I was rather surprised to find on a map that though Healesville is only an hour from Melbourne central, it can't be accessed by train. The closest train station seems to be Hurstbridge, still quite some suburbs and distance away.
The best way to get there would be by car, especially since the Sanctuary is a few kms out of the centre of the town and the other attractions are quite some distance apart too.
Written Dec 13, 2003
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I was rather surprised to find on a map that though Healesville is only an hour from Melbourne central, it can't be accessed by train. The closest train station...
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Healesville Sanctuary in Yarra Valley

Healesville Sanctuary is such a great place that it deserves its own travelogue. Far better than any zoo, the animals are in large walk through enclosures, more like they were living free in an...
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Healesville Sanctuary is open every day of the year and has been a sanctuary since the early 1930's.all of Australias most loved animals are here to be seen Koalas,...
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Healesville : Base for Yarra Valley Wine Touring

We've used Healesville as our base several times during road trips to the Yarra Valley. Have found a great place to stay and a beaut dining establishment which we just can not go past. The local...
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Healesville Wildlife Sanctuary

Two species of kangaroos are resident in the "Grasslands" exhibit - Eastern Grey and the Kangaroo Island Kangaroos. Kangaroos have a unique reproductive system; while a joey is growing in the pouch......
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