Rutherglen is a fantastic wine region to visit with kids. I think most (well, a lot) wineries are getting on board these days and making themselves family friendly. They really have no choice! Some families might think that kids won't enjoy visiting wineries or that wineries are not set up for families. But, this is just [...]
Phillip Island is only (approximately) 1.5 hours from Melbourne so it makes for a perfect easy holiday destination. You'll find so many fun things to do in Phillip Island with kids. Here is our guide on what to do in Phillip Island. Complied after many visits over the past 20 years. I think every trip we [...]
Easter morning fun It is no secret that we love camping, but it seems so do a lot of other families! There are many awesome camping sites around Victoria, many of which we have camped at, but we get over the crowds! We are always looking for a bush camping experience without the crowds! [...]
Over the March long weekend we enjoyed our third visit to Glen Cromie. Being only an hour from Melbourne along the Monash Freeway it is a very easy long weekend or weekend getaway. The park itself is only 10 minutes from both Warragul and Drouin. The park is set on 35 acres in a [...]
Things to do around Bright and Porepunkah with kids There are just so many things to do around the Bright and Porepunkah area with kids. We had a week and we enjoyed a great mix of relaxing around the camp ground and also getting out and exploring. If camping is not your thing, there are many, many [...]
It probably wasn’t the wisest move deciding to visit Legoland Discovery Centre at Chadstone when we did: A Saturday School Holidays 43 degree day But Ross, Ned and Olive are all massive Lego fans and were beside themselves with excitement. Where is Legoland The Legoland Discovery Centre is within the Chadstone Shopping Centre. The address is: [...]
We had a fabulous time camping for a week at the Porepunkah Bridge Holiday Park over the new year period. Here is our review of the park and the facilities. We love the area around Bright and the High Country and have always wanted to spend more time camping up there. It's one of those places [...]
The Peninsula Picnic is one of the Mornington Peninsula’s premier family friendly food, wine and music festivals and we were excited to attend both the 2017 and 2018 events. Our first introduction to live music with the kids was The Lost Lands which was awesome. So we were keen to experience more live music events. The [...]
Ross and I took the kids to see the Hoodoo Gurus at a Melbourne Zoo twilight concert in perfect summer weather in February 2017. It was awesome! Our introduction to live music was The Lost Lands Festival and now we can’t get enough live music events as a family - we also love the Peninsula Picnic. There [...]
Mmmm – fresh raspberries and blackberries – need I say more! Fat, ripe blackberries At The Bramble Farm in Langwarrin you can pick as many berries as you like – as we did Christmas Eve - it is very easy to spend an hour or so here picking your own berries. The Bramble Farm [...]
