Forest HillVictoria 3131

Forest Hill College (Years 7–12) and Burwood Heights Primary School and Kindergarten sit side by side on Mahoneys Road. Orchard Grove, Burwood East and Livingstone primary schools and Vermont Secondary College are also nearby. Check each school's zone for your address.

Yes. Emmaus College, a co-educational Catholic college, is about 3 km away in Vermont South. It has around 1,450 students, a 100% satisfactory VCE completion rate and 62 VCE studies, with fees of around $9,200 a year.

Yes. It has been an International Baccalaureate World School since 11 February 2021, authorised to teach the Primary Years Programme alongside the Victorian Curriculum.

Yes. A $10.9 million state-funded upgrade was completed in January 2026, adding four science laboratories, two food technology rooms, a refurbished canteen and new toilets.

A three-court, competition-grade indoor basketball stadium on the Level 3 rooftop of Forest Hill Chase. It opened on 29 May 2026 and runs Nunawading Basketball competitions and programs.

Nunawading Basketball runs two venues close by: The Summit, with three courts at Forest Hill Chase, and the five-court Nunawading Basketball Centre on Burwood Highway, about 2 km away, which is home to the Nunawading Spectres.

Forest Hill Chase is in the suburb. Box Hill Central and The Glen are about 4.6 km away, Eastland about 5.6 km and Westfield Knox about 7.4 km, measured in a straight line.

Yes. The Forest Hill urgent care clinic at 490–524 Springvale Road is open 8am to 10pm every day and is 100% bulk billed with a Medicare card. It treats non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses such as sprains, fractures, cuts and minor burns, with X-ray on site. Call 000 in an emergency.

Yes. Several local GP clinics offer bulk billing, including Forest Hill Medical on Springvale Road and Forest Hill Chase Medical Centre. Billing policies vary by patient and service, so check when booking.

Yes. Forest Hill has several neighbourhood playgrounds, including Jean Lake Reserve on Lake Road, Ansett Crescent, Matheson Road, Faulkner Street Park, Mahoneys Reserve and Forest Hill Reserve. The inclusive Highbury Park play space in Burwood East and the new ngarrak nakorang wilam park, which starts at Springvale Road, are also close by.

A new 35-hectare park on the former Healesville Freeway reserve, running from Springvale Road in Forest Hill through Vermont. The $10.5 million project includes a 3.5 km walking and cycling trail, play spaces, picnic shelters, barbecues and toilets, and is due for completion in 2026.

Yes. Nunawading Community Gardens at 82 Jolimont Road, Forest Hill, opened in 1977 and is described as Australia's first community garden, with 127 organic plots. Strathdon House on Springvale Road also has a volunteer-run kitchen garden, free surplus produce on Saturday mornings, and a monthly harvest swap.

Yes. Forest Hill has tree-lined residential streets, and Whitehorse Council protects many large indigenous eucalypts in the suburb through its Statements of Tree Significance.

Yes. Nunawading station is about 1.7 km north on Springvale Road, and Blackburn station is about 2.5 km north-west. Both are on the Lilydale and Belgrave lines, which run through Box Hill to the City Loop. SmartBus 902 along Springvale Road stops at Nunawading station.

Yes. Aqualink Nunawading, on Fraser Place in Forest Hill, has an indoor 8-lane 50 m pool, a family leisure pool, a spa, sauna and steam room, and a gym.

Yes. The Route 75 tram starts at Vermont South, about 2.5 km from central Forest Hill, and runs along Burwood Highway past Deakin University, through Camberwell, Hawthorn and Richmond, to Flinders Street and Docklands. It is Melbourne's longest tram route.

About 17 km east of the CBD. The Eastern Freeway, EastLink and the Monash Freeway are all within roughly 6.5 km, and Suburban Rail Loop East is due to open stations at Box Hill and Deakin Burwood by 2035.