DESTINATION: Gembrook

Gembrook, 65-70mins from the CBD, is nestled in the Dandenong Ranges between rolling farmland and the Bunyip State Park. Settled in the 1870s by a mining company which named a previously uncharted creek: Gem: Brook.

Main Attractions

When in Gembrook there is the Bunyip State Forest, where lyrebirds are readily seen and heard, the forest is full of mountain ash and tree ferns.

Enjoy a picnic at Gembrook Bushland Park, a heritage park used as a acclimatisation zone for exotic animals brought into Australia in the 1800s that today features wet sclerophyll forest, Cockatoo and Gembrook creeks and two large redwood trees.

Visit Kurth Kiln Park – home to diverse flora and fauna and Kurth Kiln, an historic charcoal burner built to produce a petrol substitute for motor cars during WWII.

Nearby attractions

Gembrook is at the conclusion of the Puffing Billy steam train line, which starts at Belgrave and finishes at Gembrook with lots of villages in between.

From Emerald to Gembrook the line is quite new with country views. There are views into fern valleys, across the red soil potato farms to the Warburton Ranges.

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Region: Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges

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Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges, Victoria main attractions include: Yarra Valley Grape Grazing, Wineries Cellar Doors, Weekend Accommodation, Puffing Billy Vintage Steam Engine, Belgrave, Dandenong Ranges National Park, Mount Dandenong Observatory, Olinda floral festival, Sassafras charming stores and galleries and the William Ricketts Sanctuary. more

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Dandenong Ranges and Knox Visitor Information Centre

1211 Burwood Highway, Upper Ferntree Gully

Ph +61 3 9758 7522 or 1800 645 505 (within Australia)

Fax +61 3 9758 7533

Or contact Jeanette of Gembrook Cottages www.gembrookcottages.com.au

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