Ferntree Gully

Ferntree Gully is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Knox, near the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges.

Natural Features

Natural features include a large part of the Dandenong Ranges National Park. Important features of that national park include One Tree Hill (formerly a fire-lookout, but now covered with trees, the lookout in disrepair) and the Kokoda Trail, a memorial walk dedicated to the Kokoda Trail of WW2 (includes interpretive signage). It is also a place for picnics and exercise, where many community groups meet.

Community

There is the Ferntree Gully library and the community centre, where the Knox Festival in March is.

Also the Christmas Carols are in Ferntree Gully. Formerly on Dobsons Road (the Arboretum), they are now on the grounds of the Community Centre every year in December.

Human features of Ferntree Gully include the Cool Store, and the Knox Environment Society. Also there are three pubs, all on Burwood Highway, and the Mountain Gate shopping precinct. There is a retirement village (Amaroo) and a sizable amount of pre-schools and kindergartens.

Education

Schools include Ferntree Gully College (7-12), St Joseph's (Boys Catholic, 7-12) and several primary schools, including Ferntree Gully PS, Ferntree Gully North PS, St John the Baptist PS, and Fairhills PS.

City of Knox (All Melbourne Suburbs)
Wantirna South	Boronia	The Basin
Knoxfield	Ferntree Gully	Upper Ferntree Gully
Scoresby	Rowville	Lysterfield