# Monbulk & the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria: complete community & visitor guide (https://www.monbulk.org)

Source: https://www.monbulk.org/ · generated 2026-10-20 from the site's verified data files. Business details come from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and each business's own official pages; addresses from Vicmap (CC BY 4.0).

## About Monbulk & the Dandenong Ranges

Monbulk is a town in the heart of the Dandenong Ranges, Victoria, Australia (postcode 3793), in the Shire of Yarra Ranges, 42 km east of Melbourne's CBD, on Wurundjeri Country. The name comes from the Wurundjeri word Monbolok, "hiding place in the hills" (and Sanctuary Lake in the forest). Europeans first called it the Dandenong Forest Village Settlement; the town was laid out in 1893 as 76 farms on ten-acre blocks, and the deep red volcanic soils have grown fruit, berries, vegetables, bulbs and cut flowers ever since. Wholesale and retail nurseries and flower growing remain the town's largest local industries. Population 3,651 at the 2021 census. Main Road sits about 260 m above sea level.

### Regional Connections: Puffing Billy, Sherbrooke Forest, Mt Dandenong, Belgrave & Olinda

- **Sherbrooke Forest & Grants Picnic Ground (Kallista)**: 5 minutes west of Monbulk via Monbulk Road. Famous for towering mountain ash (*Eucalyptus regnans*), tree-fern gullies, Superb Lyrebirds, Eastern Yellow Robins, Crimson Rosellas, the Lyrebird Walk and Sherbrooke Falls.
- **Puffing Billy Railway (Belgrave, Lakeside & Gembrook)**: 10 minutes down Monbulk Road to Belgrave Station (or 10 minutes south via Emerald-Monbulk Road to Emerald Lake Park / Lakeside Station). Australia's premier preserved steam railway crosses the historic curved Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge.
- **Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden & Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens (Olinda / Sherbrooke)**: 6 to 8 minutes from Monbulk via Olinda-Monbulk Road and Sherbrooke Road.
- **Mt Dandenong & SkyHigh Observatory**: 12 minutes from Monbulk along the ridge road (633 m summit with views across Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay, RJ Hamer Arboretum and Kalorama Lookout).
- **Belgrave Village & 1000 Steps**: 10 minutes from Monbulk; Metro Belgrave rail terminus, Cameo Cinemas, Birdsland Reserve, and the 1000 Steps Kokoda Track Memorial Walk in Dandenong Ranges National Park.
- **Silvan Reservoir Park & Tesselaar Tulip / KaBloom Festival**: 5 minutes north-east of Monbulk along Monbulk-Silvan Road.
- **Getting around**: Ventura Bus Route 663 runs daily between Belgrave Station and Lilydale Station via Grants Picnic Ground (Sherbrooke Forest), Kallista, The Patch, Monbulk Main Road and Mt Evelyn.
- **Bins & Fire District**: Yarra Ranges Calendar A and Calendar B alternate red (rubbish) and yellow (recycling) weeks; FOGO is collected weekly. Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges sit in the Central fire district.

## Visiting Monbulk & the Dandenong Ranges: the locals' guide & FAQ

### Start in Monbulk. (Things to do · Monbulk & Dandenong Ranges)

A working main street, a park on the creek, and the nursery capital of the Dandenong Ranges. Puffing Billy in Belgrave, Sherbrooke Forest, Olinda and Mt Dandenong are five to ten minutes from here.

#### In Monbulk

- **Baynes Park** (Park; Baynes Park Road): Once a fruit and berry farm, then a caravan park from the 1960s into the 1980s. Now a picnic ground on Sassafras Creek: a rotunda, barbecues, a playground, and a walking track through to Frank Irvine Reserve. [Visit Yarra Valley on Monbulk](https://www.visityarravalley.com.au/discover/dandenong-ranges/monbulk)
- **Heritage trail** (A walk; Main Road): Brass symbols set into the Main Road footpath by the Monbulk Historical Society. The town's own story, under your feet, between the shops.
- **JADE Nursery** (Nursery; 103 Main Road; 03 9756 6168): Closed Monday. Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm. Sunday 10am to 3pm.
- **Little Lands** (Nursery; 45 Main Road; 03 8719 3758): Terrariums, indoor foliage and workshops on Main Road.
- **Laneway Nursery** (Nursery; 61-63 Main Road; 03 9756 7800): Community social-enterprise nursery tucked beside the op shops on Main Road.
- **Monbulk Aquatic Centre** (Pool and gym; 26A Baynes Park Road; 03 9756 8000): An indoor heated pool and gym for a wet hills day. Session times are set by the centre.
- **Monbulk Recreation Reserve** (Oval, skate and BMX; Moores Road; 0429 428 537): The oval and pavilion, a skate park and a BMX track.

More retail and farm-gate nurseries sit along the roads around town, including Garden Express (470 Monbulk Road), Yamina Rare Plants, Newstead Roses, Coolwyn, Wywurri and Belgrave Nurseries. The full list, with the living 3D map, is in the [directory](https://www.monbulk.org/directory.html).

#### 5 to 10 minutes away · Dandenong Ranges highlights

- **Puffing Billy Railway** (Steam railway · 10 mins; 1 Old Monbulk Road, Belgrave): Australia's favourite preserved narrow-gauge steam railway leaves from Belgrave station (10 minutes down Monbulk Road, or catch Bus 663 straight to Main Road Monbulk) and climbs over the historic Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge to Lakeside at Emerald Lake Park (10 minutes south of Monbulk) and Gembrook. Book seats online before you travel. [Puffing Billy timetables & tickets](https://puffingbillyrailway.org.au/)
- **Sherbrooke Forest & Grants Picnic Ground** (Mountain ash forest · 5 mins; 70 Monbulk Road, Kallista): Five minutes west of Monbulk on Monbulk Road. Towering mountain ash (Eucalyptus regnans), tree-fern gullies, crimson rosellas, and walks to Sherbrooke Falls and the Hardy Gully nature trail. Superb lyrebirds live in the gullies here and have been surveyed every winter since 1958 by the Sherbrooke Lyrebird Study Group. [Dandenong Ranges National Park](https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/dandenong-ranges-national-park)
- **Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden** (Botanic garden · 8 mins; 24 The Georgian Road, Olinda): Eight minutes up Olinda-Monbulk Road. Formerly the National Rhododendron Gardens, home to over 15,000 rhododendrons, 12,000 azaleas, 3,000 camellias, cherry blossoms and the award-winning Chelsea Australian Garden at Olinda. Open 10am to 4:30pm daily except Christmas Day and days of extreme fire danger. [Parks Victoria](https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/dandenong-ranges-botanic-garden)
- **Mt Dandenong & SkyHigh** (Summit lookout · 12 mins; 26 Observatory Road, Mount Dandenong): Follow the ridge road from Olinda to the 633-metre summit of Mount Dandenong for panoramic views across Melbourne to Port Phillip Bay, the SkyHigh maze and bistro, RJ Hamer Arboretum's 150-species forest trails, and Kalorama Lookout. [SkyHigh Mount Dandenong](https://www.skyhighmtdandenong.com.au/)

#### More around the hills · Gardens, villages & lakes

- **Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens** (Historic garden · 6 mins; 1A Sherbrooke Road, Sherbrooke): Six minutes from Monbulk on Sherbrooke Road. The original 1930s Burnham Beeches estate garden, famed for its cascading waterfalls, autumn maples and iconic ornamental lake and boathouse. [Parks Victoria](https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/alfred-nicholas-memorial-gardens)
- **Belgrave Village, Cameo Cinemas & 1000 Steps** (Rail hub & walks · 10 mins; Burwood Highway, Belgrave): Where the Metro train from Melbourne meets the hills. Catch a film under the trees at the historic 1935 Cameo Cinemas, walk Birdsland Reserve, or tackle the 1000 Steps Kokoda Track Memorial Walk at Ferntree Gully. [Visit Dandenong Ranges](https://www.visityarravalley.com.au/discover/dandenong-ranges/belgrave)
- **Silvan Reservoir Park & Tesselaar Flowers** (Reservoir & tulips · 5 mins; Stonyford Road & Monbulk Road, Silvan): Five minutes north-east of Monbulk. Picnic on the lawns beneath the 1932 Silvan Dam wall and towering eucalypts, or visit the Tesselaar Tulip Festival in spring and KaBloom in autumn at 357 Monbulk Road, Silvan. [Silvan Reservoir Park](https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/silvan-reservoir-park) [Tesselaar Tulip Festival](https://tulipfestival.com.au/)
- **Olinda, Sassafras & Kallista Villages** (Hilltop villages · 5–8 mins; Mount Dandenong Tourist Road): Browse tea houses, bookshops and craft stores in Sassafras and Olinda, then drop down Olinda-Monbulk Road into Monbulk for supermarkets, bakeries, fuel and farm-gate nurseries without the ridge-road parking squeeze. [Olinda and surrounds](https://www.visityarravalley.com.au/discover/dandenong-ranges/olinda-and-surrounds)

### A bed, if you need one. (Stay)

Monbulk has very little accommodation. The stay in town is a farm. Most cottages are a few minutes away in Olinda. Check the listing before you book.

#### In Monbulk

- **Nurture Creek** (Farm stay): A hobby farm in Monbulk. The cottage has two bedrooms and sleeps up to five. The log cabin has one bedroom and sleeps two. [Nurture Creek](https://nurturecreek.com.au/)

#### A short drive · Olinda

- **Winter Rose** (Cottage; 1 Mernda Road, Olinda): Self-contained, with room for five, between Olinda village and Monbulk. [Listing](https://www.visityarravalley.com.au/products/winter-rose)
- **Camellia Cottage** (Cottage; 67a Olinda-Monbulk Road, Olinda): A short walk to Olinda village, and close to the botanic garden. [Listing](https://www.visityarravalley.com.au/products/camellia-cottage)
- **Olinda Country Cottages** (Cottages; 1558 Mount Dandenong Tourist Road, Olinda): Two self-contained spa cottages, and a two-bedroom family suite for five, within walking distance of the village. [Listing](https://www.visityarravalley.com.au/products/olinda-country-cottages)
- **The rest of the hills** (More beds): Cottages and farm stays are scattered through Olinda, Sassafras and beyond. Visit Yarra Valley keeps the regional list. [Places to stay](https://www.visityarravalley.com.au/stay)

### Eat on Main Road first. (Eat)

Cafes, bakeries and takeaway in town, then a winery lunch on the edge. Hours change. Where a time is shown, it comes from the town directory. Ring if the time matters.

#### In Monbulk · Main Road

- **Friends on the Hill** (Café; 104 Main Road; 03 9752 0022): Open every day, 9am to 4pm. [Website](https://www.friendsonthehill.com.au/)
- **Crunchy Nut Cafe** (Café; 122 Main Road; 03 9752 0288)
- **Tatiana's** (Café; 80B Main Road; 03 9756 7802)
- **Bakery Bliss** (Bakery; 140 Main Road; 03 9756 6536): Open every day, 7am to 4pm.
- **Sherbrooke Bakery** (Bakery; 72 Main Road; 03 9752 0663)
- **Edison Bakehouse** (Bakery; Shop 5, 37-39 Main Road; 03 9756 6420)
- **Tim's Homemade Pies** (Pies; 65 Main Road; 03 9756 7466)
- **Monbulk Seafood** (Fish and chips; 134 Main Road; 03 4422 4426) [Website](https://www.monbulkseafood.com.au/)
- **Monbulk Pizza and Kebab** (Pizza; 53A Main Road; 03 9756 7788) [Website](http://monbulkpizzaandkebab.com.au/)
- **Monbulk RSL** (Club and bar; 48 Main Road; 03 9756 6260): The town's club and bar.
- **Fairy Mountain** (Chinese; 118-120 Main Road; 03 9756 7373)
- **Hilltop Pizza and Pasta** (Pizza; 136 Main Road; 03 9756 6888)
- **Ethan Kitchen** (Malaysian and Asian; Unit 7, 37-39 Main Road; 0459 031 361) [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/ethankitchenmonbulk/)

#### In Monbulk · on the edge of town

- **Yarra Ranges Estate** (Winery and restaurant; 39 Coulson Road; 0408 260 357): À la carte lunch on selected Saturdays and Sundays. Book ahead. [Website](https://yarrarangesestate.com.au/)
- **Rose Cottage Restaurant** (Restaurant; 251 Olinda-Monbulk Road; 03 9756 6122): On Olinda-Monbulk Road, at the edge of town.
- **Monbulk Winery** (Winery; 155 Macclesfield Road; (03) 9756 6965): Ring before you visit.

#### A short drive

- **A longer meal** (Villages): Olinda, Sassafras and Kallista are a few minutes away when you want a table that is not on Main Road. [Eat and drink in the hills](https://www.visityarravalley.com.au/see-and-do/eat-and-drink)

### Planning your trip. (Common questions · Dandenong Ranges, Puffing Billy & Sherbrooke Forest)

Direct answers to the most common questions about visiting Monbulk, Puffing Billy, Sherbrooke Forest, Belgrave and Mt Dandenong.

#### Getting here & exploring the Dandenong Ranges

- **Where is Monbulk in the Dandenong Ranges, and how far is it from Puffing Billy, Sherbrooke Forest and Mt Dandenong?** (Distances & routes): Monbulk (postcode 3793) sits in the fertile eastern valley of the Dandenong Ranges, 42 km east of Melbourne. By car, Main Road Monbulk is 5 minutes from Sherbrooke Forest and Grants Picnic Ground in Kallista, 5 minutes from Silvan Reservoir and the Tesselaar Tulip Festival, 8 minutes from Olinda and the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden, 10 minutes from Belgrave Station and Puffing Billy Railway, and 12 minutes from SkyHigh at the summit of Mt Dandenong.
- **How do I get to Monbulk, Sherbrooke Forest and the Dandenong Ranges by public transport from Belgrave or Lilydale?** (Trains & Route 663 bus): Take a Metro train from Melbourne on the Belgrave Line (to Belgrave Station, right beside Puffing Billy) or the Lilydale Line (to Lilydale Station). Ventura Bus Route 663 runs daily between Belgrave Station and Lilydale Station via Grants Picnic Ground (Sherbrooke Forest), Kallista, The Patch, Main Road Monbulk and Mt Evelyn. [Route 663 live tracking](https://venturabus.com.au/live-tracking/belgrave-lilydale-via-kallista-the-patch-monbulk-mt-evelyn/)
- **What are the best things to do near Puffing Billy, Belgrave and Sherbrooke Forest?** (Day-trip itinerary): Ride Puffing Billy from Belgrave over the historic Monbulk Creek Trestle Bridge to Lakeside at Emerald Lake Park, walk among giant mountain ash and listen for lyrebirds at Grants Picnic Ground in Sherbrooke Forest, wander the 15,000 rhododendrons at Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden or the boathouse lake at Alfred Nicholas Memorial Gardens, and drop into Monbulk for country pies, retail plant nurseries, Baynes Park along Sassafras Creek, and easy Main Road parking.
- **Where can I buy plants, bulbs and rare trees in Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges?** (Nurseries & growers): Monbulk is the horticultural heart of the Dandenong Ranges, supplying bulbs, cut flowers and trees across Australia since 1893. Visitors can browse retail nurseries right in town, including JADE Nursery (103 Main Road), Little Lands terrariums (45 Main Road), Laneway Nursery (61-63 Main Road), Garden Express (470 Monbulk Road), Yamina Rare Plants (82 David Hill Road), Newstead Roses (387 Monbulk Road) and Wishing Well Nursery (407 Monbulk Road).
- **Where should I eat near Puffing Billy, Sherbrooke Forest and Olinda without the tourist crowds?** (Cafes, bakeries & wineries): When cafes in Olinda, Sassafras or Belgrave are packed on weekends, Main Road Monbulk is five minutes down the hill with plenty of parking, two full supermarkets (Woolworths and ALDI), four local bakeries and pie shops (Tim's Homemade Pies, Bakery Bliss, Sherbrooke Bakery and Edison Bakehouse), welcoming cafes (Friends on the Hill, Tatiana's and Crunchy Nut Cafe), fish and chips, pizza, Jack's Bistro at Monbulk Bowling Club, and cellar-door lunches at Yarra Ranges Estate.
- **Where can I see lyrebirds and walk in Sherbrooke Forest near Monbulk?** (Wildlife & walks): Start at Grants Picnic Ground on Monbulk Road, Kallista (5 minutes from Monbulk). Walk the shady Lyrebird Walk, Neumann Track or the trail to Sherbrooke Falls early in the morning or late in the afternoon for the best chance of hearing or spotting a Superb Lyrebird scratching in the damp leaf litter alongside Eastern Yellow Robins and Crimson Rosellas. [Sherbrooke Forest park notes](https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/dandenong-ranges-national-park)
- **What is the weather and fire danger rating in Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges today?** (Weather & bushfire safety): Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges sit in Victoria's Central fire district and run 3 to 5 degrees cooler than central Melbourne, with higher rainfall and mist. On days of Extreme or Catastrophic fire danger or severe winds, Dandenong Ranges National Park (including Sherbrooke Forest) and the Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden close. Check live Monbulk weather, CFA fire danger ratings and planned outages on our home page before driving up.

### A few practical things.

- Woolworths: 7am–10pm (27-35 Main Road · every day)
- ALDI: 8.30am–8pm (32-36 Main Road · every day)
- Post office: 124 (Main Road)

On a hot or windy day, check the fire rating before you come up. Monbulk is in the Central fire district, and some parks close when the rating is extreme or catastrophic.

Visitor guide sources: Monbulk names, addresses, phones and hours are from the town directory. Nearby stays and the village notes are from Visit Yarra Valley. The botanic garden and national park notes are from Parks Victoria. Puffing Billy details are from Puffing Billy Railway. Nurture Creek's cottage and cabin sizes are from their own site. Hours and menus change.

## Local Business Spotlights & Histories (36 featured profiles)

### Garden Express & Van Berkel Distributors (Four-generation family bulb & plant nursery · Est. 1953; 470 Monbulk Road; 1300 606 242)

Brothers Henk and Len van Berkel grew up in De Zilk in the Netherlands' famous bulb district before emigrating to Australia and founding Van Berkel Distributors at 470 Monbulk Road in 1953. More than 70 years on, the business is now in its fourth generation—handed down from Henk to his son Jos, grandson David van Berkel, and today General Manager Chloe van Berkel, with brother Greg growing dahlias, irises and peonies next door and uncle Rowan running marketing.

What started in a small packing shed (where Henk also housed newly arrived Dutch migrant families while they found their feet) has grown into Australia's biggest mail-order garden house. Garden Express has shipped bulbs, bare-root roses and perennials to over one million Australian customers, served as sole distributor of the ancient Wollemi Pine for nearly 20 years, and supplied Kmart for over half a century—while still welcoming Monbulk locals at the nursery gate six days a week.
Website: https://www.gardenexpress.com.au/

### Van Berkel Distributors (Wholesale flower bulb & plant distributor · Est. 1953; 470 Monbulk Road; 03 9751 9400)

Established at 470 Monbulk Road in 1953 by Dutch brothers Henk and Len van Berkel and now led by third- and fourth-generation family members David and Chloe van Berkel, Van Berkel Distributors is one of Australia's longest-running family horticultural wholesalers. For more than 50 years they have supplied pre-packed spring and summer bulbs to Kmart and retail garden centres across the country.

Spanning 10 acres in Monbulk and 65 acres in Healesville, the family employs around 65 permanent staff (rising to 80 in peak packing season) and spent nearly 20 years as the exclusive propagator and distributor of Australia's prehistoric Wollemi Pine.
Website: http://www.vanberkel.com.au/

### Coolwyn Nurseries (Three-generation family production nursery · Est. 1952; 29 Victoria Avenue; 03 9756 6668)

Henk and Sjaan Koelewyn migrated from the Netherlands to Monbulk in 1952, where Henk worked by day at Ted Woolrich's Range View Nursery in Olinda and propagated his own plants after hours with Sjaan's help. In the early years, every tree and shrub was grown in Monbulk's red volcanic soil and dug by hand wrapped in hessian each autumn. Their eldest son, Leo Koelewyn, joined full-time at age 16 in 1966 and serves as Managing Director today alongside co-directors Jennie Bakker (his daughter, looking after sales and administration) and Steve Koelewyn (production).

Now spanning more than 70 years in Monbulk, Coolwyn's 12.8-hectare container nursery on Victoria Avenue recycles all of its water into a central dam and is backed by dedicated propagation and in-ground sites around town—including an entire 1.2-hectare block dedicated just to growing 'Teddy Bear' magnolias.
Website: https://coolwyn.com.au/

### Fleming's Nurseries (Three-generation fruit & ornamental tree nursery · Est. early 1900s; 1 Fleming Lane; 03 9756 6105)

Fleming's Nurseries was founded in the early 1900s by Eric Fleming, who learned the craft of propagating fruit trees alongside Emerald's pioneering Nobelius family. Eric's son Don Fleming expanded the Monbulk operation through the post-war decades, and third-generation nurseryman Wes Fleming OAM—who started helping out in the paddocks at age 11—carried the family name onto the world stage, winning multiple Best in Show gold medals at London's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Operating from 1 Fleming Lane off Macclesfield Road, Fleming's produces bare-root and container fruit trees, berries, and advanced ornamental shade trees for orchardists, local councils, landscapers and retail garden centres across Australia, while training the next generation of local horticulture apprentices.
Website: https://www.flemings.com.au/

### Proteaflora (Specialist protea & native plant nursery · Est. 1974; 204 Old Emerald Road; 03 7018 2323)

Founded in 1974 by the late Peter Mathews (following early protea trials in Monbulk in 1966–67), Proteaflora grew from a specialist passion project on Old Emerald Road into Australia's leading propagator of South African Proteaceae and Australian native flowering plants.

For more than 50 years in Monbulk, their team has bred, grafted and grown resilient proteas, leucadendrons, pincushions (leucospermums), waratahs and banksias—supplying independent garden centres, landscape designers, cut-flower growers, and online home gardeners right across the country.
Website: https://www.proteaflora.com.au/

### Monbulk Winery (Family winery & cellar door · Est. 1984; 155 Macclesfield Road; 03 9756 6965)

Marion and John Berry planted their two-hectare vineyard at 155 Macclesfield Road back in 1984, making Monbulk Winery one of the longest-running family cellar doors in the southern hills. Alongside classic cool-climate Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, John and Marion began fermenting locally grown kiwifruit into dry and sweet table wines.

Wine critic James Halliday famously singled out their kiwifruit wines as 'quite delicious', and four decades on, the Berrys still pour unhurried tastings of their fruit wines, aged ports, liqueurs and table wines straight from the cellar door.

### Cog Bikes Australia (Family bike shop, servicing & trail hire · Est. 2019 in Monbulk; 53 Main Road; 03 8736 8152)

Owner Joel Warham spent nearly 20 years running a tiling business while building and fixing bikes in his backyard before buying the bike shop on the Warburton Rail Trail. Wanting a proper local bike workshop closer to home in the hills, Joel and the Warham family opened Cog Bikes Australia at 53 Main Road, Monbulk in August 2019.

Whether it's a kid's first bike, a full suspension mountain bike service, an e-bike tune-up, or hiring bikes for a family ride along the Lilydale–Warburton Rail Trail, Joel and his mechanics look after riders across Monbulk and the valley.
Website: https://cogbikesaustralia.com.au/

### Dr Dan's Medical Clinic (Family GP clinic (#90) & allied health gym (#100) · Est. 2020; 90 Main Road; 03 8680 3845)

After working as a GP in Monbulk for more than 15 years, Dr Dan Jeyaseelan (a Monash Honours graduate, keen guitarist, and ex-karate instructor) and his wife Nicola (Business Executive) opened Dr Dan's Medical Clinic at 90 Main Road in 2020. A year later, in 2021, they opened Dr Dan's Health and Fitness just up the street at 100 Main Road to connect medical care with exercise, nutrition and physio.

In 2025, Rotary Monbulk honoured Dr Dan with the Australia Day Citizenship and Community Service Award for his dedication to keeping hills residents 'stronger for longer'.
Website: https://drdansmedicalclinic.com.au/

### Monbulk Veterinary Centre (Small animal veterinary clinic · Est. 1999; 2 Nugent Street; 03 9752 1001)

The Monbulk Veterinary Clinic has cared for local animals at 2 Nugent Street since 1999, undergoing a major hospital renovation in 2017. In May 2023, Yarra Valley veterinarian Dr Emma Thomerson BVSc took over ownership of the practice, leading a team that includes Dr Georgia Hocking and AVNA Vet Nurse of the Year recipient Rachael Simonsen.

Alongside dogs and cats, Dr Emma has a soft spot for rabbits, guinea pigs and backyard chickens—and when she isn't in surgery on Nugent Street, she rides and competes in dressage with her Friesian horses, Fopke and Leopold.
Website: https://monbulkvetcentre.com.au/

### HerBod (Women-only strength & health gym; Unit 1, 142 Main Road; 0419 514 947)

Backed by over a decade of coaching experience and advanced qualifications in female physiology, biomechanics and nutrition, Founder and Head Coach Sharnae Newey created HerBod at 1/142 Main Road so women in the hills could build strength and confidence without gym intimidation.

HerBod coaches women across every stage of life—from Teen Girls (13–17) learning safe lifting technique to postnatal mums, perimenopause/menopause strength programs, and 'Golden Ladies' (60 into their 70s) focusing on bone density, balance and lifelong independence.
Website: https://herbod.com.au/

### Inside Out Pilates (Boutique Reformer Pilates studio; 108 Main Road; 0409 029 583)

Inside Out Pilates brings personalised Reformer Pilates to 108 Main Road for locals of all ages and backgrounds. The teaching team is led by Diana—who moved to Australia from the Czech Republic in 2000, represented Australia on the 2008 Beach Volleyball World Tour, and discovered Pilates 12 years ago to heal her own back and hip pain—alongside instructors Jess, Amanda, Sammy, Elle, Emily, and Greg (a former 30-year tradie who became a qualified instructor after Pilates fixed his bulged discs).

Since 2020, clients have also been greeted at the door by Kip, the studio mascot, who famously performs an occasional downward dog to cheer classes through the burn.
Website: https://www.insideoutpilates.com.au/

### Monbulk Rose, Tree & Shrub Farm (Wholesale rose & ornamental tree nursery · 40+ years; 75 Fairy Dell Road; 03 9756 6530)

Tucked down Fairy Dell Road, Monbulk Rose, Tree & Shrub Farm is built on more than 40 years of Monbulk horticultural expertise and is passionately run by owner Reece Boden and his growing team.

The nursery specialises in potted and bagged bush roses, 2ft, 3ft and 4ft standard roses, and cascading weeping roses—spanning David Austin, Hybrid Tea and Floribunda varieties—alongside grafted Japanese maples, ashes, oaks and crabapples accredited to ship to independent garden centres in every state of Australia.
Website: https://monbulkrtsfarm.com/

### Grandview Monbulk (Family-owned wholesale nursery · Est. 1985; 155 Moxhams Road; 03 9756 6121)

Grandview Monbulk has been a family-owned wholesale nursery at 155 Moxhams Road since 1985. Across four decades in the hills, they have supplied retail nurseries, landscapers and trade buyers across Victoria and interstate.

They are particularly well known in the nursery trade for their specialty clivias, wisterias, Ozbreed hardy landscape varieties, and regular 'Virtual Spec Truck' videos filmed on Moxhams Road to show buyers what's looking best each week.
Website: https://www.grandviewmonbulk.com.au/

### Nishiki Nursery (Specialist grafted Japanese maple nursery; 115 Macclesfield Road; 03 9756 6004)

Based at 115 Macclesfield Road, Nishiki Nursery is one of Australia's foremost specialist growers of grafted Japanese maples. Taking advantage of Monbulk's cool winters, crisp autumn nights and deep mountain soil, the nursery grafts and nurtures over 80 distinct maple cultivars.

From compact red 'Shaina' and classic 'Bloodgood' uprights to cascading laceleaf 'Inaba Shidare' weepers, Nishiki supplies landscapers and nurseries across the country as a long-standing member of Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV).
Website: https://www.nishikinursery.com.au/

### Bendigo Bank (Community Bank Monbulk & District) (Community-owned bank branch · Opened 2012; 70 Main Road; 03 9752 1130)

Run locally by Monbulk & District Community Enterprises Limited, Community Bank Monbulk & District opened its doors at 70 Main Road over 13 years ago so locals and businesses could keep full face-to-face banking in town.

Under the Community Bank model, local banking profits stay in the hills: the Monbulk branch has now poured more than $1.45 million back into the 3793 community through sponsorships and grants for the Hawks, Monbulk Cricket Club, MADCOW events, local schools and emergency volunteers.
Website: https://www.bendigobank.com.au/branch/vic/community-bank-monbulk-district/

### Laneway Nursery (Community nursery & food relief network · Roots to 1893; 61-63 Main Road; 03 9756 7800)

Open Door Community Church—led by Senior Pastor Julie McLean and the Elders Council—traces its local roots back to late 1893, when Mr H.C. Dennis preached to 17 village settlers in a bush clearing and tea merchant James Griffiths paid for the church land at David Hill and Moxhams Roads. In April 2006, The Patch Church of Christ and Monbulk Uniting Church formally united to create Open Door.

Through the Monbulk Care Network, volunteers run Laneway Nursery at 61–63 Main Road alongside the Open Door Op Shops, raising funds that go straight into local food relief and practical support for hills families.
Website: https://www.opendoorcommunitychurch.org.au/

### Yarra Ranges Estate (Family-owned vineyard, restaurant & wedding estate; 39 Coulson Road; 0408 260 357)

Set among rolling vines at 39 Coulson Road on the sunny northern slope of Monbulk, Yarra Ranges Estate is a family-owned and operated boutique winery, restaurant and reception venue overlooking the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges.

Alongside hosting garden weddings and milestone functions, the estate opens for relaxed weekend à la carte and bottomless Sunday lunches paired with complimentary tastings of their estate-grown cool-climate wines.
Website: https://yarrarangesestate.com.au/

### Monbulk Family Dental Care (Family dental clinic on Main Road; Unit 8, 37-39 Main Road; 03 9756 6955)

Located in the shopping court at Unit 8, 37–39 Main Road, Monbulk Family Dental Care has looked after local smiles for years with a team of dentists including Dr Harsh Rastogi, Dr Sandra Duong, Dr Jenny Visakan and Dr Rosemary Li.

They cover everything from children's check-ups under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule to preventative hygiene, fillings, crowns and emergency toothache relief right in town.
Website: https://healthengine.com.au/dentist/vic/monbulk/monbulk-family-dental-care/s35528

### Monbulk Jewellers (Custom jeweller, watch repairs & crystal gallery · 40+ years; 102 Main Road; 03 9756 7651)

A fixture at 102 Main Road since the 1980s, Monbulk Jewellers is part traditional country watchmaker and bench jeweller, part gallery of loose gemstones, mineral specimens, crystals and oil paintings.

Locals drop in for everything from watch batteries, clock servicing and ring resizing to bespoke engagement rings and Seniors Card discounts on gifts and repairs.
Website: https://monbulkjewellers.com.au/

### Plants Management Australia (PMA) (Horticultural breeding & plant licensing; 74 Old Emerald Road; 03 6265 9050)

Operating out of 74 Old Emerald Road alongside Dodds Road in Tasmania, Plants Management Australia (PMA) is the independent plant-breeding and Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) licensing house behind many of the best-known garden tags in Australian nurseries.

Their Monbulk trial grounds test new cultivars of lavenders, perennials, shrubs and trees generated by breeders around the world to make sure they perform in Australian gardens before release.
Website: http://www.pma.com.au/

### Tesselaar Flowers (Wholesale cut-flower distributor · Heritage to 1939; 401 Monbulk Road; 03 9213 6200)

The Tesselaar name has been woven into the hills since Dutch migrants Cees and Johanna Tesselaar arrived in Melbourne on their wedding day in 1939 carrying a shipment of flower bulbs and established their farm in the Monbulk–Silvan district.

Today, Tesselaar Flowers at 401 Monbulk Road operates as a major wholesale cut-flower hub supplying florists and floral designers across Victoria with farm-fresh roses, lilies, tulips, natives and foliage.
Website: https://www.tesselaarflowers.com.au/melbourne/

### Tim's Homemade Pies (Country bakery & pie shop; 65 Main Road; 03 9756 7466)

Opening its doors at 6:30am on weekdays, Tim's Homemade Pies at 65 Main Road is where Monbulk nursery crews, tradies and school-run parents cross paths before the mist lifts off the valley. Every pie is baked on-site with proper shortcrust bases and golden puff lids.

Whether you're after a classic chunky steak, pepper or mushroom pie, a sausage roll, or an old-school vanilla slice and hot coffee, it's a Main Road institution.

### JADE Nursery (Retail plant nursery on Main Road; 103 Main Road; 03 9756 6168)

While many of Monbulk's big nurseries are wholesale-only down side roads, JADE Nursery sits right on Main Road at #103, welcoming weekend gardeners and locals looking for plants that actually thrive in hills frosts and red mountain loam.

Run by knowledgeable local plantspeople, the nursery is packed with camellias, rhododendrons, maples, cottage perennials, pots and lush indoor foliage.

### Friends on the Hill (Café & all-day breakfast; 104 Main Road; 03 9752 0022)

Tucked at the top end of Main Road at #104, Friends on the Hill blends a cosy timber hill-house interior with seven-day breakfast and lunch service.

It's a favourite local meeting spot for community working groups, bushwalkers coming off Sherbrooke tracks, and families catching up after weekend sport at the Rec Reserve.
Website: https://www.friendsonthehill.com.au/

### Little Lands (Terrariums, indoor plants & botanical studio; 45 Main Road; 03 8719 3758)

At 45 Main Road, Little Lands brings Monbulk's horticultural heritage indoors—creating self-sustaining glass terrariums, rare tropical foliage collections and DIY terrarium kits inspired by the Dandenong Ranges forest floor.

Every jar is carefully layered with mosses, miniature ferns and feature rocks, alongside hands-on workshops where locals and visitors can build their own miniature ecosystem.
Website: http://www.littlelands.com.au/

### Monbulk Bowling Club (Sporting club & 7-night family bistro · 60+ years; 11 Moores Road; 03 9756 6183)

Founded over 60 years ago beside the Rec Reserve precinct on Moores Road, Monbulk Bowling Club is part sporting club, part town dining room. Between Tuesday and Saturday pennant competitions, the greens open up for casual barefoot bowls in the warmer months.

Inside the clubhouse, Jack's Bistro serves hearty family dinners seven nights a week from 5:30pm, making it a staple for club nights, family birthdays and relaxed weeknight meals.
Website: https://monbulkbowls.org/

### Yamina Rare Plants (Rare trees, magnolias & collector nursery; 82 David Hill Road; 03 9752 0035)

Established by collector-propagators at 82 David Hill Road, Yamina Rare Plants has spent decades building an extraordinary collection of rare magnolias, dogwoods, maples and heritage conifers.

With more than 2,000 varieties propagated on-site, Yamina supplies botanic gardens, landscape architects and passionate home gardeners across Australia.
Website: https://www.yaminarareplants.com.au/

### Monbulk Aquatic Centre (Indoor heated pools, learn-to-swim & 24/7 gym; 26 Baynes Park Road; 03 9756 8000)

Set beside Baynes Park at 26 Baynes Park Road and managed by Belgravia Leisure in partnership with Yarra Ranges Council, the Monbulk Aquatic Centre keeps the hills swimming through crisp mountain winters with indoor heated lap lanes, a warm-water program pool, group fitness rooms and a 24/7 gym.

It's also a major local employer of casual lifeguards and swim teachers, and the home pool of the Monbulk Marlins Swimming Club.
Website: https://activeyarraranges.com.au/venues/monbulk-aquatic-centre/

### Lakeside Flowers (Wholesale & retail florist · 7 days; 439 Monbulk Road; 03 9752 0233)

Located right in the Monbulk Road flower-growing belt at #439, Lakeside Flowers operates as both a wholesale and retail florist showcasing locally grown proteas, tulips, lilies, roses and seasonal foliage.

Open seven days a week, their florists put together fresh bouquets and event arrangements at grower-direct prices and deliver daily across Monbulk, the Dandenong Ranges and the Yarra Valley.
Website: https://lakesideflowers.com.au/

### Tatiana's (Café-deli & takeaway on Main Road; 80B Main Road; 03 9756 7802)

Located right in the heart of the village strip at 80B Main Road, Tatiana's is a bright, welcoming café-deli that has been a staple for Monbulk shoppers and local workers for years.

From freshly made salad rolls, toasties and cabinet treats to hot coffee and friendly chats across the counter, it's the kind of unpretentious local spot where staff remember your regular order.

### Monbulk Seafood (Fish & chips, burgers & souvlaki; 134 Main Road; 03 4422 4426)

Operating at the top end of the strip at 134 Main Road, Monbulk Seafood is the town's go-to fish and chippery for Friday nights after work or Saturday evenings after local sport.

Alongside traditional grilled and battered fish, calamari and crunchy chips, they serve old-school works burgers, lamb and chicken souvlaki, and online click-and-collect ordering.
Website: https://www.monbulkseafood.com.au/

### Aquamatic (Irrigation, pumps, filtration & water tanks; 299 Monbulk Road; 03 9756 6666)

In a town of wholesale nurseries, orchards and bushfire-conscious acreage properties, water pressure and irrigation are everything. From 299 Monbulk Road, Aquamatic has supplied and serviced pumps, irrigation systems, water filtration and poly/steel tanks for hills growers and homeowners for years.

Whether it's setting up a nursery misting line, fixing a household pressure pump, or fitting a CFA-compliant firefighting pump before summer, their team knows hills plumbing inside out.
Website: http://www.aquamatic.com.au/

### Hortitech (Monbulk Rural Enterprises) (Commercial greenhouses & horticultural supplies; 8 Old Emerald Road; 03 9756 6355)

Operating from 8 Old Emerald Road as Monbulk Rural Enterprises / Hortitech, this local team designs, manufactures and supplies the commercial polyhouses, shade structures, weed mat and propagation gear that power nurseries across the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley.

From commercial tunnel houses for flower farms to heavy-duty horticultural hardware for acreage gardeners, they are a backbone supplier to the 3793 grower belt.
Website: http://hortitech.net.au/

### 3793 Collective (Local gift & artisan maker collective; 110-112 Main Road)

Named proudly after Monbulk's 3793 postcode, 3793 Collective at 110–112 Main Road brings together dozens of Dandenong Ranges artisans, ceramicists, candle-makers, jewellers and small-batch creators under one roof.

Instead of driving out of town to find a birthday or housewarming present, locals can browse handmade pieces crafted by neighbours right here in the hills.
Website: https://www.instagram.com/3793collective/

### Glen Cooks Food (Local chef catering & ready-made hills meal delivery; Monbulk VIC 3793; 0416 410 321)

Run locally in Monbulk by chef Glen, Glen Cooks Food prepares wholesome, restaurant-quality ready-made meals and delivers them to households across Monbulk and the surrounding hills—alongside catering for local parties, wakes, club nights and family gatherings.

With rotating weekly menus of slow-cooked curries, lasagnes, pies, soups and desserts, it's a favourite local standby for busy families and older residents.
Website: http://www.glencooksfood.com.au/

### Bionyx (Custom web & app development, creative studio · Site creator; 254 Emerald Monbulk Road)

Founded and run locally in Monbulk by Ross Campbell at 254 Emerald Monbulk Road, Bionyx builds custom websites, web applications, commercial photography, retouching and interactive 3D experiences for businesses across the Dandenong Ranges, Yarra Valley and Melbourne.

Bionyx also created and moderates this community site and 3D town map for the 3793 township.
Website: https://www.bionyx.au/

## Monbulk & Dandenong Ranges Fun Facts (50 verified facts)

- **[Fact] **: The name Monbulk is believed to come from the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung word 'Monbolok', meaning 'hiding place in the hills' or a sheltered sanctuary gully.
- **[Fact] **: During the 1890s depression, Monbulk was laid out in 1893 as the Dandenong Forest Village Settlement—dividing dense mountain forest into 76 ten-acre blocks for families from Melbourne to clear and farm.
- **[Fact] **: In late 1893, Monbulk's first church service was held for 17 settlers in a bush clearing. Tea merchant James Griffiths (of the famous Griffiths Brothers Teas signage) donated the money for the land at David Hill and Moxhams Roads where volunteers built the 1903 wooden church.
- **[Fact] **: Brothers Henk and Len van Berkel emigrated from De Zilk in the Dutch bulb district and started Van Berkel Distributors at 470 Monbulk Road in 1953. More than 70 years later, fourth-generation General Manager Chloe van Berkel helps run the family business alongside her father David and grandfather Jos.
- **[Fact] **: The rare Wollemi Pine—thought extinct for millions of years until a tiny stand was found in a Blue Mountains canyon—was propagated and distributed exclusively by Monbulk's Van Berkel Distributors for nearly two decades.
- **[Fact] **: Before launching Garden Express (which has now sent bulbs and plants to over one million Australian homes), Monbulk's Van Berkel family began supplying bulbs to Coles and Kmart—and remains one of Kmart's longest continuous suppliers at over 50 years.
- **[Fact] **: In the 1950s and 60s, Henk van Berkel used to meet fellow Dutch migrants at the Port Melbourne docks and bring them straight up to Monbulk—giving families like the Broekhofs and Van Horicks their first job and a place to live on the nursery while they got on their feet.
- **[Fact] **: Henk and Sjaan Koelewyn arrived from the Netherlands in 1952 and started Coolwyn Nurseries by striking cuttings after Henk's day shifts in Olinda, digging plants from red mountain soil and wrapping the roots in hessian before plastic pots arrived in the 1970s.
- **[Fact] **: Coolwyn Nurseries on Victoria Avenue recycles 100% of its irrigation runoff into a central dam and dedicates an entire 1.2-hectare Monbulk site solely to growing 250mm pots of 'Teddy Bear' magnolias.
- **[Fact] **: Fleming's Nurseries was founded in the early 1900s by Eric Fleming, who learned fruit-tree propagation alongside Emerald's famous Nobelius family. His son Don and grandson Wes Fleming OAM turned the Monbulk nursery into an international award winner.
- **[Fact] **: Led by third-generation nurseryman Wes Fleming OAM—who started working on the nursery at age 11—Fleming's Nurseries brought multiple Best in Show gold medals back to Monbulk from London's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
- **[Fact] **: Following early protea growing trials in Monbulk in 1966–67, the late Peter Mathews founded Proteaflora in 1974 on Old Emerald Road—building it into Australia's largest specialist propagator of proteas, waratahs and banksias.
- **[Fact] **: Monbulk Creek shelters one of the last wild platypus populations in the Dandenong Creek catchment—which is why smart water valves were installed at Belgrave Lake to release environmental flows during dry summer spells.
- **[Fact] **: Marion and John Berry have made wine at Monbulk Winery on Macclesfield Road since 1984. Wine critic James Halliday famously described their fermented dry and sweet kiwifruit wines as 'quite delicious'.
- **[Fact] **: Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club was founded more than 50 years ago largely by the town's post-war Dutch flower and bulb-growing families looking for a weekend game of football.
- **[Fact] **: For decades in the 20th century, Monbulk's volcanic red soil supplied Melbourne with raspberries, strawberries and loganberries, making the Monbulk Jam Company a household name on Australian breakfast tables.
- **[Fact] **: The Sherbrooke Lyrebird Study Group—Victoria's oldest continuous volunteer wildlife group—still meets at 6am on winter mornings with torches and compasses to map male lyrebirds by their calls.
- **[Fact] **: The Monbulk Football Netball Club ('The Hawks') formed in 1895—just two years after the village settlement itself was surveyed—making the Rec Reserve oval one of the oldest bush footy grounds in the hills.
- **[Fact] **: In September 2025, Monbulk Hawks Netball won both the B Grade and D Grade Outer East premierships on the same afternoon—the club's first senior premiership flags in 17 years.
- **[Fact] **: The Monbulk Historical Society created a self-guided heritage trail with brass symbols set directly into the Main Road footpath, marking where the original blacksmith, post office and early stores stood.
- **[Fact] **: Since opening on Main Road over 13 years ago, Community Bank Monbulk & District (Bendigo Bank) has returned more than $1.45 million of its banking profits directly to Monbulk clubs, schools and volunteer groups.
- **[Fact] **: Joel Warham ran a tiling business for nearly 20 years while building bikes in his backyard before buying the Warburton Trail bike shop and opening Cog Bikes Australia at 53 Main Road, Monbulk in August 2019.
- **[Fact] **: After 15 years caring for Monbulk families, GP Dr Dan Jeyaseelan (an ex-karate instructor and keen guitarist) opened Dr Dan's Medical Clinic at 90 Main Road in 2020 and Dr Dan's Health & Fitness at #100 in 2021—receiving Rotary Monbulk's 2025 Australia Day Citizenship Award.
- **[Fact] **: Inside Out Pilates at 108 Main Road—where instructors include former Australian World Tour beach volleyballer Diana and retired 30-year tradie Greg—has had a studio mascot named Kip since 2020 whose favourite move is greeting clients with a downward dog.
- **[Fact] **: Monbulk Vet Centre on Nugent Street has looked after town pets since 1999. Owner Dr Emma Thomerson—who took over in May 2023—not only treats dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs and chickens, but competes in dressage on two Friesian horses named Fopke and Leopold.
- **[Fact] **: Founded by Women's Health & Strength Specialist Sharnae Newey, HerBod at 1/142 Main Road runs a women-only strength gym with dedicated sessions for both Teen Girls (13–17) and 'Golden Ladies' aged 60 into their 70s.
- **[Fact] **: Run by owner Reece Boden with over four decades of horticultural history, Monbulk Rose, Tree & Shrub Farm on Fairy Dell Road grows bush, standard and weeping roses accredited to ship to every state in Australia.
- **[Fact] **: Family-owned Grandview Monbulk has been growing clivias, wisterias and landscape plants at 155 Moxhams Road since 1985, filming regular 'Virtual Spec Truck' videos so nurseries across Victoria can see what is in flower each week.
- **[Fact] **: Nishiki Nursery on Macclesfield Road specialises in grafting more than 80 different cultivars of Japanese maples ('Shaina', 'Bloodgood', 'Inaba Shidare' and more) for cool-climate gardens.
- **[Fact] **: Dutch migrants Cees and Johanna Tesselaar arrived in Melbourne in 1939 with a shipment of flower bulbs and established their farm on Monbulk Road—still home to Tesselaar Flowers' distribution hub at 401 Monbulk Road.
- **[Fact] **: Yamina Rare Plants at 82 David Hill Road has spent decades propagating over 2,000 rare magnolias, maples, dogwoods and collector trees that supply botanic gardens and designers across Australia.
- **[Fact] **: Sitting ~260 metres above sea level in the sheltered saddle east of Mt Dandenong, Monbulk receives roughly 1,100–1,200 mm of rain a year—almost double Melbourne CBD's annual total, which combined with deep red volcanic soil makes it a nursery powerhouse.
- **[Fact] **: There is an all-weather outdoor table tennis table outside the Monbulk Living & Learning Centre at 21 Main Road—you can borrow bats and balls inside for free during opening hours, or join the Monbulk Table Tennis Association on Friday evenings.
- **[Fact] **: Monbulk Bowling Club has rolled ends at 11 Moores Road for over 60 years, pairing Tuesday and Saturday pennant bowls with $15 barefoot bowls and Jack's Bistro seven nights a week.
- **[Fact] **: 3MDR (Mountain District Radio 97.1 FM) broadcasts hyper-local hills music, bushfire readiness updates and community language shows right across Monbulk and the Dandenongs.
- **[Fact] **: When gardeners across Australia order spring bulbs, bare-root roses and perennials from Garden Express, their parcels are packed right here at 470 Monbulk Road—and locals can shop straight at the nursery gate six days a week.
- **[Fact] **: Started in 2018 for hills kids who aren't into traditional team sports, Tribe-Monbulk Youth has welcomed over 400 young people for art shows, music and peer support.
- **[Fact] **: Run by MADCOW volunteers, the Monbulk Produce Market pops up every second Saturday of the month at 73 Main Road with local honey, sourdough, seedlings and CWA sponges.
- **[Fact] **: Monbulk has two Country Women's Association branches at Wellington Cottage on Moores Road—the Day Branch and the 'Lady Nighthawks' evening branch created so women who work daytime hours can still join.
- **[Fact] **: Before becoming a creekside picnic ground with a playground and walking track to Frank Irvine Reserve, Baynes Park on Sassafras Creek was a working fruit and berry farm and then a caravan park from the 1960s into the 1980s.
- **[Fact] **: In 2026, Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club switched on brand-new competition LED floodlights across its two pitches at 115–121 Old Emerald Road, bringing Friday night football to the hills.
- **[Fact] **: The Monbulk Clematis Adult Riding Club has met at Wards Road Reserve on the second Sunday of the month since 1983—pairing morning dressage lessons with afternoon showjumping and a shared club lunch.
- **[Fact] **: Started locally a decade ago, Mums of the Hills has grown to more than 5,000 members across Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges, running branch-out groups, local meet-ups and practical family support.
- **[Fact] **: Based at Monbulk Aquatic Centre on Baynes Park Road, the Monbulk Marlins Swimming Club gives young swimmers finishing learn-to-swim lessons a free two-week squad trial to test the waters.
- **[Fact] **: Nurture Creek in Monbulk sits on 20 acres of pasture, creekline and bushland, welcoming visiting families to a two-bedroom hobby farm cottage and a log cabin surrounded by rescue farm animals and native birds.
- **[Fact] **: Laneway Nursery at 61–63 Main Road and the Open Door Op Shop next door are run by Open Door Community Care—turning potted plants and second-hand finds into funding for Monbulk's local food pantry.
- **[Fact] **: Volunteers at the Monbulk Historical Society (based at 21 Main Road) have researched and published books on the town's past including 'When Roads Were Tracks', 'Where Hawks Fly' (125 years of Monbulk FNC) and 'Monbulk's Hunger for History'.
- **[Fact] **: Ventura's Route 663 bus winds from Belgrave Station on the Belgrave line through Kallista, The Patch, Main Road Monbulk and Mt Evelyn all the way to Lilydale Station on the Lilydale line.
- **[Fact] **: Cire Community School's Monbulk campus at 325 Macclesfield Road provides small-group, trauma-informed secondary education for young people across the hills who thrive outside big mainstream high schools.
- **[Fact] **: The Rotary Club of Monbulk & District has been active since 1999, backing Monbulk youth leadership awards, school scholarships and community grants from Moores Road.

## Local info (checked October 2026)

### In an emergency

Life in danger, a fire, a crash or a crime happening now: call Triple Zero.

- **Police, fire, ambulance**: Life-threatening or time-critical emergencies. Phone 000
- **Storm and flood help**: VICSES, for trees down on houses, roof damage and flooding. Phone 132 500
- **VicEmergency**: Warnings and incidents near you: fires, storms, floods. Get the app before summer. Phone 1800 226 226 (Hotline) [emergency.vic.gov.au](https://emergency.vic.gov.au/)
- **Fire danger and total fire bans**: Monbulk is in the Central fire district. Check the rating every day in fire season. [CFA bans and ratings](https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/warnings-restrictions/fire-bans-ratings-and-restrictions) [Make a bushfire plan](https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/fire-safety/your-fire-plan/make-your-fire-plan/bushfire-plan)
- **Neighbourhood Safer Place**: Monbulk Recreation Reserve Oval is listed as a Neighbourhood Safer Place: a place of last resort when your plan has failed, not a refuge. Check the council's current list before the season. [Council list](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Environment/Emergencies/Preparing-for-an-emergency/Community-Fire-Refuge-Neighbourhood-Safer-Places)
- **Power out**: AusNet runs the poles and wires here. Faults and emergencies, 24/7. Fallen powerline: stay clear and call 000 first. Phone 13 17 99 [Outage list](https://www.outagetracker.com.au/outage-list) [AusNet](https://www.ausnetservices.com.au/)
- **Water or sewer fault**: Yarra Valley Water, any time. Phone 13 27 62 [Faults map](https://faults.yvw.com.au/)
- **Roads closed**: Closures and incidents on the roads up and down the hill. [VicTraffic](https://traffic.vicroads.vic.gov.au/)
- **Police, not urgent**: To report something that has already happened. Phone 131 444 (Police Assistance Line) [Monbulk Police Station, 58 Main Road](https://www.monbulk.org/index.html?b=b0605)
- **Poisons**: Swallowed, inhaled or bitten: advice 24/7. Phone 13 11 26

### Health and support

- **Nearest emergency department**: Angliss Hospital, Albert Street, Upper Ferntree Gully. Open 24 hours, 7 days. Phone 1300 342 255 [Eastern Health Angliss](https://www.easternhealth.org.au/locations/eastern-health-angliss/)
- **Nurse-On-Call**: Talk to a registered nurse, 24/7. Phone 1300 60 60 24
- **healthdirect**: Health advice and help finding an after-hours GP or pharmacy. Phone 1800 022 222 [healthdirect.gov.au](https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/)
- **Doctors, dentists and the chemist in town**: Clinics, physio, the pharmacy and the vet, with hours and phone numbers. [Health in the directory](https://www.monbulk.org/index.html#places)
- **Maternal and child health**: At the Monbulk Living & Learning Centre, 21 Main Road. Book through the council. Phone 1300 368 333 [Monbulk MCH centre](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Health-and-Wellbeing/Maternal-and-child-health/Maternal-Child-Health-Centres/Monbulk-Maternal-Child-Health-Centre)
- **Lifeline**: Crisis support and suicide prevention, 24/7. Phone 13 11 14
- **1800RESPECT**: Family, domestic and sexual violence counselling, 24/7. Phone 1800 737 732
- **Kids Helpline**: For young people aged 5 to 25, any time, any reason. Phone 1800 55 1800
- **Food relief**: Open Door Community Care runs a food pantry and the op shops on Main Road. Phone (03) 9756 7800 [Open Door](https://www.opendoorcommunitychurch.org.au/)

### Council and bins

Monbulk is in Yarra Ranges Council's Chandler Ward. Council's customer service line is 1300 368 333.

- **Your bin day**: Two calendars, A and B, with red and yellow weeks the other way round. FOGO (lime-green lid) goes out every week. Find your street's day and calendar. [Find your bin day](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Waste/Find-your-waste-collection-and-burning-off-dates)
- **Hard rubbish**: What goes out, how much, and when. [Hard rubbish](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Waste/Hard-rubbish)
- **Bundled branches**: Collections run in November and December. [Bundled branch collection](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Waste/Bundled-Branch-Collection)
- **The tip**: Coldstream Transfer Station, plus where to take paint, batteries and chemicals. [Coldstream Transfer Station](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Waste/Waste-transfer-stations-rubbish-tips/Coldstream-Transfer-Station) [Hazardous waste](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Waste/Hazardous-Waste-Disposal)
- **Burning off**: When and what you can burn, and the permit you need. The rules tighten in the fire danger period. [Burning off](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Climate-and-environment/Burning-off) [Permit](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Climate-and-environment/Burning-off/Burning-off-permit)
- **Rates**: Pay online, or get help if things are tight. [Pay your rates](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Property-and-rates/Pay-your-rates) [Having trouble paying?](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Property-and-rates/Having-difficulty-paying-your-rates)
- **Pets**: Register your dog or cat, and change details when you move. [Pet registration](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Animals/Pet-registration)
- **Report a problem**: Potholes, drains, dumped rubbish, missed bins, fallen trees on council land. [Report an issue](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Apply-pay-report/Online-services/Report-an-issue) [Report a pothole](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Roads-drains-footpath/Roads-and-Traffic/Report-a-road-or-traffic-issue/Report-a-pothole)
- **Everything else**: Planning and building permits, local laws, and every other council form. [Apply, pay, report](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Apply-pay-report)

### Getting around

- **Bus 663**: Belgrave to Lilydale through Kallista, The Patch, Monbulk and Mt Evelyn. The next departures are on the home page. [Live tracker](https://venturabus.com.au/live-tracking/belgrave-lilydale-via-kallista-the-patch-monbulk-mt-evelyn/) [PTV journey planner](https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/)
- **Trains**: The nearest stations are Belgrave and Lilydale, at either end of the 663. [Metro service changes](https://www.metrotrains.com.au/)
- **Puffing Billy**: Gembrook trips run Friday to Sunday and need booking. Part of Judkins Avenue at Belgrave Lake is closed into late 2026 for platypus habitat works. [Fares and timetables](https://puffingbillyrailway.org.au/visit-us/fares-timetables/)

### Families and learning

- **Monbulk Living & Learning Centre**: 21 Main Road: the community reading room, maternal and child health, the preschool and rooms for hire. [The centre](https://yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Experience/Community-Halls-venues-for-hire/Monbulk-Living-and-Learning-Centre)
- **Monbulk Preschool**: At the Living & Learning Centre. Contact the service about places. [Preschool](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Early-years-and-preschool/PreschoolKindergarten-information/Find-a-preschool/Monbulk-Preschool)
- **Schools**: Monbulk College, Monbulk Primary School, St Paul's Primary School, Mountain District Christian School, Cire Community School, The Patch Primary School and The Cottage Child Care Centre. [Schools in the directory](https://www.monbulk.org/index.html#places) [The Patch Primary](https://thepatchps.vic.edu.au/)
- **Libraries**: The nearest full branch is Belgrave Library. Borrowing, events and the chess club. [Your Library](https://www.yourlibrary.vic.gov.au/)
- **Sport and clubs**: Every club in town, how to join, and this week's games. [Activities](https://www.monbulk.org/activities.html)
- **Bookaburra Storytime & Munchkins Playgroup**: Free weekly interactive storytime in the Reading Room at 21 Main Road during school terms, plus Munchkins Playgroup for babies, toddlers and carers. [Bookaburra Storytime](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Early-years-and-preschool/Bookaburra-Storytime) [MADCOW Directory](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/community-directory)
- **Adult education & neighbourhood houses**: Sherbrooke U3A (03 9754 3339), Olinda Community House (03 9751 1264) and Kallista Community House / Village Market offer short courses, arts, fitness and social groups. [Sherbrooke U3A](https://sherbrookeu3a.org.au/) [Ageing & Community Houses Guide](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/webdocuments/community/haab-2020-v2-web.pdf)
- **Community halls for hire**: Monbulk Living & Learning Centre, Community Sports Pavilion (Moores Road), The Patch Hall (03 9294 6228), Silvan Public Hall and Mt Evelyn Public Hall. [Silvan Public Hall](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Explore-Yarra-Ranges/Halls-and-venues-for-hire/Silvan-Public-Hall) [Mt Evelyn Public Hall](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Explore-Yarra-Ranges/Halls-and-venues-for-hire/Mt-Evelyn-Public-Hall)

### Your representatives

Victoria votes on Saturday 28 November 2026. Enrolments close at 8pm on Tuesday 3 November.

- **State: Daniela De Martino MP**: Member for Monbulk (Labor). Office at 1635 Burwood Highway, Belgrave. Phone (03) 9754 5401 [Parliament profile](https://parliament.vic.gov.au/members/1780) [Email](mailto:daniela.demartino@parliament.vic.gov.au)
- **Federal: Aaron Violi MP**: Member for Casey (Liberal), which takes in Monbulk. [2025 result (AEC)](https://results.aec.gov.au/31496/Website/HouseDivisionPage-31496-204.htm)
- **Council: Deputy Mayor Gareth Ward**: Chandler Ward, Yarra Ranges Council. Parts of Monbulk sit in Lyster Ward. [Councillors](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-Council/Councillors-executive-team/Councillors)
- **Check your enrolment**: For the state election, before 8pm Tuesday 3 November. [Victorian Electoral Commission](https://vec.vic.gov.au/enrolment)

### Local news

- **Ranges Trader Star Mail**: News, sport and community notices for the Dandenongs. [Ranges Trader](https://rangestrader.mailcommunity.com.au/)
- **Mountain Views Star Mail**: The hills and the Yarra Valley. [Mountain Views](https://mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au/)
- **Council news and meetings**: Agendas, and how to speak at a meeting. [Council meetings](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-Council/Council-meetings/Council-meeting-schedule)
- **3MDR 97.1FM (Mountain District Radio)**: Local community radio broadcasting news, music and hills community programs across Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges on 97.1 FM. Phone (03) 9752 5637 [3MDR 97.1FM](https://3mdr.com/)
- **MADCOW (Monbulk & District Community Working Group)**: Not-for-profit community working group behind the Monbulk Produce Market, Monbulk Car Show, Village Green advocacy and local action groups. Meets 5:30pm on the 3rd Monday of Feb, May, Aug & Nov at the Recreation Ground Pavilion. [madcowmonbulk.com.au](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/) [Community Directory](https://www.monbulk.org/index.html#places)
- **Community Facebook pages**: Monbulk & Surrounding Areas Noticeboard, Feeling the love: Monbulk & surrounds, and Monbulk and District Buy, Swap and Sell. [Monbulk Noticeboard](https://www.facebook.com/monbulknoticeboard/)

## What's on

Checked Tuesday 20 October 2026. Forecasts and fixtures move, so follow the source before you head out.

- **2026-10-21**, Hills: **Come As You Are**. A free creative drop-in at Belgrave Library, 2 to 3:30pm, for women affected by family violence. Source: [Humanitix](https://events.humanitix.com/2026-belgrave-drop-in-space).
- **2026-10-21**, Outage: **Power off around Belgrave South**. Planned outage 8:30am to 4pm in Belgrave South, Lysterfield and Narre Warren East. A small Emerald outage runs 8:30 to 11am. Nothing in Monbulk itself until the 27th. Source: [AusNet](https://www.outagetracker.com.au/outage-list).
- **2026-10-22**, Hills: **Vino Loco opens**. Pop-up wine bar at GEMCO, 19 Kilvington Drive, Emerald. Local wine and pizza, 4:30 to 9pm, then Thursdays until 26 November. Source: [Eastern Dandenong Ranges](https://easterndandenongranges.com.au/events/vino-loco-pop-up-wine-bar).
- **2026-10-22**, Hills: **Troubleshoot Tech Hour**. Belgrave Library at 6pm. Bring the device and the passwords. Source: [Your Library](https://events.yourlibrary.vic.gov.au/series?sn=troubleshoot+tech).
- **2026-10-22**, Outage: **Emerald, most of the day**. Planned outage in Emerald, 8:30am to 3:30pm, about 328 customers. Smaller outages in Belgrave and Kallista that morning. Source: [AusNet](https://www.outagetracker.com.au/outage-list).
- **2026-10-24**, Cricket: **1st XI v Johnson Park**. Day two of round 3, 12:15pm at the Monbulk Recreation Reserve. Last round the 1sts beat Rowville, 1/214 to 8/213. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/community-bank-monbulk-1st-xi/9d9a22f9).
- **2026-10-24**, Cricket: **3rd XI at the college**. 3rd XI v Upwey Tecoma Tigers, 12:30pm at Monbulk Secondary College. 2nd XI are away at Mountain Gate. 4th XI are away at Scoresby. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/monbulk-south-east-fitness-solutions-3rd-xi/19dcad79).
- **2026-10-24**, Hills: **Open studios, last weekend**. Yarra Valley Open Studios, Saturday and Sunday, 10am to 5pm, free. The group exhibition at The Memo in Healesville runs until 1 November. Source: [Yarra Valley Arts](https://www.yarravalleyarts.org.au/2026-yarra-valley-open-studios).
- **2026-10-24**, Hills: **Flower Festival, Sassafras**. The Ferny Creek Horticultural Society's spring show at 100 Hilton Road: Saturday noon to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 4pm. $9, free for members and under 18s. Source: [Ferny Creek Horticultural Society](http://www.fchs.org.au/events/).
- **2026-10-25**, Hills: **Markets, and a closed road**. Gembrook Market at the Puffing Billy station, Upwey Community Market on Mahony Street, and The Gully Market at Upper Ferntree Gully both days, 9am to 3pm. Warburton–Woods Point Road is closed near Reefton on Sunday for the Great Tarmac Rally. Source: [Market guide](https://easterndandenongranges.com.au/markets).
- **2026-10-27**, Council: **Council meets in Lilydale**. Tuesday 27 October at 15 Anderson Street, in person or online. To speak to an agenda item, register by 5pm Monday 26 October. Source: [Yarra Ranges](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-Council/Council-meetings/Council-meeting-schedule).
- **2026-10-27**, Outage: **Monbulk is on the list**. Planned outage for The Patch, Kallista and Monbulk, 9am to 2pm. About 301 customers. Source: [AusNet](https://www.outagetracker.com.au/outage-list).
- **2026-10-27**, Schools: **VCE English**. Written exams start with English and EAL, 9am. Term 4 runs to Friday 18 December. Melbourne Cup public holiday is Tuesday 3 November. Source: [VCAA](https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/sites/default/files/2026-10/VCEExamsTimetable2026.pdf).
- **2026-10-31**, Cricket: **1st XI v Belgrave**. Round 4, away at Belgrave Recreation Reserve. A one-day game: Saturday 31 October, 12:15pm. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/community-bank-monbulk-1st-xi/9d9a22f9).
- **2026-10-31**, Hills: **Halloween in Olinda**. Family trick-or-treating at Olinda Community House, 4 to 6pm, no booking needed. A ticketed murder mystery night follows from 7pm. Source: [Olinda Community House](https://och.org.au/events/).
- **2026-11-02**, Outage: **Monbulk, Monday morning**. Two planned outages touch Monbulk: 9am to 12pm for a few streets, and 9:30am to 1pm across The Patch, Kallista and Monbulk. About 70 customers in all. Source: [AusNet](https://www.outagetracker.com.au/outage-list).
- **2026-11-03**, Community: **Melbourne Cup Day**. A public holiday on Tuesday 3 November. Schools are closed. Source: [Business Victoria](https://business.vic.gov.au/business-information/public-holidays/victorian-public-holidays-2026).
- **2026-11-04**, Outage: **Kallista, most of the day**. Planned outage 9am to 3pm in Kallista, Menzies Creek, The Patch and Selby. About 289 customers. Source: [AusNet](https://www.outagetracker.com.au/outage-list).
- **2026-11-06**, Hills: **Ray O'Leary in Olinda**. Stand-up comedy at Olinda Community House, Friday 6 November, 8 to 10pm, with support acts. Tickets through the house. Source: [Olinda Community House](https://och.org.au/events/).
- **2026-11-07**, Cricket: **1st XI v Olinda**. Round 5, a two-day game at the Monbulk Recreation Reserve: Saturday 7 and Saturday 14 November, 12:15pm each day. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/community-bank-monbulk-1st-xi/9d9a22f9).
- **2026-11-07**, Cricket: **2nd XI v Olinda**. Round 4, away at Olinda Reserve. A two-day game: Saturday 7 and Saturday 14 November, 12:15pm each day. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/ccas-monbulk-2nd-xi/8f4c69b1).
- **2026-11-07**, Cricket: **3rd XI v The Basin**. Round 4, away at Batterham Reserve, Oval 2 - South. A two-day game: Saturday 7 and Saturday 14 November, 12:30pm each day. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/monbulk-south-east-fitness-solutions-3rd-xi/19dcad79).
- **2026-11-07**, Cricket: **4th XI v The Basin**. Round 4, a two-day game at Monbulk Secondary College oval: Saturday 7 and Saturday 14 November, 12:30pm each day. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/monbulk-cc-4th-xi/89346ac1).
- **2026-11-10**, Council: **Council meets in Lilydale**. Tuesday 10 November at 15 Anderson Street, Lilydale, in person or online. The agenda goes up on the council website the week before. Source: [Yarra Ranges](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-Council/Council-meetings/Council-meeting-schedule).
- **2026-11-12**, Community: **Light pollution and wildlife**. Friends of Sassafras Creek host a talk on how night lighting affects bats and other wildlife, 7:30pm at the Living and Learning Centre, followed by their AGM. Source: [Humanitix](https://events.humanitix.com/community-talk-and-agm).
- **2026-11-14**, Markets: **Monbulk Produce Market**. The second-Saturday market at the picnic park on Main Road, from 9am. Produce, baking, makers and live music. It doesn't run in extreme weather. Source: [Monbulk Produce Market](https://www.monbulkproducemarket.com/market-dates).
- **2026-11-15**, Schools: **Silvan Primary turns 150**. Silvan Primary School celebrates 150 years on Sunday 15 November, 10am to 3pm, at the school. Past students and families welcome. Source: [Silvan Primary School](https://www.silvanps.vic.edu.au/front/eventdetails/62/2026-11-15).
- **2026-11-19**, Hills: **Olinda Community House AGM**. The annual general meeting, Thursday 19 November. Free; register your interest with the house. Source: [Olinda Community House](https://och.org.au/events/).
- **2026-11-21**, Cricket: **1st XI v Knox Gardens**. Round 6, away at Knox Gardens Reserve, Oval 1 - East. A two-day game: Saturday 21 and Saturday 28 November, 12:15pm each day. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/community-bank-monbulk-1st-xi/9d9a22f9).
- **2026-11-21**, Cricket: **2nd XI v Knox Gardens**. Round 5, a two-day game at the Monbulk Recreation Reserve: Saturday 21 and Saturday 28 November, 12:15pm each day. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/ccas-monbulk-2nd-xi/8f4c69b1).
- **2026-11-21**, Cricket: **3rd XI v Knoxfield**. Round 5, away at Dobson Park Reserve - Oval #2. A two-day game: Saturday 21 and Saturday 28 November, 12:30pm each day. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/monbulk-south-east-fitness-solutions-3rd-xi/19dcad79).
- **2026-11-21**, Cricket: **4th XI v Knox Gardens**. Round 5, a two-day game at Monbulk Secondary College oval: Saturday 21 and Saturday 28 November, 12:30pm each day. Source: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/monbulk-cc-4th-xi/89346ac1).
- **2026-11-22**, Schools: **Monbulk Primary fun fair**. The school fun fair runs 11am to 4pm. Early bird ride wristbands are $45 until 8 November, or $55 on the day. Source: [TryBooking](https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1661361).
- **2026-11-24**, Council: **Council meets in Lilydale**. Tuesday 24 November at 15 Anderson Street, Lilydale, in person or online. The agenda goes up on the council website the week before. Source: [Yarra Ranges](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-Council/Council-meetings/Council-meeting-schedule).

## Community notices

- By 28 Oct: **Advisory committees**. Expressions of interest close for four Council advisory committees. [Details](https://mountainviews.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2026-10-07/share-knowledge-and-perspective-join-a-council-advisory-committee/).
- By 31 Oct: **Monthly grants**. October grants for community groups close at midnight. [Details](https://yarraranges.smartygrants.com.au/2627OCTMGCV).
- By 13 Nov: **Australia Day awards**. Nominations close for the 2027 Yarra Ranges Community Awards. [Details](https://upperyarra.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2026-10-10/nominate-local-yarra-ranges-legends-for-community-awards/).
- Village Green: **A petition for the old soccer ground**. The Monbulk and District Community Working Group is asking for funding for a Village Green. [Details](https://rangestrader.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2026-10-05/monbulk-pushes-for-village-green/).
- Nov to Dec: **Bundled branch collection**. Council's yearly bundled branch pickup runs over November and December. Look up your week and put branches out by the Sunday before, tied with non-plastic string. [Details](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Waste/Bundled-Branch-Collection).

## Local jobs in Monbulk & surrounds (17 listings, checked 2026-10-20)

- **Head of Dispatch** at **Proteaflora Nursery** (Full-time, 204 Old Emerald Road, Monbulk VIC 3793, $85,000 – $90,000 per year): Lead dispatch operations end-to-end at Australia's leading Proteaceae & native plant production nursery in Monbulk. Coordinate nationwide wholesale & retail orders, logistics, quality control, and the dispatch team. How to apply: Apply via SEEK or email your CV and cover letter directly to online@proteaflora.com.au ((03) 7018 2323). [SEEK & Proteaflora Careers](https://au.seek.com/plant-nursery-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)
- **Nursery Worker / Production Labourer** at **Fleming's Nurseries** (Full-time, 1 Fleming Lane, Monbulk VIC 3793, $50,000 – $60,000 per year (above-award wages + overtime)): Hands-on outdoor production nursery role (7:30am–4:00pm Mon–Fri plus 2 hours overtime on Fridays). Duties include watering, planting, potting, pruning, staking, budding, grafting, and general maintenance across container and bare-root tree production. How to apply: Email your application to jobs@flemings.com.au or apply online via HorticultureJobs.com.au / Fleming's Careers. [HorticultureJobs.com.au & Fleming's Careers](https://horticulturejobs.com.au/job/nursery-worker-labourer-needed-at-flemings-nurseries-in-monbulk-vic/)
- **Horticulture Apprenticeship — Production Nursery (Cert III)** at **Fleming's Nurseries** (Full-time, 1 Fleming Lane, Monbulk VIC 3793, $45,000 – $50,000 per year (Full-time paid apprenticeship)): Start your horticulture career with no prior experience required. Work 7:30am–4:00pm Mon–Fri in Monbulk while completing your Certificate III in Horticulture (Production Nursery), learning propagation, grafting, budding, pest management, and machinery operation. How to apply: Apply via HorticultureJobs.com.au or send your resume and cover letter to jobs@flemings.com.au. [HorticultureJobs.com.au & SEEK](https://horticulturejobs.com.au/job/horticulture-apprentice-needed-at-flemings-nurseries-in-monbulk-vic/)
- **Operations Manager — Flower & Foliage Distribution** at **Wafex** (Full-time, Monbulk VIC 3793, Competitive salary package (Full-time)): Hands-on operational leadership role managing warehouse, cold-chain flower and foliage processing, freight coordination, and team operations across two sites from Wafex's Monbulk facility. How to apply: Apply online via SEEK (Monbulk VIC 3793 listings). [SEEK](https://au.seek.com/monbulk-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)
- **Radiographer — Private Medical Imaging Clinic** at **Redstone Recruitment (Monbulk Private Clinic)** (Full-time, Main Road, Monbulk VIC 3793, $50 – $60 per hour + superannuation): Monday to Friday schedule with no weekends and no on-call work at a modern private diagnostic imaging clinic in Monbulk with on-site Radiologists and supportive clinical leadership. How to apply: Apply online via SEEK (Monbulk VIC 3793 listings). [SEEK](https://au.seek.com/monbulk-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)
- **Medical Receptionist — Monbulk Clinic** at **Matrix Medical Imaging** (Part-time, Main Road, Monbulk VIC 3793, $30 – $35 per hour + superannuation): Part-time front-desk medical receptionist role in Monbulk. Meet and greet patients, schedule appointments, manage Medicare/private billing, and support clinical imaging staff with full training provided. How to apply: Apply online via SEEK Part-Time Jobs in Monbulk. [SEEK](https://au.seek.com/jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793/part-time)
- **Route & Charter Bus Driver — Monbulk Depot** at **Ventura Bus Lines** (Full-time / Casual, Monbulk Depot & Hills Route 663 / 695 Corridor, $38.06 per hour + 12% superannuation): Full-time and casual bus driver positions operating out of Monbulk, Croydon, and Knox depots. Car licence holders welcome — Ventura provides fully funded Medium Rigid (MR) licence upgrade and paid onboarding training. How to apply: Apply via SEEK or register for Ventura's Employment Open Day. [SEEK & Ventura Careers](https://au.seek.com/monbulk-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)
- **Store Team Member — Customer Service, Fresh & Nightfill** at **Woolworths Monbulk** (Part-time / Casual, 27–35 Main Road, Monbulk VIC 3793, Retail Award hourly rate + penalty rates & team discount): Flexible part-time and casual shifts across front-end checkouts, fresh produce, deli, online order picking, and evening nightfill at Woolworths Monbulk on Main Road. How to apply: Apply via Woolworths Group Careers (wowcareers.com.au) or Indeed / SEEK Monbulk listings. [SEEK & Woolworths Careers](https://au.seek.com/Woolworths-Group-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)
- **Store Assistant / Junior Store Assistant** at **ALDI Monbulk** (Part-time / Casual, 32–36 Main Road, Monbulk VIC 3793, Industry-leading hourly rate + paid training): Fast-paced retail store operations on Main Road Monbulk including stock decanting, chiller/freezer replenishment, checkout scanning, and store presentation across part-time and casual rosters. How to apply: Apply directly via ALDI Careers (aldicareers.com.au) searching postcode 3793. [ALDI Careers & SEEK](https://www.aldicareers.com.au/job/junior-store-assistant-monbulk-in-monbulk-jid-7999)
- **Wellbeing Practitioner (Part-time) & Secondary Teacher (Full-time)** at **Cire Community School — Monbulk Campus** (Full-time / Part-time, 325 Macclesfield Road, Monbulk VIC 3793, Competitive NGO salary + NFP salary packaging benefits): Support young people in smaller, trauma-informed independent secondary classes at Cire's Monbulk campus and surrounding Yarra Ranges campuses. Roles open across Student Wellbeing (Part-time), Secondary Teaching (Full-time), and Casual School Bus Driving. How to apply: View open position descriptions and apply via Cire Services Careers (cire.org.au/careers) or SEEK. [Cire Careers & SEEK](https://www.cire.org.au/careers/)
- **Home Care & NDIS Support Worker — Monbulk & Hills** at **My Guardian / Local Hills Care Providers** (Part-time / Casual, Monbulk VIC 3793 & Dandenong Ranges, $34 – $46 per hour + km allowance & super): Provide in-home aged care, personal care, domestic support, transport to medical appointments, and community participation for older residents and NDIS participants in Monbulk. How to apply: Apply via Indeed or Jora Monbulk Support Worker listings. [Indeed & Jora](https://au.jora.com/Support-Worker-jobs-in-Monbulk-VIC)
- **School & Early Learning Cleaners — Monbulk & Dandenong Ranges** at **Tradeflex / City Cleaning Services** (Part-time / Casual, Monbulk & Dandenong Ranges Schools, $25 – $36 per hour + superannuation): Permanent part-time (13.75 hrs/week early evening shifts) and casual school & kindergarten cleaning positions across Monbulk and Outer East hills schools. Working With Children Check required. How to apply: Apply online via SEEK Monbulk jobs. [SEEK](https://au.seek.com/monbulk-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)
- **Casual Relief Teachers (Primary & Secondary) & Education Support** at **anzuk Education / Local Hills Schools** (Casual, Monbulk, Emerald, Belgrave & Yarra Ranges Schools, From $468 per day + 12% superannuation): Flexible day-to-day and short-block Casual Relief Teaching (CRT) and classroom learning support roles across primary and secondary schools in Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges. How to apply: Apply online via SEEK Monbulk Education listings. [SEEK](https://au.seek.com/monbulk-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)
- **Swim Teacher, Lifeguard & Customer Service (Ongoing Intake)** at **Monbulk Aquatic Centre (Belgravia Leisure)** (Casual, 26 Baynes Park Road, Monbulk VIC 3793, Fitness Industry Award casual/part-time rates + free centre membership): Casual and part-time opportunities at Monbulk Aquatic Centre across Pool Lifeguarding, Swim & Survive Teaching, Health Club Gym Instruction, and Reception. Paid training & qualification support available for locals. How to apply: Apply via Belgravia Leisure's recruitment portal (belgravia.expr3ss.com) or drop your resume in at 26 Baynes Park Road. [Belgravia Leisure Careers](https://belgravia.expr3ss.com/home?mobile=no)
- **Parks & Gardens Apprenticeship (Cert III Parks & Gardens)** at **Programmed / Yarra Ranges Council** (Full-time, Yarra Ranges Council Hills Depots (Monbulk & Surrounds), Full-time paid 3-year apprenticeship + RDOs): Work outdoors maintaining Yarra Ranges Council parks, sportsgrounds, gardens, and bushland reserves while completing a paid 3-year Certificate III in Parks & Gardens. How to apply: Apply online via SEEK or check Yarra Ranges Council Careers. [SEEK & Yarra Ranges Council](https://au.seek.com/plant-nursery-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)
- **Horticulturalist / Production & Dispatch Nursery Assistant** at **Humphris Nursery** (Casual, Mt Evelyn / Monbulk Nursery Corridor (10 mins from Monbulk), $36.81 per hour + superannuation): Casual horticulturalist and nursery assistant role working with high-grade ornamental plants, stock maintenance, order dispatch, and customer service in the Dandenong Ranges nursery belt. How to apply: Apply online via SEEK Plant Nursery Jobs (Monbulk region). [SEEK](https://au.seek.com/plant-nursery-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)
- **Flower Bulb Propagator & Tubing Assistant / Senior Nurseryperson** at **Doynes Liliums (Wandin East) & Visna T Management (Yellingbo)** (Full-time / Casual, Wandin East & Yellingbo (10–12 mins from Monbulk), Casual Award rates / $75,000 – $92,000 + super (Full-time)): Two roles in the immediate Monbulk–Wandin–Yellingbo flower belt: casual hands-on lilium propagation and tubing at Doynes Liliums (Wandin East), plus a full-time experienced Nurseryperson ($75k–$92k) in Yellingbo. How to apply: Apply online via SEEK Flower Farm & Plant Nursery Jobs (Monbulk 3793). [SEEK](https://au.seek.com/flower-farm-jobs/in-Monbulk-VIC-3793)

## Town directory (185 places)

### Eat & drink

- **Bakery Bliss**: Bakery; 140 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6536; hours Monday to Sunday 7am to 4pm
- **Crunchy Nut Cafe**: Café; 122 Main Road; phone +61 3 9752 0288; hours Monday to Friday 6am to 2pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; about: Early-opening weekday café at 122 Main Road serving barista coffee, bacon-and-egg rolls, toasties and quick lunches for local tradies, nursery workers and commuters from 6am.
- **Edison Bakehouse**: Bakery; Shop 5, 37-39 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6420; hours Monday,Wednesday to Sunday 5:30am to 3:30pm; Tuesday closed
- **Empire Coffee Roasters**: Coffee roaster and café; Shop 3, 37-39 Main Road; https://www.facebook.com/empirebeans/
- **Ethan Kitchen**: Malaysian and Asian takeaway; Unit 7, 37-39 Main Road; phone +61 459 031 361; https://www.facebook.com/ethankitchenmonbulk/
- **Fairy Mountain**: Chinese restaurant; 118-120 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7373
- **Food Express**: Takeaway; 128 Main Road
- **Friends on the Hill**: Café; 104 Main Road; phone +61 3 9752 0022; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday 8am to 3pm; https://www.friendsonthehill.com.au/; about: Warm, timber-lined hill-house café at 104 Main Road open 7 days a week for specialty coffee, all-day breakfast, house-baked muffins and relaxed lunches with dog-friendly outdoor seating.
- **Glen Cooks Food**: Catering and local ready-made meal delivery; Monbulk; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 416 410 321; http://www.glencooksfood.com.au/; about: Run locally in Monbulk by chef Glen, preparing rotating weekly menus of wholesome home-delivered comfort meals (curries, lasagnes, pies, soups) and catering for local parties and community events.
- **Hilltop Pizza and Pasta**: Pizza and pasta; 136 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6888; about: Local pizzeria at 136 Main Road serving traditional and gourmet wood-style pizzas, pastas, ribs and garlic bread for pickup and local hills delivery.
- **Monbulk Bistro**: Bistro (at Monbulk Bowling Club); 11 Moores Road; phone +61 3 9756 6183; hours Wednesday to Sunday 5:30pm to 9pm; Monday to Tuesday closed; https://monbulkbowls.org/?page_id=3166
- **Monbulk Charcoal Chicken**: Takeaway chicken and burgers; 94 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7888; hours Monday to Thursday,Saturday to Sunday 11am to 8pm; Friday 11am to 8:30pm
- **Monbulk Pizza and Kebab**: Pizza and takeaway; 53A Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7788; hours Monday to Friday 11:30am to 9pm; Saturday to Sunday 4pm to 9pm; http://monbulkpizzaandkebab.com.au/
- **Monbulk Seafood**: Fish and chips; 134 Main Road; phone +61 3 4422 4426; hours Wednesday to Sunday 11am to 8pm; Monday to Tuesday closed; https://www.monbulkseafood.com.au/; about: Operating at the top end of the strip at 134 Main Road, Monbulk Seafood is the town's go-to fish and chippery for Friday nights after work or Saturday evenings after local sport. Alongside traditional grilled and battered fish, calamari and crunchy chips, they serve old-school works burgers, lamb and chicken souvlaki, and online click-and-collect ordering.
- **Monbulk Winery**: Winery; 155 Macclesfield Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone (03) 9756 6965; about: Marion and John Berry planted their two-hectare vineyard at 155 Macclesfield Road back in 1984, making Monbulk Winery one of the longest-running family cellar doors in the southern hills. Alongside classic cool-climate Pinot Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon and Chardonnay, John and Marion began fermenting locally grown kiwifruit into dry and sweet table wines. Wine critic James Halliday famously singled out their kiwifruit wines as 'quite delicious', and four decades on, the Berrys still pour unhurried tastings of their fruit wines, aged ports, liqueurs and table wines straight from the cellar door.
- **Rose Cottage Restaurant**: Restaurant; 251 Olinda-Monbulk Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6122; hours Wednesday to Thursday 12pm to 3pm; Friday to Saturday 12pm to 3pm,6pm to 10pm; Sunday 12pm to 3:30pm; Monday to Tuesday closed
- **Sherbrooke Bakery**: Bakery; 72 Main Road; phone +61 3 9752 0663; hours Monday,Thursday to Friday 7am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday 7am to 3pm; Tuesday to Wednesday closed
- **Still & Social**: Restaurant and bar; 138 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7431; hours Wednesday to Sunday 5pm to 9:30pm; Monday to Tuesday closed; http://www.stillandsocial.com/
- **Tatiana's**: Café; 80B Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7802; hours Monday to Saturday 8am to 2:30pm; Sunday 9am to 2:30pm; about: Located right in the heart of the village strip at 80B Main Road, Tatiana's is a bright, welcoming café-deli that has been a staple for Monbulk shoppers and local workers for years. From freshly made salad rolls, toasties and cabinet treats to hot coffee and friendly chats across the counter, it's the kind of unpretentious local spot where staff remember your regular order.
- **The Watering Hole Tavern**: Pub and tavern; 250 Olinda-Monbulk Road; phone +61 3 9752 1121; hours Tuesday to Thursday 5pm to 10pm; Friday to Sunday 12pm to 10pm; Monday closed; http://www.thewateringholetavern.com.au/
- **Tim's Homemade Pies**: Pies and bakery; 65 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7466; hours Monday to Friday 5:30am to 4pm; Saturday 5:30am to 12:30pm; Sunday closed; about: Opening its doors at 6:30am on weekdays, Tim's Homemade Pies at 65 Main Road is where Monbulk nursery crews, tradies and school-run parents cross paths before the mist lifts off the valley. Every pie is baked on-site with proper shortcrust bases and golden puff lids. Whether you're after a classic chunky steak, pepper or mushroom pie, a sausage roll, or an old-school vanilla slice and hot coffee, it's a Main Road institution.
- **Yarra Ranges Estate**: Winery and restaurant; 39 Coulson Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 408 260 357; hours Sunday 12pm to 3pm; https://yarrarangesestate.com.au/; about: Set among rolling vines at 39 Coulson Road on the sunny northern slope of Monbulk, Yarra Ranges Estate is a family-owned and operated boutique winery, restaurant and reception venue overlooking the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. Alongside hosting garden weddings and milestone functions, the estate opens for relaxed weekend à la carte and bottomless Sunday lunches paired with complimentary tastings of their estate-grown cool-climate wines.

### Shopping

- **3793 Collective**: Gift and maker collective; 110-112 Main Road; hours Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5:30pm; Saturday 10am to 3pm; Sunday closed; https://www.instagram.com/3793collective/; about: Named proudly after Monbulk's 3793 postcode, 3793 Collective at 110–112 Main Road brings together dozens of Dandenong Ranges artisans, ceramicists, candle-makers, jewellers and small-batch creators under one roof. Instead of driving out of town to find a birthday or housewarming present, locals can browse handmade pieces crafted by neighbours right here in the hills.
- **ALDI**: Supermarket; 32-36 Main Road; phone +61 13 25 34; hours Monday to Sunday 8:30am to 8pm; https://www.aldi.com.au/storelocator/l/monbulk/32-36-main-road/g349
- **Aquamatic**: Irrigation, pumps, plumbing and water tanks; 299 Monbulk Road; phone +61 3 9756 6666; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.aquamatic.com.au/; about: In a town of wholesale nurseries, orchards and bushfire-conscious acreage properties, water pressure and irrigation are everything. From 299 Monbulk Road, Aquamatic has supplied and serviced pumps, irrigation systems, water filtration and poly/steel tanks for hills growers and homeowners for years. Whether it's setting up a nursery misting line, fixing a household pressure pump, or fitting a CFA-compliant firefighting pump before summer, their team knows hills plumbing inside out.
- **Bee-Youtiful Blooms**: Florist; 49 Main Road; phone +61 423 326 646
- **Bottle Stop Monbulk**: Bottle shop; 51A Main Road; phone +61 447 823 043; hours Monday to Wednesday 11am to 8pm; Thursday 10am to 9pm; Friday to Saturday 10am to 10pm; Sunday 10am to 8pm; https://bottle-stop.com.au/
- **BWS**: Bottle shop; 27-35 Main Road; phone +61 3 8756 2457; hours Monday to Tuesday 9am to 8pm; Wednesday to Saturday 9am to 9pm; Sunday 10am to 8pm; https://bws.com.au/storelocator/VIC-Monbulk-3739
- **Cog Bikes Australia**: Bike shop and hire · Est. 2019 in Monbulk; 53 Main Road; phone +61 3 8736 8152; hours Monday to Wednesday 9am to 5pm; Thursday to Friday 9am to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 4pm; Sunday closed; https://cogbikesaustralia.com.au/; about: Owned and run by Joel Warham (a former tiler of 20 years and lifelong bike builder) and the Warham family, who opened their Main Road Monbulk store in August 2019 alongside their Warburton Rail Trail hub. Offers bicycle repairs, servicing, mountain and e-bike sales, and trail bike hire.
- **EG Ampol Monbulk**: Fuel and convenience; 93-95 Main Road; phone +61 3 9070 5097; https://www.servotrack.com.au/station/eg-ampol-monbulk
- **Hortitech (Monbulk Rural Enterprises)**: Commercial greenhouses and horticultural supplies; 8 Old Emerald Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6355; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://hortitech.net.au/; about: Operating from 8 Old Emerald Road, Monbulk Rural Enterprises / Hortitech manufactures commercial greenhouses and supplies polyfilm, shadecloth, irrigation and propagation gear to nurseries across the Dandenong Ranges.
- **Jenny's Shoppe**: Women's clothing; Shop 2, 37-39 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6102; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm; Saturday 9am to 3pm; Sunday closed; about: Long-running independent women's fashion, knitwear and accessories boutique at Shop 2, 37–39 Main Road.
- **Lakeside Flowers**: Florist; 439 Monbulk Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9752 0233; hours Monday to Tuesday 8am to 5:30pm; Wednesday to Friday 8am to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 5pm; Sunday 10am to 5pm; https://lakesideflowers.com.au/; about: Wholesale and retail florist at 439 Monbulk Road open 7 days a week, creating fresh native protea, tulip, lily and rose bouquets with daily delivery across the Dandenong and Yarra Ranges.
- **Laneway Nursery**: Community nursery; 61-63 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7800; hours Monday to Friday 10am to 4:30pm; Saturday 10am to 1pm; Sunday closed; https://www.opendoorcommunitychurch.org.au/; about: Community plant nursery at 61–63 Main Road run by volunteers from Open Door Community Care (whose church history in Monbulk dates back to 1893). Every plant sold helps fund the local food pantry and community support programs.
- **Monbulk Cellarbrations**: Bottle shop; 128 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6061; hours Monday to Tuesday 10am to 8:30pm; Wednesday to Saturday 9:30am to 9pm; Sunday 10am to 8:30pm
- **Monbulk Family Butchers**: Butcher; 126 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6040; hours Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:30pm; Saturday 7:30am to 12:30pm; Sunday closed
- **Monbulk Jewellers**: Jeweller; 102 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7652; hours Monday to Tuesday,Thursday to Saturday 9am to 5pm; Wednesday,Sunday closed; https://monbulkjewellers.com.au/; about: A fixture at 102 Main Road since the 1980s, Monbulk Jewellers is part traditional country watchmaker and bench jeweller, part gallery of loose gemstones, mineral specimens, crystals and oil paintings. Locals drop in for everything from watch batteries, clock servicing and ring resizing to bespoke engagement rings and Seniors Card discounts on gifts and repairs.
- **Monbulk Newsagency**: Newsagent; 76 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6572; hours Monday to Friday 7:30am to 5:30pm; Saturday 8am to 5:30pm; Sunday closed; https://newspower.com.au/stores/monbulk-newsagency/
- **Monbulk Wine Store**: Wine store; Shop 6, 37-39 Main Road; phone +61 437 874 496; hours Tuesday 4pm to 7pm; Wednesday to Saturday 10am to 7pm; Sunday to Monday closed; http://www.rubykwine.com.au/
- **Monbulk's Little Luxuries**: Gift shop; Shop 4, 37 Main Road; phone (03) 9756 7940; https://www.facebook.com/monbulkslittleluxuries/
- **Murphy's Mitre 10**: Hardware; 81-85 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6306; hours Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm; Saturday 8am to 4pm; Sunday 9am to 3pm; https://www.mitre10.com.au/stores/vic/monbulk-murphy-s-mitre-10-784130/
- **Porcupine Music Store**: Record store and coffee bar; 24 Main Road; phone +61 3 9735 2089; hours Monday to Sunday 7am to 3pm
- **Thriftopia**: Op shop; 132 Main Road; phone +61 400 859 147; hours Tuesday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday 9am to 1pm; Sunday to Monday closed; https://opspot.me/s/thriftopia-monbulk
- **Woolworths**: Supermarket; 27-35 Main Road; phone +61 3 8756 2431; hours Monday to Sunday 7am to 10pm; https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/storelocator/vic-monbulk-3259
- **Zinni and Mos**: Children's clothing store; 104 David Hill Road; phone +61 448 112 914; https://www.zinniandmos.com.au/

### Health

- **Australian Clinical Labs Monbulk**: Pathology collection centre; 5 Moores Road; phone +61 407 605 891; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 3pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.clinicallabs.com.au/location/562
- **Back In Motion Connect Monbulk**: Physiotherapy; 100 Main Road; phone +61 3 9754 8772; hours Tuesday,Thursday 8am to 6pm; https://www.backinmotion.com.au/connect/dr-dans-health-fitness
- **Dr Dan's Health and Fitness**: Gym and allied health · Opened 2021; 100 Main Road; phone +61 3 8680 3845; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.drdanshealthandfitness.com.au/; about: Opened in 2021 by local GP Dr Dan Jeyaseelan and Nicola just up the road from Dr Dan's Medical Clinic, linking medical care with lifestyle intervention, dietetics, personal training and physiotherapy to keep locals stronger for longer.
- **Dr Dan's Medical Clinic**: Medical clinic · Opened 2020; 90 Main Road; phone +61 3 8680 3845; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.drdansmedicalclinic.com.au/; about: Founded in 2020 by GP Dr Dan Jeyaseelan (who has cared for Monbulk patients for over 15 years and received Rotary Monbulk's 2025 Australia Day Citizenship Award) and his wife Nicola (Business Executive).
- **HerBod**: Women's health and fitness gym; Unit 1, 142 Main Road; phone +61 419 514 947; hours Monday,Friday 5:30am to 3pm; Tuesday to Thursday 5:30am to 5:30pm; Saturday 7am to 12pm; Sunday closed; https://www.herbod.com.au/; about: Founded and led by Women's Health & Strength Specialist Sharnae Newey, HerBod is a welcoming women-only strength gym at 1/142 Main Road supporting women from Teen Girls (13–17) to Golden Ladies (60+) with small-group coaching and 5am–9pm member access.
- **Inside Out Pilates**: Pilates studio; 108 Main Road; phone +61 409 029 583; https://www.insideoutpilates.com.au/; about: Boutique Reformer Pilates studio at 108 Main Road led by former Australian World Tour beach volleyballer Diana alongside instructors Jess, Amanda, Greg, Sammy, Elle, Emily—and studio mascot Kip (famous since 2020 for greeting clients with a downward dog).
- **Monbulk Family Clinic**: Clinic; 1-3 Mt Pleasant Road; phone +61 3 9752 1455; hours Monday to Friday 8:45am to 5:30pm; Saturday 9am to 12pm; Sunday closed; https://www.monbulkfamilyclinic.com.au/
- **Monbulk Family Dental Care**: Dentist; Unit 8, 37-39 Main Road; phone +61 3 9752 0177; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm; Saturday 8am to 1pm; Sunday closed; https://www.monbulkemeralddentalcare.com.au/; about: Located in the shopping court at Unit 8, 37–39 Main Road, Monbulk Family Dental Care has looked after local smiles for years with a team of dentists including Dr Harsh Rastogi, Dr Sandra Duong, Dr Jenny Visakan and Dr Rosemary Li. They cover everything from children's check-ups under the Child Dental Benefits Schedule to preventative hygiene, fillings, crowns and emergency toothache relief right in town.
- **Monbulk Podiatry**: Podiatrist; 5 Mt Pleasant Road; phone +61 3 9752 1455; hours Monday,Thursday 9:30am to 4:30pm; Tuesday 9am to 5pm; Friday 9am to 5:30pm; http://www.monbulkpodiatry.com.au/
- **Moores Road Medical Centre**: Medical centre; 5 Moores Road; phone +61 3 9752 1087; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 6pm; Saturday 8:30am to 1pm; Sunday closed; https://www.mooresroadmedicalcentre.com.au/
- **Mountain Pilates**: Pilates studio; 21 Menin Road; phone +61 411 477 850; hours Monday 6:30am to 9pm; Tuesday 6:30am to 8:30pm; Wednesday 9:30am to 9pm; Thursday 6:30am to 7pm; Friday 9:30am to 5:30pm; Saturday 8am to 1:30pm; Sunday 9:30am to 10:30am; http://mountainpilates.net.au/
- **Natural Wellness Centre**: Day spa and wellness; 114 Main Road; phone +61 434 343 583; hours Monday 9:30am to 3pm; Tuesday 9:30am to 7pm; Wednesday 9:30am to 8pm; Thursday 10am to 8pm; Friday 10am to 6pm; Saturday 9:30am to 4pm; Sunday closed; https://www.visityarravalley.com.au/products/natural-wellness-centre
- **Pharmasave Monbulk Pharmacy**: Pharmacy; 98 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6273; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 7pm; Saturday 8:30am to 2pm; Sunday 9:30am to 12:30pm; https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063473835920
- **Ranges Pilates**: Pilates studio; 375 Old Emerald Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 403 691 091; hours Monday 8:30am to 8pm; Tuesday to Wednesday 9am to 8:30pm; Thursday 8:30am to 8:30pm; Saturday 8:30am to 2:30pm; http://rangespilates.com.au/
- **Yarra Ranges Optical**: Optometrist; 69 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6626; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5:30pm; Saturday 9am to 3pm; Sunday closed; https://www.yarrarangesoptical.com.au/

### Services

- **360tech Solutions (BEST Repairs & Accessories)**: Computer and phone repairs; 26 Main Road; phone +61 469 302 300; hours Monday to Friday 10am to 5:30pm; Saturday 10am to 3pm; Sunday closed; https://360tech.com.au/
- **Apex Climate Solutions**: Heating and cooling services; 66 David Hill Road; phone +61 428 569 349; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 5pm; Sunday closed; https://www.apexclimatesolutions.com.au/
- **Arthur Kapantzian Barrister & Solicitor**: Solicitor; 60 David Hill Road; phone +61 422 524 206; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.akandslegal.com.au/
- **Assender Builders**: Home extensions and renovations builder; Old Emerald Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 409 959 664; hours Monday to Saturday 8am to 5pm; Sunday closed; http://www.assenderbuilders.com.au/
- **Australia Post**: Post office; 124 Main Road; phone +61 3 9752 0036; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday 9am to 12pm; Sunday closed; https://auspost.com.au/locate/showpop/331897
- **Barry Rogers Automotive Repairs**: Car repairs; 91 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7329; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed
- **Bendigo Bank (Community Bank Monbulk & District)**: Bank · Opened 2012; 70 Main Road; phone +61 3 9752 1130; hours Monday to Friday 9:30am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.bendigobank.com.au/branch/vic/community-bank-monbulk-district/; about: Locally operated by Monbulk & District Community Enterprises Limited since opening on Main Road over 13 years ago. Provides full face-to-face branch banking while returning local profits to the hills—contributing over $1.45 million in grants and sponsorships to Monbulk clubs, schools and volunteer groups.
- **Billabong Falls**: Boutique retreat and guesthouse; 1 Holden Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; https://www.billabongfalls.com/
- **Bionyx**: Website & app development, creative studio · Creator & moderator of this site; 254 Emerald Monbulk Road; https://www.bionyx.au/; about: Creator and moderator of the Monbulk community website. Custom website and app development, commercial photography, retouching and AI imagery for the Dandenong Ranges, Yarra Valley and Melbourne.
- **Bridgestone Service Centre Monbulk**: Tyres and car service; 12 Main Road; phone +61 3 9909 5344; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm; Saturday 8am to 12pm; Sunday closed; https://www.bridgestone.com.au/stores/vic/bridgestone-service-centre-monbulk
- **CJV Building & Renovations**: Licensed builder and home renovations; 123 David Hill Road; phone +61 407 837 438; hours Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm; Saturday 9am to 1pm; Sunday closed
- **DMS Plastering**: Plastering contractor; 137 David Hill Road; phone +61 408 038 636; http://dmsplastering.com.au/
- **Enviro Laundromat**: Laundromat; Shop 4, 37-39 Main Road; phone +61 400 838 177; hours Monday to Sunday 6am to 11pm; http://envirolaundromat.com.au/
- **Harrison Hairdressing**: Hairdresser; Unit 2, 67 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7200; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm; Saturday 9am to 2pm; Sunday closed; http://www.harrisonhairdressing.com.au; about: Long-standing local hair salon at Unit 2, 67 Main Road offering cuts, colour and styling Monday to Saturday in the middle of the village strip.
- **Laundry**: Laundromat; 57 Main Road
- **Lucas Hair & Beauty**: Hair salon; 96 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6411; hours Tuesday to Wednesday 10am to 5pm; Thursday to Friday 10am to 7pm; Saturday 9am to 1pm; Sunday to Monday closed
- **Monbulk Dry Cleaners**: Dry cleaner; 116 Main Road; phone +61 418 547 484; hours Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm; Saturday 8:30am to 1pm; Sunday closed
- **Monbulk Smash Repairs**: Panel beater and smash repairs; 14-16 Main Road; phone +61 3 8736 8238; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm; Saturday 9am to 12pm; Sunday closed; https://monbulksmashrepairs.godaddysites.com/
- **Monbulk Veterinary Centre**: Veterinary clinic; 2 Nugent Street; phone +61 3 9752 1001; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 6pm; Saturday 8:30am to 12pm; Sunday closed; https://www.monbulkvetcentre.com.au/; about: The Monbulk Veterinary Clinic has cared for local animals at 2 Nugent Street since 1999, undergoing a major hospital renovation in 2017. In May 2023, Yarra Valley veterinarian Dr Emma Thomerson BVSc took over ownership of the practice, leading a team that includes Dr Georgia Hocking and AVNA Vet Nurse of the Year recipient Rachael Simonsen. Alongside dogs and cats, Dr Emma has a soft spot for rabbits, guinea pigs and backyard chickens—and when she isn't in surgery on Nugent Street, she rides and competes in dressage with her Friesian horses, Fopke and Leopold.
- **Mortgage Choice (Troy McDonald)**: Mortgage broker; 28 Main Road; phone +61 408 893 292; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.mortgagechoice.com.au/troy.mcdonald/
- **MRE Property Marketing**: Real estate agency; 59A Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6124; hours Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm; Friday to Saturday 9am to 12pm; Sunday closed
- **Neesham White Gentle**: Solicitors; 130 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6254; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.lawsuit.com.au/
- **rubidesign**: Graphic and website design studio; 213 Olinda-Monbulk Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 450 213 987; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.rubidesign.com.au/
- **SB Law**: Solicitors and legal consultants; 59 Main Road; phone +61 3 9751 1931; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 6pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://sblaw.au/
- **Sensational Bathrooms**: Bathroom renovations; 37 Camms Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 438 580 033
- **The Salon**: Hair and beauty salon; 53B Main Road; phone +61 447 386 437; https://www.honee.com.au/v/beauty/facial/the-salon-monbulk
- **Uptech Off Road Centre**: 4WD and car repairs; 2-8 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6523; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.uptechoffroadcentre.com.au/
- **Vessel Studio**: Branding, web design and photography studio; Moores Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 408 195 443; http://vesselstudio.com.au/

### Community

- **#68 Co-Working Space & Anglicare Upstairs**: Facility · Co-working space & Anglicare outreach; 68 Main Road; https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/community-directory; about: Community hub and upstairs office space at 68 Main Road providing local co-working desks and hosting Anglicare Victoria family and community support outreach.
- **3MDR 97.1FM (Mountain District Radio)**: News & media · Community radio station; Riley Road, Upwey South; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9752 5637; hours Monday to Sunday 12am to midnight; https://3mdr.com/; about: Community radio station broadcasting local news, emergency updates, specialist music and hills community programs on 97.1 FM across Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges.
- **Bookaburra Storytime**: Pre-school · Free children's storytime; 21 Main Road; phone +61 1300 368 333; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Early-years-and-preschool/Bookaburra-Storytime; about: Free weekly interactive storytime sessions with stories, rhymes and songs run by trained Bookaburra volunteer storytellers during school terms in the Reading Room at Monbulk Living & Learning Centre. No booking required.
- **Cire Community School**: School · Independent secondary campus; 325 Macclesfield Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 1300 835 235; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 3pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.cire.org.au/location/monbulk-community-school/; about: Independent community secondary school campus supporting flexible, inclusive education for young people in the Yarra Ranges.
- **CWA Monbulk Day Branch**: Community group · Country Women's Association; 2 Moores Road; https://cwaofvic.org.au/; about: Daytime branch of the Country Women's Association of Victoria meeting at Wellington Cottage on Moores Road for community service, craft, friendship and local fundraising.
- **Emerald SES (VICSES Emerald Unit)**: Emergency service · State Emergency Service; 277-287 Belgrave-Gembrook Road, Emerald; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone 132 500; hours Monday to Sunday 12am to midnight; https://www.ses.vic.gov.au/w/emerald-opening; about: Volunteer Victoria State Emergency Service unit responding to storms, fallen trees on homes, flooding and rescues across Monbulk and the southern Dandenong Ranges. Call 132 500 for storm or flood help.
- **Feeling the love: Monbulk & surrounds**: Community Facebook page · Local banter & info; Monbulk; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/community-directory; about: Local Facebook community group for general banter, neighbourly tips, tradie recommendations and a bit of fun across Monbulk and the surrounding hills.
- **Friends of Monbulk Creek**: Community group · Bushland & creek care; Colby Drive Reserve, Belgrave; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; hours Saturday 10am to 12pm; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-directory/Friends-of-Monbulk-Creek-Colby-Drive-Group; about: Volunteer environmental group caring for bushland, waterways and platypus habitat along Monbulk Creek since 2005. Working bees run 2nd and 4th Saturday from 10:00am to midday.
- **Kallista Community House & Market**: Adult education & community · Neighbourhood hub; 2 Church Street, Kallista; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; https://www.kallistavillage.com/kallista-market; about: Historic Kallista neighbourhood house and community market (now run by Kallista Village Inc. on the 1st Saturday of each month).
- **MADCOW (Monbulk & District Community Working Group)**: Community group · Township working group; Moores Road; phone +61 419 857 524; https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/; about: Not-for-profit, member-based community working group focusing on local projects (Monbulk Village Green, Dear Monbulk, War on Waste, Bushfire Fuel Management Plan) and events (Monbulk Produce Market, Monbulk Car Show). Meets 5:30pm on the 3rd Monday of Feb, May, Aug & Nov at Recreation Reserve Pavilion.
- **MEG (Monbulk Emergency Support Group)**: Community group · Bushfire & emergency preparedness; 21 Main Road; https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/; about: Community-led emergency preparedness and Bushfire Fuel Management Plan group working alongside MADCOW, Monbulk CFA, Yarra Ranges Council and emergency agencies to keep Monbulk resilient.
- **Monbulk & District Men's Shed**: Community group · Men's Shed; 1A Moxhams Road; phone +61 418 535 491; https://yarraranges.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/webdocuments/community/health-wellbeing/yr-mens-shed-network-brochure.pdf; about: Tools, woodworking, community projects, tea and a yarn. A welcoming shed at 1A Moxhams Road for local blokes to make things and look out for each other.
- **Monbulk & Surrounding Areas Noticeboard**: Community Facebook page · Town noticeboard; Monbulk; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; https://www.facebook.com/monbulknoticeboard/; about: Public Facebook community noticeboard sharing local alerts, lost pets, community events and business updates across Monbulk and district since 2014.
- **Monbulk and District Buy, Swap and Sell**: Community Facebook page · Local trading group; Monbulk; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; https://www.facebook.com/monbulknoticeboard/; about: Active community Facebook group for residents in Monbulk and surrounding hills towns to buy, swap and sell second-hand household, garden and farm items.
- **Monbulk Aquatic Centre**: Facility · Indoor pool and 24/7 gym; 26 Baynes Park Road; phone +61 3 9756 8000; hours Monday to Friday 5:30am to 9pm; Saturday to Sunday 8am to 6pm; https://activeyarraranges.com.au/venues/monbulk-aquatic-centre/; about: Indoor heated 25m and program pools, learn-to-swim lessons, aqua aerobics, group fitness and gym run by Belgravia Leisure for Yarra Ranges Council.
- **Monbulk Bowling Club**: Sporting group & facility · Lawn bowls and bistro; 11 Moores Road; phone +61 3 9756 6183; hours Monday to Tuesday,Sunday 10am to 10pm; Wednesday to Thursday 10am to 11pm; Friday to Saturday 10am to midnight; https://monbulkbowls.org/; about: Celebrating over 60 years of community bowls with Tuesday and Saturday pennant, summer barefoot bowls, function hire and Monbulk Bistro dining.
- **Monbulk Business Network**: Community group · Local traders & business network; 21 Main Road; https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/community-directory; about: Network of Main Road traders, growers and district businesses working alongside MADCOW and Yarra Ranges Council to support and promote Monbulk's local economy.
- **Monbulk Care Network (Open Door Community Care)**: Institution · Welfare, food relief & op shops; 2 David Hill Road; phone +61 3 9756 7800; hours Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4pm; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Explore-Yarra-Ranges/Special-interest-groups/Community-directory/Monbulk-Care-Network; about: Local welfare charity operating the 24/7 self-service food pantry at 2 David Hill Road, emergency relief appointments, Open Door Op Shop, Wardrobe on Main and Laneway Nursery.
- **Monbulk CFA**: Emergency service · Country Fire Authority; 32 Nugent Street; https://www.facebook.com/MonbulkCFA/; about: 100% volunteer fire and rescue brigade protecting Monbulk and surrounding hills communities since 1940. Call 000 in an emergency.
- **Monbulk Christian Fellowship**: Institution · Church; 84B Old Emerald Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 7866; hours Wednesday 9am to 4pm; Sunday 10am to 12pm; https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/community-directory; about: Welcoming local Christian church holding Sunday services from 10:00am to 12:00pm; church office open Wednesdays 9:00am to 4:00pm.
- **Monbulk Clematis Adult Riding Club**: Sporting group · Adult equestrian club; 5 Wards Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 438 004 772; https://www.monbulkclematisadultridingclub.com; about: Horse riding club for adults (18+) since 1983, from beginners to advanced. Holds monthly rallies on the 2nd Sunday of the month at Wards Road Reserve with dressage, poles and jumping.
- **Monbulk College**: School · Government secondary college (Years 7–12); 146-148 David Hill Road; phone +61 3 9756 6511; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.monbulkcol.vic.edu.au/; about: Local co-educational secondary college with modern STEM, arts and sports stadium facilities serving Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges.
- **Monbulk Cricket Club**: Sporting group · Senior & junior cricket; Moores Road; https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/community-bank-monbulk-1st-xi/9d9a22f9; about: Senior and junior cricket club (The Hawks) competing in the Ferntree Gully & District Cricket Association from October to March at Monbulk Recreation Reserve.
- **Monbulk Football Netball Club**: Sporting group · Senior football & netball (The Hawks); Moores Road; phone +61 494 760 793; https://www.monbulkfnc.com.au/; about: Maroon and gold since 1895. Fields senior football, veterans football and senior netball teams in the Outer East Football Netball Premier Division at Monbulk Recreation Reserve.
- **Monbulk Girl Guides**: Community group · Youth & Ranger Guides; 2 Moores Road; phone +61 3 8606 3500; https://guidesvic.org.au/find-us/; about: Girl Guides and Ranger Guides (ages 14–17) meeting during school terms at Wellington Cottage on Moores Road.
- **Monbulk Historical Society**: Community group · Local history & archives; 21 Main Road; https://monbulkhistoricalsociety.org.au/; about: Established c. 1982 at Monbulk Living & Learning Centre. Preserves photographs, oral histories and records of Monbulk, The Patch, Kallista and Sherbrooke since 1893, and publishes local history books and the quarterly Roundabout newsletter.
- **Monbulk Junior Football Club**: Sporting group · Auskick & junior football; Moores Road; https://www.monbulkjfc.com.au/; about: Friday afternoon Auskick (4:30–5:30pm) and Outer East junior girls' and boys' football teams from under-9s to under-16s at Monbulk Recreation Reserve.
- **Monbulk Lady Nighthawks CWA**: Community group · Evening CWA branch; 2 Moores Road; https://cwaofvic.org.au/; about: Evening branch of the Country Women's Association for women who can't make daytime meetings. Meets 1st Monday of the month in the evening at Wellington Cottage, baking for the produce market and supporting local groups.
- **Monbulk Landcare Group**: Community group · Landcare & habitat restoration; Monbulk; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-directory/Monbulk-Landcare-Group; about: Local volunteers, residents and landowners working together to control weeds, protect native bushland and restore streamside wildlife habitat on public and private land around Monbulk.
- **Monbulk Living & Learning Centre**: Facility · Library, neighbourhood house & council link; 21 Main Road; phone +61 1300 368 333; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday 10:30am to 2pm; Sunday closed; https://yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Experience/Community-Halls-venues-for-hire/Monbulk-Living-and-Learning-Centre; about: Monbulk Hub housing Yarra Ranges Council customer service, the community reading room, Maternal & Child Health, Monbulk Preschool, rooms for hire and outdoor table tennis.
- **Monbulk Marlins Swimming Club (Monbulk Aquatic Club)**: Sporting group · Youth & squad swimming club; 26 Baynes Park Road; https://www.monbulkmarlins.com.au/; about: Supportive social and competitive swimming club based at Monbulk Aquatic Centre, offering squad coaching and a free two-week trial for swimmers finishing lessons.
- **Monbulk Maternal and Child Health Centre**: Pre-school · Maternal and child health; 21 Main Road; phone +61 1300 368 333; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Health-and-Wellbeing/Maternal-and-child-health/Maternal-Child-Health-Centres/Monbulk-Maternal-Child-Health-Centre; about: Free Yarra Ranges Council maternal and child health nursing service supporting parents, babies and young children from birth to school age at the Monbulk Living & Learning Centre.
- **Monbulk Netball Club**: Sporting group · Netball club; 13 Moores Road; https://monbulknetballclub.org.au/; about: Family netball club offering NetSetGo through to under-9s, under-17s and open teams in the Lilydale Yarra Valley Netball Association.
- **Monbulk Police Station**: Emergency service · Victoria Police station; 58 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6255; https://www.police.vic.gov.au/; about: Local Victoria Police station on Main Road. Call 000 for emergencies or 131 444 for the non-urgent Police Assistance Line.
- **Monbulk Pony Club**: Sporting group · Youth equestrian club; 5 Wards Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 410 541 534; https://www.facebook.com/MonbulkPonyClub; about: Monthly rally days on the 1st Sunday of the month (February to December) at Wards Road Reserve with show jumping, cross country, dressage and horsemanship certificates.
- **Monbulk Preschool Centre**: School & pre-school · Sessional kindergarten; 21 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7379; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Early-years-and-preschool/PreschoolKindergarten-information/Find-a-preschool/Monbulk-Preschool; about: Funded 3-year-old and 4-year-old kindergarten programs located at the Monbulk Living & Learning Centre on Main Road.
- **Monbulk Primary School**: School · Government primary school (Prep–Year 6); 1 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6481; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.monbulkps.vic.edu.au/; about: Historic local state primary school in the heart of town on Main Road, educating Monbulk children since 1897.
- **Monbulk Produce Market**: Community event · Monthly produce and craft market; 75 Main Road; phone +61 419 857 524; hours 2nd Saturday 8:30am to 1pm; https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/events; about: MADCOW community market held on the 2nd Saturday of every month (9:00am–2:00pm) at St George's Picnic Park, 73–75 Main Road, featuring local growers, makers and live music.
- **Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club**: Sporting group · Soccer club and grounds; 115-121 Old Emerald Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 7584; https://www.monbulkrangers.org.au/; about: Founded over 50 years ago by local Dutch flower growers; fields senior men, women/girls pathway, juniors and MiniRoos on two lit pitches at Monbulk Regional Soccer Centre.
- **Monbulk Recreation Reserve**: Facility · Oval, Community Sports Pavilion, skate park & BMX; Moores Road; phone +61 429 428 537; https://www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/monbulk-skatepark; about: Home of the Community Sports Pavilion (where MADCOW, senior citizens and sports clubs meet), main football/cricket oval, netball courts, skate park, BMX track and Neighbourhood Safer Place.
- **Monbulk RSL**: Community group & facility · RSL Sub-Branch; 48 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6260; hours Thursday 4:30pm to 10pm; Friday 4:30pm to 1am; https://www.monbulkrsl.org.au/; about: Returned & Services League sub-branch supporting veterans and their families, hosting ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day services, and running Friday social nights.
- **Monbulk Scout Hall**: Community group & facility · 1st Monbulk Scouts; 508 Monbulk Road; https://scoutsvictoria.com.au/location/1ST-MONBULK/; about: Home of 1st Monbulk Scout Group, running Joey Scouts, Cub Scouts, Scouts and Venturers during school terms for youth aged 5 to 18.
- **Monbulk Senior Citizens Club**: Community group · Seniors social club; Moores Road; hours Tuesday 10am to 4pm; https://livingourbestlife.org.au/listing/monbulk-senior-citizens-club/; about: Social connection, cards, games, outings and activities for older residents, meeting Tuesdays from 10:00am to 4:00pm at the Recreation Reserve Pavilion on Moores Road.
- **Monbulk Table Tennis Association**: Sporting group · Social table tennis; 21 Main Road; phone +61 408 320 680; hours Friday 5:30pm to 7pm; https://www.revolutionise.com.au/monbulktta/; about: Social, non-competitive table tennis most Fridays from 5:30pm to 7:00pm (new players welcome), plus free outdoor community table tennis outside Monbulk Living & Learning Centre.
- **Monbulk Tennis Club**: Sporting group · Tennis club & court hire; 15 Moores Road; phone +61 433 204 774; https://play.tennis.com.au/monbulktennisclub/Membership; about: Four synthetic grass courts with lights on Moores Road, offering midweek and weekend competition, social hit-ups, coaching and casual court hire.
- **Mountain District Christian School**: School · Independent Christian school (ELC & Prep–Year 12); 325 Macclesfield Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 7244; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.schoolchoice.com.au/mountain-district-christian-school/; about: Co-educational independent Christian school in Monbulk offering Early Learning (ELC), Primary and Secondary education from Prep to Year 12 on bushland grounds.
- **Mountain District Permaculture Group**: Community group · Permaculture & sustainability; Monbulk; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; https://www.facebook.com/events/talk-for-the-mountain-district-permaculture-group/838535376182620/; about: Hills permaculture network sharing practical skills, talks and workshops on organic gardening, food forestry, seed saving, composting and sustainable living across Monbulk and the Dandenong Ranges.
- **MS Plus Op Shop**: Op shop; 88 Main Road; hours Monday to Saturday 9:30am to 4:30pm; Sunday closed; https://www.msplus.org.au/
- **Mt Evelyn Community Hall (Mt Evelyn Public Hall)**: Facility · Council hall for hire; 44 Birmingham Road, Mount Evelyn; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 1300 368 333; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Explore-Yarra-Ranges/Halls-and-venues-for-hire/Mt-Evelyn-Public-Hall; about: Large council community hall (capacity 200) with main hall and kitchen, suitable for instructed classes, workshops and community functions.
- **Munchkins Playgroup**: Pre-school · Community playgroup; 21 Main Road; https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/community-directory; about: Weekly community playgroup in Monbulk for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and their parents, grandparents or carers to play and connect during school terms.
- **Olinda Community House**: Adult education · Neighbourhood house; 79-81 Olinda-Monbulk Road, Olinda; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9751 1264; hours Monday to Friday 9:30am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/webdocuments/community/haab-2020-v2-web.pdf; about: Nearby hills neighbourhood house offering adult education classes, workshops, Tai Chi, yoga, art, walking groups, computer classes and community events.
- **Open Door Community Church**: Institution & facility · Church and community care; 2 David Hill Road; phone +61 3 9756 7800; https://www.opendoorcommunitychurch.org.au/; about: Local church hosting Sunday worship at 10:00am and partnering with Monbulk Care Network / Open Door Community Care to provide a 24/7 self-service food pantry and welfare support.
- **Open Door Op Shop**: Institution · Op shop (Monbulk Care Network); 61-63 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7800; hours Monday to Friday 10am to 4:30pm; Saturday 10am to 1pm; Sunday closed; https://www.opendoorcommunitychurch.org.au/; about: Community op shop at 61–63 Main Road run by Open Door Community Care (Monbulk Care Network) to fund local food relief and welfare programs.
- **Ranges Trader Star Mail (Local Newspapers)**: News & media · Local newspaper; 244 Maroondah Highway, Healesville; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 5957 3700; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://rangestrader.mailcommunity.com.au/; about: Weekly local newspaper and online news service covering Monbulk, Belgrave, Emerald and the Dandenong Ranges (succeeding the former hills Leader Newspapers coverage).
- **Rotary Club of Monbulk and District**: Community group · Service club; Moores Road; https://www.rotary.org/en/search-clubs; about: Local Rotary club active since 1999, bringing residents together for volunteer humanitarian service, youth programs, local school support and community fundraising.
- **Sherbrooke U3A**: Adult education · University of the Third Age; Upwey; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9754 3339; hours Monday to Friday 9:30am to 3:30pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://sherbrookeu3a.org.au/; about: Volunteer-run learning cooperative for retired and semi-retired locals across the Dandenong Ranges, offering short courses in history, languages, art, music, exercise and bushwalking.
- **Silvan Community Hall (Silvan Public Hall)**: Facility · Council hall for hire; 276 Monbulk Road, Silvan; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 1300 368 333; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Explore-Yarra-Ranges/Halls-and-venues-for-hire/Silvan-Public-Hall; about: Medium council community hall (capacity 100) with main hall, separate meeting room and kitchen, suitable for classes, workshops and social functions.
- **St George's Anglican Church**: Institution & facility · Anglican church; 75 Main Road; https://www.stgeorgesmonbulk.com/; about: Anglican parish church in the centre of Monbulk hosting Sunday services and providing the grounds for the monthly Monbulk Produce Market.
- **St Paul's Catholic Church**: Institution & facility · Catholic church; 59 Moores Road; phone +61 3 9754 2141; hours Sunday 11am to 12pm; https://rangestrader.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2022-03-31/easter-religious-activities-2022/; about: Local Catholic church on Moores Road (part of St Thomas More's Parish, Belgrave & Monbulk), originally established in Monbulk in 1906. Holds Sunday Mass at 11:00am.
- **St Paul's Primary School**: School · Catholic primary school (Prep–Year 6); 59 Moores Road; phone +61 3 9756 7201; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.spmonbulk.catholic.edu.au/; about: Local Catholic primary school on Moores Road with bushland grounds, discovery learning and a strong community focus.
- **The Cottage Child Care Centre**: Pre-school · Childcare and kindergarten; 208 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7696; hours Monday to Friday 7am to 6pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.thecottagechildcare.com.au/; about: Long day care and funded kindergarten programs for babies, toddlers and preschoolers in a warm, home-like setting at the top of Main Road.
- **The Patch Community Hall**: Facility · Community hall for hire; 5 The Patch Road, The Patch; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9294 6228; https://dandenongrangesrealestate.com.au/the-patch-victoria/; about: Local community hall in The Patch with a main stage, kitchen and car park, available for hire for classes, workshops and social events.
- **The Patch Primary School**: School · Government primary school (Prep–Year 6); 53 Kallista-Emerald Road, The Patch; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 7463; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://thepatchps.vic.edu.au/; about: Nearby government primary school in The Patch renowned for its outdoor nature classrooms, environmental education and inclusive hills community culture.
- **Tribe – Monbulk Youth Group**: Community group · Youth group; Monbulk; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2024-09-17/selby-community-house-and-tribe-monbulk-unite-to-offer-non-judgmental-spaces-for-youth/; about: Started in 2018 for young people looking for a welcoming, non-judgmental space outside traditional sport. Has supported over 400 local youth with creative workshops, art exhibitions and drop-in sessions.
- **Wardrobe on Main**: Clothing op shop (Open Door Care); 92 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 7800; hours Monday to Friday 10am to 4:30pm; Saturday 10am to 1pm; Sunday closed; https://www.opendoorcommunitychurch.org.au/
- **Wards Road Equestrian Centre for Adult Riders**: Facility & sporting group · Equestrian grounds; 5 Wards Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 438 004 772; https://melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/monbulk-pony-club; about: Wards Road Reserve equestrian grounds featuring fenced sand arenas, clubrooms and a cross-country course, home to Monbulk Clematis Adult Riding Club and Monbulk Pony Club.

### Home and farm gate (nurseries and growers, many run from home)

- **A To Z Bonsai Starters**: Wholesale bonsai nursery; 429 Monbulk-Silvan Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6086; https://www.aussieweb.com.au/directory/nurseries+wholesale/vic/monbulk/3793
- **Belgrave Nurseries**: Nursery; 75 Camms Road; phone 0409 251 540
- **Brooks Nursery**: Wholesale plant nursery; 40 Old Emerald Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6923; https://www.aussieweb.com.au/directory/nurseries+wholesale/vic/monbulk/3793
- **Coolwyn Nurseries**: Nursery · Est. 1952; 29 Victoria Avenue; phone +61 3 9756 6668; hours Monday to Thursday 7am to 4pm; Friday 7am to 3:30pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://coolwyn.com.au/; about: Started in 1952 by Dutch migrants Henk and Sjaan Koelewyn (initially growing plants after Henk's shifts in Olinda) and now led by eldest son Leo Koelewyn alongside co-directors Jennie Bakker and Steve Koelewyn. Spans 12.8 hectares of water-recycled container stock on Victoria Avenue, specialising in evergreen and deciduous magnolias (including a 1.2ha block of 'Teddy Bear' magnolias), conifers, topiary buxus and Christmas trees.
- **Devon Tubestock Nursery**: Wholesale tubestock and rare plants nursery; 17 McCarthy Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9752 1700; https://www.devontubestock.com/Devon_Tubestock/Contact_Us.html
- **Dyson's Bulb Farm**: Wholesale flower bulb grower; 470 Silvan Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9751 9497; https://www.aussieweb.com.au/directory/nurseries+wholesale/vic/monbulk/3793
- **Fleming's Nurseries**: Wholesale and retail nursery · Est. early 1900s; 1 Fleming Lane; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6105; hours Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.flemings.com.au/; about: Founded in the early 1900s by Eric Fleming (who honed his fruit-tree growing skills alongside the Nobelius family), carried on by his son Don, and now led by third-generation nurseryman Wes Fleming OAM. Operating in Monbulk for over a century, Fleming's grows bare-root and container fruit trees, berries and ornamental shade trees—and has won multiple Best in Show gold medals at London's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
- **Garden Express Australia**: Retail and mail-order plant and bulb nursery · Est. 1953; 470 Monbulk Road; phone +61 1300 606 242; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm; Saturday 9am to 3pm; Sunday closed; https://www.gardenexpress.com.au/; about: Part of the four-generation Van Berkel family nursery founded at 470 Monbulk Road in 1953 by Dutch brothers Henk and Len van Berkel (now led by Jos, David and fourth-generation General Manager Chloe van Berkel). Has shipped bulbs, bare-root roses and perennials to over one million Australian gardeners while welcoming locals at the Monbulk Road nursery gate Monday to Saturday.
- **Grandview Monbulk**: Wholesale nursery · Est. 1985; 155 Moxhams Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6121; hours Monday to Thursday 8am to 4:30pm; Friday 9am to 4:30pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.grandviewmonbulk.com.au/; about: Family-owned wholesale production nursery operating at 155 Moxhams Road since 1985. Specialises in clivias, wisterias, hardy Ozbreed varieties and native landscape stock for retail nurseries and landscapers.
- **Great Pine Nursery**: Wholesale plant nursery; 159 Emerald-Monbulk Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6285; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm; Saturday to Sunday closed
- **JADE Nursery**: Nursery; 103 Main Road; phone +61 3 9756 6168; hours Monday closed; Tuesday to Saturday 9am to 5pm; Sunday 10am to 3pm; about: Retail plant nursery right on the village strip at 103 Main Road, stocking cool-climate camellias, rhododendrons, maples, perennials, pots and indoor plants suited to hills gardens.
- **Jellicoe Nursery**: Nursery; 60 Emerald Creek Road
- **Little Lands**: Nursery · Terrariums & indoor plants; 45 Main Road; phone +61 3 8719 3758; hours Wednesday to Friday 9am to 4pm; Saturday 10am to 3pm; Sunday to Tuesday closed; http://www.littlelands.com.au/; about: Botanical studio at 45 Main Road crafting hand-built glass terrariums, miniature fern and moss worlds, indoor plant collections and hands-on terrarium workshops.
- **Monbulk Rose, Tree & Shrub Farm**: Wholesale nursery; 75 Fairy Dell Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6530; hours Monday to Friday 7am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://monbulkrtsfarm.com/; about: Tucked down Fairy Dell Road, Monbulk Rose, Tree & Shrub Farm is built on more than 40 years of Monbulk horticultural expertise and is passionately run by owner Reece Boden and his growing team. The nursery specialises in potted and bagged bush roses, 2ft, 3ft and 4ft standard roses, and cascading weeping roses—spanning David Austin, Hybrid Tea and Floribunda varieties—alongside grafted Japanese maples, ashes, oaks and crabapples accredited to ship to independent garden centres in every state of Australia.
- **Mount Pleasant Nursery**: Nursery; 5 Spring Road; phone +61 3 9752 1167; hours Monday to Thursday 7:30am to 4pm; Friday 7:30am to 2pm; Saturday to Sunday closed
- **Newstead Roses**: Rose nursery; 387 Monbulk Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 434 875 187; hours Monday to Sunday 10am to 4pm; http://www.newsteadroses.com.au/
- **Nishiki Nursery**: Grafted Japanese maple and ornamental tree nursery; 115 Macclesfield Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6004; hours Monday to Thursday 7:30am to 4pm; Friday 7:30am to 1pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.nishikinursery.com.au/; about: Based at 115 Macclesfield Road, Nishiki Nursery is one of Australia's foremost specialist growers of grafted Japanese maples. Taking advantage of Monbulk's cool winters, crisp autumn nights and deep mountain soil, the nursery grafts and nurtures over 80 distinct maple cultivars. From compact red 'Shaina' and classic 'Bloodgood' uprights to cascading laceleaf 'Inaba Shidare' weepers, Nishiki supplies landscapers and nurseries across the country as a long-standing member of Nursery & Garden Industry Victoria (NGIV).
- **Plants Management Australia (PMA)**: Plant breeding and horticultural licensing; 74 Old Emerald Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 6265 9050; http://www.pma.com.au/; about: Operating out of 74 Old Emerald Road alongside Dodds Road in Tasmania, Plants Management Australia (PMA) is the independent plant-breeding and Plant Breeders Rights (PBR) licensing house behind many of the best-known garden tags in Australian nurseries. Their Monbulk trial grounds test new cultivars of lavenders, perennials, shrubs and trees generated by breeders around the world to make sure they perform in Australian gardens before release.
- **Proteaflora**: Proteaceae and Australian native plant nursery; 204 Old Emerald Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 7018 2323; hours Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.proteaflora.com.au/; about: Founded in 1974 by the late Peter Mathews (following early protea trials in Monbulk in 1966–67), Proteaflora grew from a specialist passion project on Old Emerald Road into Australia's leading propagator of South African Proteaceae and Australian native flowering plants. For more than 50 years in Monbulk, their team has bred, grafted and grown resilient proteas, leucadendrons, pincushions (leucospermums), waratahs and banksias—supplying independent garden centres, landscape designers, cut-flower growers, and online home gardeners right across the country.
- **Summerhill Nurseries**: Retail and wholesale plant nursery; 190 Emerald-Monbulk Road; https://www.yellowpages.com.au/monbulk-vic-3793/garden-nurseries
- **Surecrop**: Nursery supplies; 114 Old Emerald Road; phone +61 3 9756 6070
- **Telopea Mountain Nursery**: Fruit tree nursery; 135 Invermay Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 418 665 880; https://twinhives.com.au/
- **Tesselaar Flowers**: Wholesale cut flower distributor; 401 Monbulk Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9213 6200; hours Monday to Friday 7:30am to 3pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.tesselaarflowers.com.au/melbourne/; about: The Tesselaar name has been woven into the hills since Dutch migrants Cees and Johanna Tesselaar arrived in Melbourne on their wedding day in 1939 carrying a shipment of flower bulbs and established their farm in the Monbulk–Silvan district. Today, Tesselaar Flowers at 401 Monbulk Road operates as a major wholesale cut-flower hub supplying florists and floral designers across Victoria with farm-fresh roses, lilies, tulips, natives and foliage.
- **TNB Tulips**: Wholesale tulip and flower grower; 11 Coulson Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6184; hours Monday to Friday 7am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; https://www.truelocal.com.au/monbulk-vic/tlp/tnb-tulips-580519169
- **Top Strike Tube Growers**: Wholesale tube-stock plant nursery; 84 Old Emerald Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9752 0244; hours Monday to Thursday 7am to 4pm; Friday 7am to 2:30pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.topstrike.com.au/
- **Treetop Nursery**: Wholesale nursery; 59 Macclesfield Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 409 121 726; hours Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.treetopnursery.com.au/
- **Van Berkel Distributors**: Wholesale flower bulb and plant distributor; 470 Monbulk Road; phone +61 3 9751 9400; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm; Saturday to Sunday closed; http://www.vanberkel.com.au/; about: Established at 470 Monbulk Road in 1953 by Dutch brothers Henk and Len van Berkel and now led by third- and fourth-generation family members David and Chloe van Berkel, Van Berkel Distributors is one of Australia's longest-running family horticultural wholesalers. For more than 50 years they have supplied pre-packed spring and summer bulbs to Kmart and retail garden centres across the country. Spanning 10 acres in Monbulk and 65 acres in Healesville, the family employs around 65 permanent staff (rising to 80 in peak packing season) and spent nearly 20 years as the exclusive propagator and distributor of Australia's prehistoric Wollemi Pine.
- **Wishing Well Nursery**: Nursery; 407-409 Monbulk Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9756 6107; hours Monday to Saturday 9am to 5pm; Sunday 10am to 4pm
- **Wywurri Nurseries**: Nursery; 35 Baynes Park Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone (03) 9756 6015
- **Yamina Rare Plants**: Rare trees, magnolias and ornamental plant nursery; 82 David Hill Road; outside the 3D map, on the roads around town; phone +61 3 9752 0035; hours Monday to Friday 9am to 4:30pm; Saturday to Sunday 11am to 3pm; https://www.yaminarareplants.com.au/; about: Established by collector-propagators at 82 David Hill Road, Yamina Rare Plants has spent decades building an extraordinary collection of rare magnolias, dogwoods, maples and heritage conifers. With more than 2,000 varieties propagated on-site, Yamina supplies botanic gardens, landscape architects and passionate home gardeners across Australia.

### Parks & walks

- **Monbulk BMX Track**: BMX dirt track and recreation reserve; Moores Road; hours 24/7; https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Explore-Yarra-Ranges/Parks-Recreation/Monbulk-Recreation-Reserve

## Sport, clubs and groups (checked October 2026)

### Sport

#### Monbulk Football Netball Club (The Hawks)

Maroon and gold since 1895. Senior footy, vets footy and senior netball in the Outer East league.
- Plays: Outer East Football Netball, Premier Division
- Home: Monbulk Recreation Reserve
- Colours: Maroon and gold
- Lately: Netball B and D Grade premiers in 2025, the club's first flags in 17 years
- Season: Winter: April to September
- Where: Monbulk Recreation Reserve, Moores Road
- How to join: Register for the season through the club's PlayHQ registrations page, or buy a membership to support the club.
- Contact: 0494 760 793, admin@monbulkfnc.com.au
- [Club website](https://www.monbulkfnc.com.au/)
- [Register (PlayHQ)](https://www.monbulkfnc.com.au/2026-playhq-registrations/)
- [Fixture and results](https://www.playhq.com/afl/org/outer-east-fn-senior-football/2026/b7301563)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/monbulk_hawksfnc/)
- Sources: [Monbulk FNC](https://www.monbulkfnc.com.au/), [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monbulk_Football_Netball_Club), [Star Mail, Sept 2025](https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/sport/2025-09-22/two-flags-break-a-17-year-drought/)

#### Monbulk Junior Football Club

Auskick to under-16s, girls' and boys' teams. U12 Girls, U14 Girls and U16 Boys all made the 2026 finals.
- Auskick: Fridays 4:30 to 5:30pm at Monbulk Rec Reserve
- Teams: Girls' and boys' sides from under-9s up
- Plays: Outer East junior football
- Season: Winter
- Where: Monbulk Recreation Reserve, Moores Road
- How to join: Register through the club's registration page or PlayHQ. Auskick is the place to start for little ones.
- [Club website](https://www.monbulkjfc.com.au/)
- [Register](https://www.monbulkjfc.com.au/registration)
- [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/monbulkjfc)
- Sources: [Monbulk JFC](https://www.monbulkjfc.com.au/), [Star Mail, July 2024](https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/?p=70404)

#### Monbulk Cricket Club (The Hawks)

Senior and junior cricket in the Ferntree Gully & District Cricket Association. The 1sts are at home on the Rec Reserve.
- Plays: Ferntree Gully & District Cricket Association
- Home: Monbulk Recreation Reserve; the 3rd XI also play at Monbulk College
- Season: Summer: October to March. Seniors Summer 2026/27 is under way
- Where: Monbulk Recreation Reserve, Moores Road
- How to join: Teams and fixtures are on PlayHQ. Juniors and seniors both welcome.
- [1st XI on PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/community-bank-monbulk-1st-xi/9d9a22f9)
- [3rd XI on PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/monbulk-south-east-fitness-solutions-3rd-xi/19dcad79)
- Sources: [PlayHQ](https://www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/monbulk-cricket-club/050c0048/seniors-summer-202627/teams/community-bank-monbulk-1st-xi/9d9a22f9), [CLUBMAP](https://clubmap.com.au/how-we-help/success-stories/monbulk-cricket-club)

#### Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club

Started partly by the town's Dutch flower growers more than 50 years ago. New LED lights in 2026 mean Friday night football.
- Teams: Senior men, juniors and MiniRoos; a women and girls pathway for 15+
- Plays: VCFA and Football Victoria competitions
- Ground: Monbulk Regional Soccer Centre, two pitches under lights
- Season: Winter: March to September
- Where: 115-121 Old Emerald Road
- How to join: The club is signing players up for 2027 through its website. Women and girls 15 and over can register interest through the club's form.
- Contact: (03) 9756 7584, info@monbulkrangers.org.au
- [Club website](https://www.monbulkrangers.org.au/)
- [Season 2027](https://www.monbulkrangers.org.au/season-2027)
- [Women and girls](https://forms.gle/FiqrAgqrDVBgGQLg9)
- Sources: [Monbulk Rangers](https://www.monbulkrangers.org.au/), [Star Mail, March 2026](https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/sport/2026-03-25/lights-rangers-action/)

#### Monbulk Netball Club

A family netball club: NetSetGo through to open teams. Trains in Monbulk, plays at Pinks Reserve in Kilsyth.
- Ages: NetSetGo, under-9s to under-17s, and open
- Plays: Lilydale Yarra Valley Netball Association
- Games: Pinks Reserve, Kilsyth
- Season: Check with the club
- Where: 13 Moores Road
- How to join: Teams and registrations are on the club's website.
- [Club website](https://monbulknetballclub.org.au/)
- Sources: [Monbulk Netball Club](https://monbulknetballclub.org.au/)

#### Monbulk Tennis Club

Four synthetic grass courts on Moores Road. Comp during the week and on weekends, social hit-ups and coaching.
- Courts: 4 synthetic grass, lights for hire ($10 a court an hour)
- Full members: Junior $60, adult $140, family $280 a year
- Social members: Junior $30, adult $90, family $170 a year
- Season: All year
- Where: 15 Moores Road
- How to join: Join online through Tennis Australia's club page. Casual coaching is $5.
- Contact: 0433 204 774
- [Membership](https://play.tennis.com.au/monbulktennisclub/Membership)
- Sources: [Tennis Australia](https://play.tennis.com.au/monbulktennisclub/Membership), [Melbourne Playgrounds](https://www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/monbulk-tennis-club)

#### Monbulk Bowling Club

Sixty years old and going strong. Tuesday and Saturday pennant, barefoot bowls in the warmer months, and Jack's Bistro from 5:30 every night.
- Barefoot bowls: $15 a person, gear and a hand from an old hand included
- Pennant: Tuesdays and Saturdays
- Bistro: Jack's Bistro, seven nights from 5:30pm
- Season: Pennant and barefoot bowls in the warmer months
- Where: 11 Moores Road
- How to join: Beginners welcome. Pick up a membership form at the club.
- Contact: (03) 9756 6183
- [Club website](https://monbulkbowls.org/)
- Sources: [Monbulk Bowls](https://monbulkbowls.org/), [Star Mail](https://rangestrader.mailcommunity.com.au/in-business/2025-10-18/celebrating-60-years-of-community-and-fun-at-monbulk-bowling-club-2/)

#### Monbulk Pony Club

Rally days at Wards Road Reserve: show jumping, cross country, dressage, grooming and certificates.
- Rallies: First Sunday of the month, except January
- Grounds: Wards Road Reserve, 5 Wards Road: fenced arenas and a cross-country course
- Season: Monthly, February to December
- Where: 5 Wards Road
- How to join: Call the club or message them on Facebook.
- Contact: 0410 541 534
- [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/MonbulkPonyClub)
- Sources: [Melbourne Playgrounds](https://melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/monbulk-pony-club)

#### Monbulk Clematis Adult Riding Club

Horse riding for grown-ups since 1983, beginners to advanced. Dressage in the morning, jumps or poles after lunch.
- Rallies: Second Sunday of the month, lunch included
- Who: Adults 18 and over, about 30 members
- Grounds: Wards Road Reserve
- Season: Monthly
- Where: 5 Wards Road
- How to join: Get in touch through the website or by phone.
- Contact: 0438 004 772
- [Club website](https://www.monbulkclematisadultridingclub.com)
- Sources: [Melbourne Playgrounds](https://www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/monbulk-clematis-adult-riding-club)

#### Monbulk Marlins Swimming Club

Social and competitive squad swimming club at Monbulk Aquatic Centre, helping young swimmers build technique, fitness and team spirit.
- Pool: Monbulk Aquatic Centre, 26 Baynes Park Road
- Trial: Free two-week trial for swimmers finishing lessons
- Season: School terms
- Where: 26 Baynes Park Road
- How to join: Come along for a free two-week trial or email headcoach@monbulkmarlins.com.au.
- Contact: headcoach@monbulkmarlins.com.au
- [Club website](https://www.monbulkmarlins.com.au/)
- [Training timetable](https://www.monbulkmarlins.com.au/squads/timetable/)
- Sources: [Monbulk Marlins](https://www.monbulkmarlins.com.au/)

#### Monbulk Table Tennis Association

Friendly, non-competitive Friday evening table tennis, plus a free outdoor table outside the Monbulk Living & Learning Centre.
- Social play: Fridays 5:30pm to 7:00pm
- Outdoor table: Outside Monbulk Living & Learning Centre, 21 Main Road (bats and balls inside during business hours)
- Season: Fridays all year
- Where: 21 Main Road
- How to join: New players welcome. Contact Steve on 0408 320 680 for Friday session details.
- Contact: 0408 320 680
- [Club website](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/monbulktta/)
- [MADCOW outdoor table info](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/)
- Sources: [Monbulk TTA](https://www.revolutionise.com.au/monbulktta/), [MADCOW](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/)

### Kids & teens

#### 1st Monbulk Scouts

Scouting for kids and teens, from the hall on Monbulk Road.
- Hall: 508 Monbulk Road
- Season: School terms
- Where: 508 Monbulk Road
- How to join: Find the group's sections and meeting nights on Scouts Victoria.
- [Scouts Victoria](https://scoutsvictoria.com.au/location/1ST-MONBULK/)
- Sources: [Community Bank Monbulk, winter 2025](https://www.bendigobank.com.au/siteassets/branchassets/communitycompanies/monbulkdistrictcommunityenterpriseslimited/investorshareholder/companynoticeboard/newsletter-winter-2025.pdf)

#### Monbulk Girl Guides

Guides meet at Wellington Cottage on Moores Road. Ranger Guides are for 14 to 17-year-olds.
- Where: Wellington Cottage, 2B Moores Road
- Ranger Guides: Ages 14 to 17
- Season: School terms
- Where: 2B Moores Road
- How to join: Girl Guides Victoria handles enquiries and joining.
- Contact: (03) 8606 3500
- [Find a unit](https://guidesvic.org.au/find-us/)
- Sources: [Melbourne Playgrounds](https://www.melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/monbulk-ranger-guides)

#### Tribe-Monbulk Youth

Started in 2018 for kids who aren't into sport. More than 400 young people since, with art shows and a space to be heard.
- For: Young people who want somewhere that isn't a footy club
- How to join: The group didn't publish a venue or contact we could check. Search for Tribe-Monbulk Youth on social media.
- [Star Mail feature](https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2024-09-17/selby-community-house-and-tribe-monbulk-unite-to-offer-non-judgmental-spaces-for-youth/)
- Sources: [Star Mail, Sept 2024](https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2024-09-17/selby-community-house-and-tribe-monbulk-unite-to-offer-non-judgmental-spaces-for-youth/)

#### Kallista Dance Academy, Monbulk studio

Tap, jazz, classical ballet (Royal Academy of Dance) and VCE dance on Main Road.
- Studio: 89A Main Road
- Season: School terms
- Where: 89A Main Road
- How to join: Enrol through the academy's website.
- Contact: (03) 9894 3265
- [Website](https://www.kallistadance.com.au)
- Sources: [Melbourne Playgrounds](https://melbourneplaygrounds.com.au/monbulk-studio-kallista-dance-academy)

### Parents & families

#### Mums of the Hills

Ten years and more than 5,000 members. The hills' mums, online and at meet-ups, looking out for each other.
- Where: A Facebook group, with branch-out groups and local meet-ups
- For: Mums across the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Ranges
- How to join: Search for Mums of the Hills on Facebook and ask to join.
- Sources: [Star Mail, May 2025](https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2025-05-08/mums-of-the-hills-celebrate-10-years/)

#### Monbulk Lady Nighthawks CWA

The evening CWA branch, for women who can't make daytime meetings. Baking for the produce market, money for local groups.
- Meets: First Monday of the month, evenings
- Where: Wellington Cottage, Moores Road
- Season: Monthly
- Where: 2B Moores Road
- How to join: New members welcome. Message the branch on Facebook (Monbulk CWA Lady Nighthawks).
- [CWA of Victoria](https://cwaofvic.org.au/)
- Sources: [Star Mail, Feb 2025](https://rangestrader.mailcommunity.com.au/?p=71046)

#### Bookaburra Storytime & Munchkins Playgroup

Free weekly interactive storytime with Bookaburra volunteer storytellers and Munchkins Playgroup sessions for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
- Where: Monbulk Living & Learning Centre, 21 Main Road
- Cost: Bookaburra Storytime is free, no booking required (school terms)
- Season: School terms
- Where: 21 Main Road
- How to join: Drop into the Reading Room at 21 Main Road during school terms.
- [Bookaburra Storytime](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Early-years-and-preschool/Bookaburra-Storytime)
- Sources: [Yarra Ranges Council](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Our-services/Early-years-and-preschool/Bookaburra-Storytime)

### Outdoors & nature

#### Monbulk Landcare Group

Locals and businesses looking after the bush around town: weeding, protecting habitat and planting along the creeks.
- Where: Around Monbulk, on public and private land
- Focus: Streamside health and wildlife habitat
- How to join: Yarra Ranges Council lists the group in its community directory.
- [Council directory](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-directory/Monbulk-Landcare-Group)
- Sources: [Yarra Ranges Council](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-directory/Monbulk-Landcare-Group)

#### Friends of Monbulk Creek, Colby Drive

Caring for the bushland along Monbulk Creek at Colby Drive Reserve since 2005.
- Working bees: 2nd and 4th Saturday, 10am to midday
- Meet: Northern entrance of Colby Drive Reserve, Belgrave, opposite Park Road
- Season: Twice a month
- Where: Colby Drive Reserve, Belgrave
- How to join: Just turn up to a working bee. Weeding, planting and wildlife monitoring.
- [Council directory](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-directory/Friends-of-Monbulk-Creek-Colby-Drive-Group)
- Sources: [Yarra Ranges Council](https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-directory/Friends-of-Monbulk-Creek-Colby-Drive-Group)

#### Sherbrooke Lyrebird Study Group

Counting male lyrebirds by their song in Sherbrooke Forest since 1958. Victoria's oldest volunteer group.
- Surveys: Three dawn counts each winter, from 6am at Grants Picnic Ground, Kallista
- Bring: A torch, a pen and a compass or phone
- Season: Dawn surveys in June and July
- Where: Grants Picnic Ground, Kallista
- How to join: Register through the group's website before the winter surveys.
- Sources: [Star Mail, June 2026](https://ferntreegully.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2026-06-19/vital-lyrebird-surveys-begin/)

#### Lillydale Lake parkrun (nearby, outside Monbulk)

A free timed 5 km around Lillydale Lake every Saturday morning. Walking is fine, and the tail walker makes sure nobody comes last.
- When: Saturday mornings
- Distance: 5 km loop of the lake
- Season: Every Saturday
- Where: Lillydale Lake, Lilydale
- How to join: Register once on the parkrun website and bring your barcode.
- [parkrun](https://www.parkrun.com.au/lillydalelake/)
- Sources: [Star Mail, April 2024](https://mountevelyn.mailcommunity.com.au/news/2024-04-10/parkruns-decade-of-fun-connection-in-lilydale/)

#### Mountain District Permaculture Group

Hills permaculture network sharing practical skills in organic gardening, food forestry, seed saving, composting and sustainable living.
- Focus: Permaculture design, garden visits, talks and seed swaps
- Season: All year
- Where: Monbulk
- How to join: Follow their events and talks through MADCOW and local hills community pages.
- [MADCOW Directory](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/community-directory)
- Sources: [MADCOW Directory](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/community-directory)

#### MEG (Monbulk Emergency Support Group)

Community-led emergency preparedness and Bushfire Fuel Management Plan group working with Monbulk CFA, Yarra Ranges Council and emergency services.
- Focus: Bushfire Fuel Management Plan and community emergency readiness
- Season: All year
- Where: 21 Main Road
- How to join: Get involved through MADCOW meetings or the Bushfire Fuel Management Plan page.
- [MADCOW website](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/)
- Sources: [MADCOW](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/)

### Makers, games & company

#### Monbulk & District Men's Shed

Tools, tea and a yarn. A place for blokes to make things and look out for each other.
- Shed: 1A Moxhams Road
- Where: 1A Moxhams Road
- How to join: Give the shed a call to find out when it's open.
- Contact: 0418 535 491
- [Yarra Ranges shed network](https://yarraranges.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/webdocuments/community/health-wellbeing/yr-mens-shed-network-brochure.pdf)
- Sources: [Yarra Ranges Council](https://yarraranges.vic.gov.au/files/assets/public/v/1/webdocuments/community/health-wellbeing/yr-mens-shed-network-brochure.pdf)

#### Ranges Chess Club (nearby, outside Monbulk)

The nearest chess club, at Belgrave Library. Juniors and beginners first, then social games till late.
- When: Tuesdays in school term: beginners and juniors 6:30pm, social chess 7 to 10pm
- Where: Belgrave Library community rooms
- Cost: Membership fees apply; no booking needed
- Season: Tuesdays in school term
- Where: Belgrave Library
- How to join: Turn up on a Tuesday, or ring Tanji on 0401 833 826 about membership.
- Contact: 0401 833 826
- [Library listing](https://events.yourlibrary.vic.gov.au/event?id=61500)
- Sources: [Your Library (2025 listing)](https://events.yourlibrary.vic.gov.au/event?id=61500)

#### MADCOW (Monbulk & District Community Working Group)

Not-for-profit, member-based working group behind the Monbulk Produce Market, Monbulk Car Show, Village Green project, Dear Monbulk, War on Waste and Bushfire Fuel Management Plan.
- Meetings: 5:30pm on the 3rd Monday of Feb, May, Aug & Nov (AGM in Nov)
- Where: Recreation Ground Pavilion, Moores Road
- Market: Monbulk Produce Market, 2nd Saturday of the month, 9am–2pm at 73 Main Road
- Season: Quarterly general meetings (Feb, May, Aug, Nov) & monthly market
- Where: Monbulk Recreation Reserve Pavilion, Moores Road
- How to join: Everyone is welcome at quarterly community meetings or in the action groups. Email info@madcowmonbulk.com.au or get in touch via the MADCOW website.
- Contact: 0419 857 524, info@madcowmonbulk.com.au
- [MADCOW website](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/)
- [Community Directory](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/community-directory)
- [Events & Produce Market](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/events)
- Sources: [MADCOW](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/), [MADCOW Contact](https://www.madcowmonbulk.com.au/contact)

#### Monbulk Historical Society

Keepers of the photographs, oral histories and pioneer records of Monbulk, The Patch, Kallista and Sherbrooke since 1893, and publishers of the quarterly Roundabout newsletter.
- Where: Monbulk Living & Learning Centre, 21 Main Road
- Books: When Roads Were Tracks, Where Hawks Fly, Monbulk's Hunger for History, World War I Diggers
- Season: All year
- Where: 21 Main Road
- How to join: Subscribe to the Roundabout newsletter or contact the society via their website or email.
- Contact: explore@monbulkhistoricalsociety.org.au
- [Society website](https://monbulkhistoricalsociety.org.au/)
- [Publications](https://monbulkhistoricalsociety.org.au/publications)
- Sources: [Monbulk Historical Society](https://monbulkhistoricalsociety.org.au/)

#### CWA Monbulk Day Branch

The daytime branch of the Country Women's Association in Monbulk: craft, baking, friendship and community service.
- Where: Wellington Cottage, 2 Moores Road
- Season: Monthly
- Where: 2 Moores Road
- How to join: Enquire through Country Women's Association of Victoria or drop by Wellington Cottage.
- [CWA of Victoria](https://cwaofvic.org.au/)
- Sources: 

#### Rotary Club of Monbulk & District

Local service club active since 1999, supporting Monbulk youth programs, school awards, community grants and local fundraising.
- Focus: Community service, youth leadership and local grants
- Season: All year
- Where: Moores Road
- How to join: Connect with the club via Rotary Club Finder or at community events.
- [Rotary Club Finder](https://www.rotary.org/en/search-clubs)
- Sources: 

#### Monbulk RSL Sub-Branch

Supporting returned and serving defence members and their families, hosting ANZAC Day and Remembrance Day services, and welcoming locals on Friday nights.
- Where: 48 Main Road, Monbulk
- Services: Veteran welfare, commemorative services and social clubrooms
- Season: All year
- Where: 48 Main Road
- How to join: Drop into the sub-branch on Main Road or call (03) 9756 6260.
- Contact: (03) 9756 6260
- [Monbulk RSL website](https://www.monbulkrsl.org.au/)
- Sources: [Monbulk RSL](https://www.monbulkrsl.org.au/)

#### Monbulk Senior Citizens Club

Social contact, cards, indoor games, shared lunches and outings for older residents in Monbulk.
- Meets: Tuesdays 10:00am to 4:00pm
- Where: Community Sports Pavilion, Moores Road
- Season: Tuesdays all year
- Where: Moores Road
- How to join: Come along on a Tuesday morning at the Moores Road pavilion.
- [Listing details](https://livingourbestlife.org.au/listing/monbulk-senior-citizens-club/)
- Sources: [Living Our Best Life](https://livingourbestlife.org.au/listing/monbulk-senior-citizens-club/)

#### Sherbrooke U3A (University of the Third Age) (nearby, outside Monbulk)

Short courses, languages, art, history, music and bushwalking for retired and semi-retired people across Monbulk and the hills.
- Phone: (03) 9754 3339
- Email: office@sherbrookeu3a.org.au
- Season: School terms
- Where: Upwey
- How to join: Browse current term courses on the Sherbrooke U3A website or call the office.
- Contact: (03) 9754 3339, office@sherbrookeu3a.org.au
- [Sherbrooke U3A](https://sherbrookeu3a.org.au/)
- [Courses & activities](https://sherbrookeu3a.org.au/courses-activities/)
- Sources: [Sherbrooke U3A](https://sherbrookeu3a.org.au/)

### Also in town

Local groups supported by the Monbulk & District Community Bank. We haven't found their details yet: if you're involved, tell us.

Monbulk Fire & Rescue (CFA), Emerald Monbulk Wildlife Shelter, Monbulk Christmas Decorations Group, Dandenong Ranges Music Council.

Source: [Community Bank Monbulk newsletter, winter 2025](https://www.bendigobank.com.au/siteassets/branchassets/communitycompanies/monbulkdistrictcommunityenterpriseslimited/investorshareholder/companynoticeboard/newsletter-winter-2025.pdf)

### Places to get outside

- **Monbulk Recreation Reserve** (Moores Road): The oval and pavilion, a skate park with two bowls and a mini ramp, a BMX track and a playground.
- **Monbulk Aquatic Centre** (26 Baynes Park Road): Indoor pool, gym, group fitness, aqua aerobics and learn-to-swim. Run by Belgravia Leisure for the council. https://activeyarraranges.com.au/venues/monbulk-aquatic-centre/
- **Sherbrooke Falls** (Sherbrooke Forest): A short walk through the forest from the Sherbrooke or O'Donohue picnic grounds in the Dandenong Ranges National Park. https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/dandenong-ranges-national-park/things-to-do/sherbrooke-falls-walk-and-picnic-area