Travel Guide of Healesville Sanctuary in Australia by Influencers and Travelers

Healesville Sanctuary, formally known as the Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary, is a zoo specialising in native Australian animals. It is located at Healesville in rural Victoria, Australia, and has a history of breeding native animals. It is one of only two places to have successfully bred a platypus, the other being Sydney's Taronga Zoo. It also assists with a breeding population of the endangered helmeted honeyeater.

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Healesville VIC

  2 km (1.4 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Healesville is a town in Victoria, Australia, 52 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2016 Census, Healesville had a population of 7,461. The median age was 44 years. Healesville is situated on the Watts River, a tributary of the Yarra River.

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Warburton

  16 km (9.9 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Warburton is a town in Victoria, Australia, 72 kilometres east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Warburton recorded a population of 2,020 at the 2021 census.

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Silvan VIC

  19 km (11.6 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Silvan is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 40 km east of Melbourne. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges, and the town marks halfway between the Belgrave and Lilydale, both large towns.

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Olinda VIC

  24 km (15.1 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Olinda is a town in the Victorian Dandenongs, with a population of 1,738 as of the 2016 census. Located 36 km east of Melbourne, and within the local government area of the Shire of Yarra Ranges.

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Dandenong Ranges Botanic Garden

  24 km (14.8 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

National Rhododendron Gardens is a garden in Mount Dandenong, located about 500 meters east from the Olinda township, Australia. It is famous for its colored blooms of rhododendrons, azaleas, camellias, cherries and daffodils. Spring is the best season to visit. There are also some smaller gardens, like the Japanese Garden.

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Kallista

  26 km (16.4 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Kallista is a locality within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2016 Census, Kallista had a population of 1,437 people.

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Kallista VIC

  26 km (16.4 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Kallista is a locality within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2016 Census, Kallista had a population of 1,437 people.

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Sherbrooke VIC

  27 km (16.9 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Sherbrooke is a settlement in Victoria, Australia, 35 km east of Melbourne. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Permanent European settlement began with Robert W. Graham, an ex sea captain who spent eight years living in Quebec, Canada, before migrating to Australia with his family.

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Warrandyte VIC

  28 km (17.3 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Warrandyte is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Manningham. At the 2011 census, Warrandyte had a population of 5,520.

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Ferny Creek VIC

  28 km (17.3 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Ferny Creek is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 33 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2016 census, Ferny Creek had a population of 1,518.

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Upwey

  30 km (18.8 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Upwey is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 33 kilometres east from Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges and City of Knox. At the 2016 census, Upwey had a population of 6,652 people.

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Box Hill VIC

  39 km (24.2 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 kilometres east of the city's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2016 census, Box Hill had a population of 11,395.

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Mont Albert VIC

  40 km (24.8 miles) away from Healesville Sanctuary

Mont Albert is a leafy inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 kilometres east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area are the Cities of Boroondara and Whitehorse. At the 2016 Census, Mont Albert had a population of 4,840. The main shopping centre of Mont Albert is Hamilton Street, a small street lined with shops. The suburb has its own railway station.

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