Glen Iris Road Uniting Kindergarten Content components A kindergarten where children engage in play-based learning guided by professional teachers and educators. Contact detailsAddress: 200 Glen Iris Road, Glen Iris 3146 Phone: (03) 9885 5798Email: [email protected]Website: Uniting websiteVisit the kindergarten: Visit our Open days for kindergartens page for information about the annual open day in May or contact the kindergarten to arrange a time to visit. About Glen Iris Road Uniting Kindergarten This kindergarten is located in a purpose-built centre attached to Glen Iris Uniting Church next door to Glen Iris Primary School.The teachers and educators here take on many roles to play with your child and use a range of integrated teaching and learning strategies to strike the balance between child-led and educator-supported learning. The 4-year-old program runs a government-funded, early childhood language program learning Chinese (Mandarin) and also participates in the ELLA (Early Learning Languages Australia) program, which you can learn more about on the ELLA website. The kindergarten runs a year-round 'all weather' Nature Kinder Program at Glen Iris Wetlands. Through this weekly program, your child will connect with the local environment and discover the many benefits of getting involved in nature and an active lifestyle.Learn more about the centre's staff, programs, facilities and philosophies on the Uniting website. 2026 and provisional 2027 session times3-year-old kindergarten programPossums group This program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week.DayFree kinder hoursWednesday8:30 am to 4 pmFriday8:30 am to 4 pmSubject to availability, 7 hours and 30 minutes additional hours Monday 8:30 am to 4 pm as a mixed age group.4-year-old kindergarten programLizards groupThis program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week and subject to demand 7 hours 30 minutes of additional hours.DayFree kinder hoursAdditional hoursMondayNone8:30 am to 4 pmTuesday8:30 am to 4 pmNoneThursday8:30 am to 4 pmNone2026 fees per termThe Victorian Government Free Kinder initiative is available at this kindergarten. Concession rates are not applicable.3-year-old kindergarten program (15 hours per week): free4-year-old kindergarten program (15 hours per week): freeAdditional hours (7 hours and 30 minutes): $950, payable in advance. Rating against the National Quality StandardEarly childhood education and care services are assessed and rated against the National Quality Standard (NQS). You can find out more about the NQS on the Australian Children's Education and Care Quality Authority website. This assessment and rating aims to:promote continuous improvement in the provision of quality education and careimprove knowledge and access to information about the quality of services to help families make informed decisions about their child’s education and care.See the Glen Iris Road Uniting Kindergarten's rating against the NQS. You can also learn more about rating and assessment process on the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority website. Note: These details have been provided by Glen Iris Road Uniting Church Kindergarten. For the most up-to-date information, visit the Uniting website. Read more about Glen Iris Road Uniting Kindergarten Short description Off On this page - anchors On
Alfred Road Kindergarten Content components A warm and friendly community-managed kindergarten with a strong focus on family. Contact detailsAddress: 48A Alfred Road, Glen Iris 3146Phone: (03) 9889 4038Email: [email protected]Website: Alfred Road Kindergarten websiteVisit the kindergarten: Visit our Open days for kindergartens page for information about the annual open day in May or contact the kindergarten to arrange a time to visit. About Alfred Road KindergartenA positive, playful and nurturing environment where children learn, grow and have fun.The program focuses on play-based learning. Children engage in music, movement, art, cooking and gardening in secure indoor and outdoor spaces. Alfred Road also participates in the Victorian Government Early Childhood Language Program and offers a Chinese (Mandarin) language program at no extra cost. You can learn more about this program on the Victorian Government website.Learn more about the centre's programs, facilities and philosophies on the Alfred Road Kindergarten website. 2026 session times3-year-old kindergarten programWombats groupThis program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week.DayFree kinder hoursTuesday8:30 am to 4 pmFriday8:30 am to 4 pm4-year-old kindergarten programKoalas groupThis program offers 15 hours of free kinder per week and 7.5 hours of additional optional hours.DayFree kinder hoursAdditional hoursMonday8:30 am to 1:30 pm1:30 to 4 pmWednesday8:30 am to 1:30 pm1:30 to 4 pmThursday8:30 am to 1:30 pm1:30 to 4 pm 2026 fees per termThe Victorian Government Free Kinder initiative is available at this kindergarten.3-year-old kindergarten program:Wombats (15 hours per week): Free4-year-old kindergarten program:Koalas (15 hours per week): FreeAdditional hours (7.5 hours per week): $1125 or $1055 for concession card holders. Rating against the National Quality StandardEarly childhood education and care services are assessed and rated against the National Quality Standard (NQS) to:promote continuous improvement in the provision of quality education and careimprove knowledge and access to information about the quality of services to help families make informed decisions about their child’s education and care.See Alfred Road Kindergarten's rating against the NQS and learn more about the rating and assessment process on the Australian Children’s Education and Care Quality Authority website.Note: These details have been provided by Alfred Road Kindergarten. For the most up-to-date information, visit the Alfred Road Kindergarten website. Read more about Alfred Road Kindergarten Short description Off On this page - anchors On
Dorothy Laver Reserve East Content components Suitable for sports such as cricket and lacrosse and is also used for dog training.Dorothy Laver Reserve East has a function room with tables and chairs, a kitchen and capacity for 50 people. This makes it ideal for sports functions.We're designing a new local playground for Dorothy Laver Reserve East. Find out more on the Dorothy Laver Reserve East playground renewal page. Public facilitiesBarbecueDrinking fountainPlaygroundRebound wallSeating and tablesAddress1-9 Saxby Road, Glen Iris 3146The car park is off Saxby Road and there is limited street parking on Francis Crescent. The reserve is an 11-minute walk from Darling train station.Bodies of waterThere are bodies of water at Dorothy Laver Reserve East.Be aware of shallow water, submerged objects and variable water depths.Children must be actively supervised around water at all times.No diving.No swimming. Bookable spaces at Dorothy Laver Reserve East Dorothy Laver Reserve East oval (Saxby) With a beautiful playing surface surrounded by tall trees, this is a popular space during cricket season. Dorothy Laver Reserve East pavilion (Saxby function room) This pavilion combines a generous meeting space with modern facilities. Read more about Dorothy Laver Reserve East Short description Off On this page - anchors Off
Eric Raven Reserve Content components About the reserveThis reserve is available for a variety of sport and recreation activities.View all bookable spaces at this venue Public facilitiesCar parking including accessible parkingMultipurpose netsOff-lead dog areaAddress1A High Street, Glen Iris 3146 Sports scheduleThe summer season runs from 1 October 2025 to 30 March 2026. Below is the schedule for the summer season at Eric Raven Reserve.DaySports scheduleMondays4:30 pm to 8:00 pmTuesdays5:00 pm to 8:00 pmWednesdays4:30 pm to 6:30 pmThursdays6:00 pm to 8:00 pmFridays5:00 pm to 7:00 pmSaturdays8:30 am to 7:00 pm *Sundays8:30 am to 7:00 pm* Our Organised Sport Seasonal Allocation Policy allows for night matches during the summer season at pre-approved sportsgrounds. There may be some night matches at Eric Raven Reserve during the season. Matches will end by 9:30 pm (9:00 pm on Sundays). To find out more, please call our Sport and Recreation Team on (03) 9278 4797 or email [email protected]. Read more about Eric Raven Reserve Short description Off On this page - anchors Off
History of Gardiners Creek Content components Gardiners Creek is significant as it forms part of the City of Boroondara’s southern boundary. It’s also where John Gardiner became the first white settler on our side of the Yarra River. Gardiner, and a sea captain named John Hepburn and a Durham cattle-breeder named Joseph Hawdon, arrived from Sydney late in 1836 with a herd of cattle. Gardiner returned again in April 1837, with his wife and daughter, and settled near the junction of the Yarra River and what was then known as Kooyongkoot Creek. The creek was later renamed after him. But long before Gardiner's arrival, the banks of Kooyongkoot Creek were a source of vegetation used for food, tools and medicine by the local Aboriginal people, the Wurundjeri. The Wurundjeri people's skills and adaption to their environment meant they were able to sustain their lifestyle for many thousands of years with minimal impact to the environment. The first survey plans of the area were drawn on a mile square grid. They showed rivers and creeks, the sites of the first squatters, tracks and descriptions of the countryside. They were later updated to include parish boundaries, the first landowners and land sold by the government. During the 1830s people had to cross the creek or Yarra River by boat to reach John Gardiner's property, but by 1861 there were two bridges, one at Auburn Road and another at Tooronga Road. Three more bridges, at Toorak, Glenferrie and Burke roads, were completed by 1874. Further changes came during the 1930s Depression when Gardiners Creek was straightened in sections by men on sustenance (welfare payments during the Depression). In the 1950s Gardiners Creek was still more or less in its original state, with various tributaries flowing into the creek, and local children could catch tadpoles and blackfish in its waters. It flooded regularly in parts of Ashburton and Glen Iris. These days those tributaries have been barrelled and some stretches of the creek have been diverted around the path of the Monash Freeway and its exits. Gardiners Creek: Plans of the County of Bourke 1835 to 1855 Gardiners Creek: Tooronga Road Bridge Gardiners Creek: Truck crossing a bridge near Pitt Street, Ashburton, in the 1950s Gardiners Creek in the 1950s Upstream of its confluence with Back Creek, Gardiners Creek becomes a stream of great beauty. It is the habitat of water birds. It is a bustling little creek, flowing between trees presently attired in marvellous spring growth. There is a path winding among a close wood of oak trees, spreading everywhere a dappled light, effusing a damp scent of leafy mould. It is so still, so quiet, so sacred.(Source: Let it be, a pamphlet produced by the Gardiners Creek Valley Association, 1984)Learn more about the history of the area from resources listed on research your local history. Read more about History of Gardiners Creek Short description Off On this page - anchors Off
