dogs allowed, cafe, parking Description: The coastal walk in Mornington is popular with locals and ...
Read More >>Every Bunnings Warehouse is home to a great indoor playground and best of all - it's completely FREE to use! Most stores also have a cafe conveniently beside for the mums and dads to grab a coffee while the kids play.
Here you'll find two grassy picnic area. The larger area has a picnic shelter that contains a single electric BBQ. A highlight of a visit to Seawinds is the Bay Lookout with its spectacular views of the southern end of Port Phillip Bay to the The Heads.
Why not combine a visit to the famous Cape Schanck Lighthouse with a picnic. Bring a rug or sit at one of the four picnic tables available. There are also toilets beside the car park with baby change facilities. There is a fee to enter the Lighthouse grounds.
With magnificent views over the coastline, Sorrento Park is also home to a large playground, BBQs, tables and toilets.
A wonderful surprise after parking your car and walking through the clearing. Home to the Mt Eliza Express train playground, shelters, BBQs, tables, toilets. Also a large lake with ducks and many surrounding walks. Great to combine with a ride on the neighbouring Mornington Railway.
The reserve is home to picnic facilities (BBQs, tables, toilets), playground, skate ramp and a dog off-leash area. There are two lakes, with a large duck and goose population (beware, they can get cranky!) Close by is the Mornington Botanical Rose Garden, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery and the Oak Hill Gallery.
Half pipe
Enjoy the beach or picnic on the foreshore with numerous facilities, such as BBQs, tables, shelters, park, playground, toilets, drinking water, change rooms and showers. A Tourist Information Centre is located on Marine Drive just west of the pier.
Situated at Mount Martha on the Mornington Peninsula, is a beautiful, rural property known as “The Briars,” a delightful old Homestead on 230 hectares, which is steeped in local history, flora and fauna. Along with many other features it is home to, there are picnic areas and facilities.
Enjoy the large open spaces, relax on the lawns or at the water’s edge, use the network of paths connecting the main features of the gardens or have a picnic or barbecue with family and friends while children venture to the playspace.
The reserve includes the largest inland water body on the Mornington Peninsula, which provides valuable habitat for waterbirds and shorebirds. A 5 hectare picnic area allows you to enjoy this habitat further.
Bushrangers Bay can be accessed along Main Creek from the Boneo Road car park and picnic area (2.5km). This section of the Two Bays Walking Track provides fine views and passes through shady Banksia groves.
For some of the most gorgeous views of the Mornington Peninsula, a family picnic at Schnapper Point is a must. Facilities include playground, BBQs, tables, drinking water and toilets. Shade is provided by all the big trees. Car park is free, but does get busy in summer.
The Homestead lawns are the perfect location for a leisurely picnic or if you prefer, free electric barbeques are available in the picnic area. Recreational facilities include toilets, picnic tables, bird hide, park information and bird hide. There are a series of walking tracks, including a family walk.
This fantastic space at the Cranbourne Gardens is perfect for a picnic, especially in a group. It has free gas barbecues, picnic tables, a huge children’s playground and large open spaces for ball games. Entry is free and can be accessed from the car park.
The Australian Garden The Australian Garden is a fantastic place for people of all ages! Children will love: The Kids’ Backyard – A play space with lots to explore including the Hortasaurus. The Desert Discovery Camp – Dig in the sand, explore the fossils and footprints and discover what is hidden in the ...
The Briars has a number of walks around the property. Reward yourself with lunch at Josephine's Restaurant afterwards! There is the Wetland walk, the Woodland walk, the Kur-Bur-Rer walk and the Balcombe & Harrap Creek walkways. Click on the website link for more details.
Walkers can follow the winding tracks along the cliff tops and stop at the lookout points for spectacular views of the bay. Enjoy the leash-free areas, a picnic at the Balcombe Estuary Reserve or go for a walk along the boardwalk. Some sections of the path are unmade. Click on ...
This inland trail connects Rye to Sorrento and Portsea and beyond. Can be hilly in parts. Click on the website link to download a copy of the trail map.
Highfield, part of the Mornington Peninsula National Park, is known for its Kangaroo population. You can access Highfield from Boneo Rd and there are multiple walking tracks that connect into Greens Bush. Highfield is managed by Parks Victoria.
Hastings Foreshore is home to a number of pelicans. They can be found walking along the sand through the mangroves and nesting on the pier. Buy some fish from the fish shop to feed them.
Corner wall, marble lip, marble transitions, marble rail, stairs, banked corner, gaps and ledges.
Large and small bowls, box rail, rail, cradle or ‘death star’.
Quarter pipe section, surf style quarter pipe, pyramid, hand rail, fun box, flat bank, hubba ledge.
Transition quarter pipes, surf quarter, fun box with hubbas, pyramid, hand rails and surf wall.
Quarter pipe, flat bank, funbox, rails and manula pad. Located near the Somerville Recreation & Community Centre
Half pipe near the Crib Point Railway Station.
Bowl and spine, ski jump with hubba, quarter pipes, box rail.
Skate bowl, half pipe, flat bank, mini ramps and street style skate obstacles of boxes, rails, euro gap.
This trail begins at the coast area of Dromana and travels up Arthurs Seat to Cape Schanck and beyond. It is quite challenging in sections. Click on the website link to download a copy of the trail map.
The Warringine Park features two major walks. Firstly the Bittern Coastal Foreshore walk, that stretches for 3.7kms along the foreshore and the Creek section of 1.7km. For more details, click on the website link.
This cliff top walk takes in the Mornington Peninsula National Park, and the paths are maintained by Parks Victoria. Dogs are only permitted in the National Park at set times, so please check local signage. This is an unmade path. Click on the website link to download a copy of ...
There are a series of walking tracks throughout the park which allow you to explore coastal woodlands, wetland areas, lagoons and the formal gardens which surround the homestead. The woodland walk includes magnificent views from the beach that overlook Western Port Bay and Philip Island.
Established in 1852 to protect the State against disease from foreign shores. Guided tours of approx. 1 hour include a leisurely walk around the historic buildings with time to browse through the Museum, annex, and view the varied displays of artefacts covering over 100 years of the Quarantine Station Operation.
This 26km trail follows Frankston Flinders Rd, travels through townships, alongside railway lines, by the coast and through woodlands. Click on the website link to download a copy of the trail map or learn more from Wikipedia
This trail follows the alignment of the old railway line and passes through vineyards and grazing properties with spectacular views over Western Port. Some uphill sections and rough surfaces. Click on the website link to download a copy of the trail map.
This trail follows the foreshore for 17km, winding through parklands and camping grounds. Visit the website link to download a trail map. Image is from http://bushwalkjournal.blogspot.com.au - tracks, trails and coasts near Melbourne.
Looking for a nice bush walk? Not too long and somewhere with a view for a picnic lunch? A couple of weeks ago, the kids and I decided we needed a bushwalking fix - the Fingal Beach walk (to the west of Cape Schanck) would be perfect. The walk starts from the ...
Did you know that your local library runs free storytime sessions for babies, toddlers and preschoolers during the week. Most sessions don't even require you to book - you can just come along if the day is going to plan! For more details on session times, visit the galleries/libraries category ...
Make fun, creative projects such as toolboxes, toy trucks, planter boxes and CD holders. Workshops are free for children over the age of 5 and must be accompanied by an adult. As numbers are limited, bookings are essential.
Looking for a fun and free activity on the Peninsula. How about visiting the beautiful Pelicans at Hastings Wharf. These magnificent creatures are nearly always at the wharf, as they are fed daily by local fishermen. While you are in Hastings, you can also visit their fantastic playground next to the wharf ...
We are so fortunate to live in a special part of the world where we have gorgeous beaches to visit. A fantastic and free activity that you can do with your kids is to go Rock Pooling and Beachcombing - trust me, they will love it! The best beaches to visit ...
Kites can be flown just about anywhere, but there are some things to consider to make your attempts more successful! Large open spaces are obviously important, not only so that you can move around freely, but to decrease the chances of you hurting someone else. Be aware of finding a ...
Pier fishing is a great way to introduce your kids to fishing. Being well prepared for a fishing trip will increase your changes of success and ensure you have an enjoyable experience. Consider suitable fishing rods, appropriate tackle, bait board and knife, suitable clothing, food & drink, container for bait, ...
Named after its mushroom shaped reef, this park protects 80ha of the open coast of Flinders on the Mornington Peninsula. Composed of sandstone rock platforms extending from the shore, the park includes sheltered rock pools, coves and a shallow reef on the ocean side. The reef is formed from ancient ...
Lifesavers are only on duty when the red and yellow flags are displayed. Remember to always swim between the flags at a patrolled beach. There are a number of patrolled beaches around the Mornington Peninsula. Point Leo Surf Beach - an attractive, well-maintained beach that offers safe family bathing in summer. The ...
Go for a walk or bicycle ride along the tracks to see some spectacular coastal scenery and native wildlife. Visitors can explore the military forts and tunnels while exploring the historic quarantine station. If you don’t feel like walking or cycling the 2.6km track, then a transporter runs several times a day ...
We walked the boys around to the back of Safeway on Granite Drive in Langwarrin the other day. There is a great little fenced in playground on one side and a duck pond on the other. There are water taps at the park and toilets in Safeway. However, there is ...
Location: Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve, Centre Break, Langwarrin Grade: Easy Time: 1hr return Distance: 3km return Facilities: Parking Description: Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve has a network of wide tracks suitable for prams. The Centre Break is a wide track that runs through the reserve and is perfect for a pram walk. The track is ideal for a pram walking ...
Location: Balcombe Estuary, Mirang Avenue, Mt Martha Grade: Easy Time: 2hrs Distance: 7km return Facilities: Toilets, disabled access, BBQ, drinking water, parking, cafe, information centre, dogs ok, picnic table Description: The Balcombe Creek Boardwalk in Mount Martha is a gorgeous place to walk with your pram through an environmentally and culturally significant estuary system. The boardwalk ...
Location: Kanook Creek Reserve, Cnr Gould and Wells St, Frankston Grade: Easy Time: 1 hr Distance: 3km return Facilities: Toilets, baby change, disabled access, dogs allowed, drinking water, parking, cafe, information centre, picnic table, running. Description: Frankston Foreshore Boardwalk and Pier is a lovely spot for a walk with baby in a pram or stroller. Explore the Frankston Waterfront on the ...
Location: Flinders Golf Course, Bass St & Norman St, Flinders, Victoria Grade: Medium Time: 45 mins Distance: Approx 3km Facilities: Playground, Disabled access, Dogs ok, Parking Description: This pram walk around Flinders Golf Course offers absolutely stunning views over the Flinders coastline to Phillip Island and Seal Rock. Sealed roads all the way. Park at the park ...
Location: Red Hill, Shoreham Road, Red Hill, Victoria Grade: Medium, Time: Various Distance: 6.5km Facilities: Go to website - Dogs on lead okay, Parking Description: The Red Hill Rail Trail (Merricks-Red Hill Trail) is perfect for walkers’ with a pram who like to get into the bush. You can take your dog, if kept on a lead. The trail can get ...
Location: Rosebud Pier, Point Nepean Rd, Rosebud Grade: Easy Time: 2hrs Distance: 6kms return Facilities: Toilets, baby change, disabled access, dogs allowed, BBQ, playground, drinking water, parking, cafe, information centre Description: Park at the Rosebud Pier and follow the Bay Trail east through to Dromana. The trail follows the foreshore and passes through parklands and camp grounds. Playgrounds can be found ...
Location: Point Nepean National Park, End of Point Nepean Rd, Portsea Grade: Easy Time: 3hrs with sightseeing Distance: Approx 5km return Facilities: Toilets, baby change, disabled access, BBQ, parking, information centre, picnic table, cafe, drinking water, running Description: Point Nepean National Park is the perfect location for a family day out on the Mornington Peninsula and offers stunning views of Bass Strait, The Rip ...