Newport Lakes is a beautiful hidden bushland setting just over the Westgate Bridge in Newport. Less than 15 minutes from home! Winner! Newport Lakes boasts two lakes within the 33 hectare park. There are plenty of undulating walking and running tracks and would be a good place for some hill training (as it’s very flat around [...]
The Redwood Forest, Warburton is located just 15 minutes’ drive through the township of Warburton. It is home to the magical Californian Redwood tree plantation. This has been popping up on social media a bit over the past few months and I can’t believe the number of times we have been to and through Warburton and [...]
Driving over the Westgate Bridge and looking down you could easily think there had been some sort of toxic spill! But, the bright pink colour in the salt lake you can see is caused by a totally natural phenomenon. This is Westgate Park, the home of Melbourne’s very own pink lake. What makes the Westgate Park [...]
The beautiful Rainforest Gallery can be found not far from Warburton, it’s one of the Yarra Valley’s hidden gems; The Warburton Rainforest Gallery. There are two activities here to enjoy. The first is a 40 metre long observation platform (apparently one of only three of its type in Australia) which takes you into the rainforest canopy [...]
We had a great March long weekend camping at the Doon Reserve Caravan Park. This was our second visit to this park and here is our review. To be honest, this is not our normal style of camping. Back before the kids we used to go camping in the bush and gave dirty looks [...]
On our way back from a weekend trip to the Bellarine Peninsula we made a stop in to a free animal sanctuary. Yes! You read that correctly, free! Serendip Sanctuary is under an hour from home and makes a great little stop off. Visiting Serendip Sanctuary I wouldn’t necessarily say you will need a full day [...]
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 [...]
