melbourne area (less than an hour's drive each way)
Werribee— Historic mansion & open-range zoo.
Dandenong Ranges— National park, gardens, historic steam railway.
Wine-tasting in the Yarra Valley, Healesville and the Healesville Sanctuary.
Port Phillip Bay scenic drive and the Mornington Peninsula, including the seaside resort locations of Sorrento and Portsea]], offering both bayside and surf beaches.
Mount Donna Buang winter sightseeing snow.
Kinglake National Park.