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Town in Victoria, Australia
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Healesville is a small town at the eastern end of Victoria's Yarra Valley near Melbourne.
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A world-renowned wildlife park. The sanctuary is run under the auspices of the Melbourne Zoo, and provides rehabilitation facilities for injured wildlife, breeding programs for several endangered species, and aims to educate the public about the unique and beautiful wildlife of Australia.
The museum has a wonderful collection of early Modernist Australian paintings and changing contemporary works in a location with sweeping views of the adjoining TarraWarra vineyards. There is also the TarraWarra Biennial exhibition featuring contemporary artists, which started in 2006 and takes place in 2025.
A tourist railway operates from the town on weekends and public holidays.
You can watch the glass blowers at work, take a lesson or buy some of their finished product.
A burger joint with a crazy selection of burgers and fries that are very satisfying.
Informal Aussie hotel with bar and restaurant.
By bus
If you don't want to drive, you can take a train from the centre of Melbourne to Lilydale, and then there is the regular bus service 685 (operated by McKenzies) which runs to Healesville Sanctuary…
By walking
It is possible to walk within the town if you don't mind small hills.
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