29 Lockwood Road

The property is located about 36 km south‑east of Melbourne's CBD. It sits within the Shire of Yarra Ranges, offering a semi‑rural lifestyle while still being within commuting distance.

Within a kilometre you’ll find Birdsland Reserve, a 75‑hectare bushland park, and the Progress Theatre (≈0.6 km). The Belgrave railway station is about 1.8 km away, providing public transport links.

Birdsland Reserve (≈1 km) offers bushwalking, picnicking and wildlife spotting, while Mount Morton lies roughly 1.1 km to the north. The Monbulk Creek corridor, a key biolink between Dandenong Ranges National Park and Lysterfield Lake Park, is also nearby.

Lockwood Road is home to the Belgrave Heights Convention, originally the Upwey Convention that moved to the former Lockwood Golf Links in 1950. The site includes several historic buildings, such as a main auditorium that has been recently redeveloped.

The locality supports a range of mammals such as platypus, yellow‑bellied glider, and wombats, as well as birds like the galah, powerful owl and red‑wattlebird. Reptiles such as the blue‑tongue lizard and various snake species also inhabit the region.

The area features a mix of shrubby foothill forest with species like Eucalyptus radiata, Acacia melanoxylon and various native shrubs. Ground‑layer plants include native grasses such as Poa species and herbs like Dianella longifolia.

Yes, the Ash Wednesday fires of February 1983 destroyed many homes in Belgrave Heights, and a separate bushfire in February 2009 burned around 300 hectares near Birdsland Reserve. These events have shaped local fire management and community preparedness.