Cathy's Guidebook

Cathy
Cathy's Guidebook

shopping

awesome place for a rainy day, mixture of vintage and handcrafted items.
Market Fair
794 Burwood Hwy
awesome place for a rainy day, mixture of vintage and handcrafted items.
every tea you could want, it's more like sightseeing than shopping. tea pots, tea leaves in a really fun shop.
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Tea Leaves AUST Pty Ltd
380 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
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every tea you could want, it's more like sightseeing than shopping. tea pots, tea leaves in a really fun shop.
gorgeous toy shop with old fashioned toys to reminisce.
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Geppetto S Workshop
25 Olinda-Monbulk Rd
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gorgeous toy shop with old fashioned toys to reminisce.
closest super market,other shops there are well.
IGA Alchester
7 Alchester Cres
closest super market,other shops there are well.
who can resist handmade chocolates?
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Only Mine Chocolate Factory
540 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
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who can resist handmade chocolates?
great local shop with fresh produce and deli items
The Basin Pantry
great local shop with fresh produce and deli items

Food Scene

some of our local favourites in the area within 5km
nice food and if you are lucky you can pick up a voucher off Groupon.
Montania Cafe - Bar - Restaurant
1880 Ferntree Gully Rd
nice food and if you are lucky you can pick up a voucher off Groupon.
tourist icon in the area like stepping back in time
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Miss Marple's Theehuis
382 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
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tourist icon in the area like stepping back in time
wine and tapas bar. Bit pricey but very popular
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The Peacock Den
381 Forest Rd
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wine and tapas bar. Bit pricey but very popular
nice Thai restaurant in alchester shopping centre. Quite a few Thai restaurants in the area a couple of km further.
Mountain Thai
4 Alchester Cres
nice Thai restaurant in alchester shopping centre. Quite a few Thai restaurants in the area a couple of km further.
step into Alice in wonderland. so pretty.
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The Hatter and the Hare
21 Scoresby Rd
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step into Alice in wonderland. so pretty.
local fare, lots of organic and vegan options.
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Ripe Australian Produce
376 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
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local fare, lots of organic and vegan options.
very pretty spot, not always the best food but the ambiance is delightful
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King Henry Arts Cafe
320 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
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very pretty spot, not always the best food but the ambiance is delightful
regular favourite little further but nice
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Ranges at Olinda
5 Olinda-Monbulk Rd
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regular favourite little further but nice
more fine dining
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Fortnums Restaurant & Wedding Venue
395 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
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more fine dining
Haven't been here myself but friends say it's very good.
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Dine Divine
345 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
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Haven't been here myself but friends say it's very good.
Nice Cambodian people that make a great coffee. Their beesting cake is yummy.
Svaks Cafe
1325 Mountain Highway
Nice Cambodian people that make a great coffee. Their beesting cake is yummy.
very popular spot
The Acorn Bar & Restaurant
375 Forest Road
very popular spot
quite good local Indian restaurant.
Royal Spice Tandoori Indian Restaurant
quite good local Indian restaurant.
nice place part of cloudhill nursery and diggers club
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Seasons Restaurant at Cloudehill
89 Olinda-Monbulk Rd
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nice place part of cloudhill nursery and diggers club
just go, yum !
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Proserpina Bakehouse.
261 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
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just go, yum !
nice spot and kid friendly
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Kallista Tea Rooms
103 Monbulk Rd
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nice spot and kid friendly

Sightseeing

So why is The Basin called The Basin? The naming in 1860 when government botanist Ferdinand von Mueller – of German descent – thought,it was like being in a basin surrounded by hills. Come and see , it's far more than being in a bowl. Locals never leave and the secrets out this is one of the best suburbs in Melbourne.
gorgeous restful place with lots of walks
Doongalla Picnic Ground
Doongalla Forest Road
gorgeous restful place with lots of walks
this is "the walk" people like to challenge themselves with. pretty picnic spot at the top or if you area fitness junky do it multiple times.
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Kokoda Track Memorial Walk
Tree Fern Gully Track
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this is "the walk" people like to challenge themselves with. pretty picnic spot at the top or if you area fitness junky do it multiple times.
original sculptures by William Ricketts. Amazing and quiet a spiritual place
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William Ricketts Sanctuary
1402 Mount Dandenong Tourist Rd
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original sculptures by William Ricketts. Amazing and quiet a spiritual place
beautiful place for a walk , original gardens of the inventor of "aspro". Large deciduous trees and pools.
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Alfred Nicholas Memorial Garden
1A Sherbrooke Rd
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beautiful place for a walk , original gardens of the inventor of "aspro". Large deciduous trees and pools.
another local icon, steam train from Belgrave to several different destinations in the Dandenong Ranges.
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Puffing Billy Railway
1 Old Monbulk Rd
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another local icon, steam train from Belgrave to several different destinations in the Dandenong Ranges.
Miller's Homestead
local park, that hosts our own music festival and live music throughout the year
The Basin Triangle
1326 Mountain Hwy
local park, that hosts our own music festival and live music throughout the year
another old homestead in the area.
Ambleside Park Homestead
3 Olivebank Road
another old homestead in the area.
one of the oldest amateur theatre groups in Melbourne.
The 1812 Theatre
3 Rose Street
one of the oldest amateur theatre groups in Melbourne.
good place for a picnic , blind creek trail walk is close by.
Tim Neville Arboretum
98 Dorset Rd
good place for a picnic , blind creek trail walk is close by.
cinemas at Westfield Knox in ozone area with lots of restaurants. You can find our closest cinema at Metro Cinema in which is cheaper Boronia small and quietif that's what your prefer.
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Village Cinemas Knox
435 Burwood Hwy
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cinemas at Westfield Knox in ozone area with lots of restaurants. You can find our closest cinema at Metro Cinema in which is cheaper Boronia small and quietif that's what your prefer.
peaceful spot with great views
Mt Dandenong Arboretum
65 Ridge Rd
peaceful spot with great views
lovely place when all the rhodendrons are in flower
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Rhododendron Gardens Carpark
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lovely place when all the rhodendrons are in flower
nice easy walking /bike tracks
Reeser Str. 106, 46446 Emmerich am Rhein, Duitsland
nice easy walking /bike tracks
local creek protected as platypus swim there.
Dobsons Creek, Victoria 3154, Australië
local creek protected as platypus swim there.
used to be rhodendron garden. Has a display there now that one the Chelsea flower show in England.
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Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden
The Georgian Road
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used to be rhodendron garden. Has a display there now that one the Chelsea flower show in England.
easy walking starts off lilypilly lane The Basin can walk or ride all the way to Carrum Beach
Reeser Str. 106, 46446 Emmerich am Rhein, Duitsland
easy walking starts off lilypilly lane The Basin can walk or ride all the way to Carrum Beach

places of worship

closest Baptist church
Kilsyth South Baptist Church
382-388 Liverpool Road
closest Baptist church
on CNR Liverpool Rd and Mountain Hwy. also has it's own Thrift shop
The Salvation Army Boronia Corps
2 Liverpool Road
on CNR Liverpool Rd and Mountain Hwy. also has it's own Thrift shop
yes there is a temple in The Basin, amazing just to look at. I haven't been in there but I'm told they also have great food.
Sri Vakrathunda Vinayagar Temple
1292 Mountain Highway
yes there is a temple in The Basin, amazing just to look at. I haven't been in there but I'm told they also have great food.
lay church not pastor led
Ferntree Gully Uniting Church
6 The Avenue
lay church not pastor led
AOG church.
Hills Church Ferntree Gully
12 Edina Road
AOG church.
multi faith centre
Janssen Spirituality Centre
22 Woodvale Road
multi faith centre
small friendly parish
St. Matthew's Anglican Church
small friendly parish

markets

great market
Belgrave Big Dreams Market - 2nd Sunday of the Month
Reynolds Lane
great market
huge spot to rummage
Wantirna Trash & Treasure Market
huge spot to rummage