This Yarra Valley winery and restaurant got a moody, atmospheric makeover in 2017.

This bar, restaurant and wine shop is the public face of Innocent Bystander wines. Stop by here to try the label’s signature moscato, or opt for a tasting paddle of wines poured straight from the barrel. There’s also beer; cider; and crowd-pleasing food such as pizza and hearty helpings of paella.

A simple menu and plenty of outdoor seating make this cafe a popular spot for families.

Shrouded by a striking copper veil, this award-winning gin distillery is a sight to behold. Find a cellar door, a glowing gin shop, a very green gin garden, multiple events spaces and more at this unmissable Healesville distillery.

Mac Forbes’s low-key cellar door in Healesville’s town centre.

Healesville Sanctuary: the only place in the world where you can sit in a tank and hang out with Yamacoona the platypus. She was rescued by the sanctuary after being discovered belly-up, and now forms a part of the “Wade with the Platypus” show. There’s also the “Spirits of the Sky” show, where highly trained birds of prey soar over a specially built flight arena. Watch your head; the wedge-tailed eagle isn’t afraid to get up close.