About this property
Alternate search: Unit 2, 61 Blackwood Avenue.
61 Blackwood Avenue, Mentone VIC 3194, Australia
Alternate search: Unit 2, 61 Blackwood Avenue.
The unit is serviced by several Public Transport Victoria bus routes, including the 903, 811, 812, 708, and 825. Mentone railway station on the Frankston line is about 1.5 km away, providing regular train services to Melbourne's CBD.
Mentone offers a lively shopping strip along Como Parade and Nepean Highway with restaurants, cafés, supermarkets and boutiques. The DFO Moorabbin retail outlet is approximately 1.1 km from the property, and Westfield Southland in neighboring Cheltenham is also easily reachable.
Mentone Beach and the Mentone Lifesaving Club are just a short walk away, offering beachside activities and swimming safety. Nearby parkland, the local oval, and the historic Mentone Bowling Club provide options for sports, picnics and community events.
Yes, the Australian National Aviation Museum (about 0.9 km away) and Chicquita Park (also about 0.9 km) are within easy walking distance, giving residents cultural and outdoor recreation options.
Mentone was founded as a resort town in the late 1800s and became a hub for the Heidelberg School of Australian artists, with painters like Tom Roberts and Arthur Streeton working on its beach in the 1880s. The suburb also retains historic sites such as the original fire station and the Mentone RSL building dating back to the 1880s.
Blackwood Avenue is located close to the Nepean Highway, a main arterial road that runs through Mentone and connects to surrounding suburbs and the Melbourne CBD.
The Mentone Police Station is about 1.5 km away, and the suburb is served by community radio 88.3 Southern FM (roughly 1.1 km). These facilities contribute to a well-supported local community.