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Directions - how to get here... |
Alkira is easy to find. There are two ways to get here from Melbourne
(a mobile phone will work virtually all the way if you need to call us).
Our phone number is (03) 5968 1484.
Our road number is 2427 Launching Place Road, Gembrook.
Under the rural road numbering scheme this numbers represents 24.27 km from the
datum point. Watch out for these numbers on people’s gateposts as you get near (they get larger closer to Gembrook).
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From Melbourne Airport |
- From the airport take the Tullamarine Freeway to Melbourne.
- Follow City Link to Dandenong via the Monash Freeway.
- Exit the Monash Freeway at Wellington Road.
- Follow Wellington Road all the way to Emerald.
- Drive through Emerald, Cockatoo as far as Gembrook.
- And then follow the directions in the paragraph below
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From the city, southern and south eastern suburbs |
- Get to Gembrook, Melways ref. 189, J10
- At the end of the High Street, turn left into the Gembrook - Launching
Place Road. There is a large direction sign to Gilwell Park which is
next door to us.
- Drive 7kms, just before you reach us, the road passes through the
middle of Gilwell Park. On the way you will pass the Cap and Apron
Tea Rooms and Warwick Road (twice!).
- We are on the right hand side of the road and have a clearly visible
reflective sign. If you reach Soldiers Road, you’ve missed us!
- At the top of our drive. turn right and you will
find Alkira Homestead.
- At the top of our drive, turn to the right for Reception. Please ring the bell at our gate.
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From north eastern suburbs |
- Get to Lilydale, Melways ref. 38, E4.
- Head eastwards out of town on the Maroondah Highway.
- After 2 kms turn right onto the Warburton Highway (Melways ref.
38, K2)
- Drive approximately 18kms to Woori Yallock (pass through the townships
of Wandin and Seville on the way).
- 2 km beyond Woori Yallock ,(just past Hillcrest Store) make a right
hand turn into Lusatia Park Rd, this is well signposted. (Melways ref.
119C A9)
- Drive 9 kms until you reach a T junction, turn right (towards Gembrook)
into the Launching Place - Gembrook Road. (there is the Hoddles Creek
CFA fire station on the corner).
- Drive 12kms and we are on the left hand side of the road and have
a large reflective sign at our entrance which is clearly visible, even
in bad visibility. Most of these
last 12kms is through State Park and may seem very quiet and lonely
on a dark night. On the way you will pass the "Big Berry",
Shiprock Falls, Beenak Road and Soldiers Road (don’t worry if
you don’t notice all of these, the signs can be difficult to
see at night).
- If you find yourself passing Swallowfield Road and Gilwell Park,
you’ve missed us!.
- At the top of our drive, turn to the right for Reception. Please ring the bell at our gate.
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