Puffing Billy
Relax and take in the views as the steam train, Puffing Billy chugs its way through forests, grasslands and over historial bridges.
Socially isolated & bored
The Coronavirus trapped me and everyone else in their homes. Plague and pestilence tends to do that, and I was okay with it at first…
How I turned part of my home into an Airbnb apartment.
Learn how I transformed part of my home into holiday rental apartment (Airbnb). See, room by room, the changes that were made.
We don’t like our guests to go hungry!
All guests at Ferny Hill Retreat get a FREE breakfast. We don’t like you to go hungry! So, what do you get?
Creating a funky fireplace
Ferny Hill Retreat’s funky fireplace, topped by shelves brimming with books, is seriously unreal! Learn how it was created…
Bottomless High Tea Brunch
Every Sat & Sun, Mary Eats Cake offers diners a ‘Bottomless High Tea’. Enjoy a free-flowing, endless supply of delicious food and drink. YUM!
PAVE Arts Festival 2020, Emerald Vic
Emerald’s PAVE Festival is HUGE! It runs for over a week and its many events bring the streets to life with music, arts and entertainment.
Simon Gaythorpe Open Garden, Olinda
Visit this spectacular hillside garden in the Dandenong Ranges. Simon Gaythorpe has created a stunning garden full of rare and exotic plants…
Ferny Hill Retreat (30-sec video)
Ferny Hill Retreat, an art-inspired holiday apartment in the heart of the Dandenong Ranges, has all you need for a relaxing getaway in the hills…
We have lift off!
Ferny Hill Retreat, a new holiday rental in Emerald Vic, officially opened its doors to guests on 10th January 2020. YAY! So far …
This is not a sofa bed
This dude has it all wrong! Along with a luxe queen bed, Ferny Hill Retreat offers guests a comfy double sofa bed that …
Video | Emerald Lake Park – something for everyone!
Emerald Lake Park is a great place for nature & fun. There are so many things to see and do – even a Puffing Billy station inside the park!
Bruno’s Art & Sculpture Garden
Bruno Torfs’ art brings joy to visitors from all over the world. He has created a rich fantasy world from clay, set in a beautiful rainforest.