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Local time 2:12 am       MT MARTHA 4 km south of Mornington is Mt Martha which is the name given to both the mountain (152 m above sea-level) and the quiet picturesque and rather exclusive holiday resort which perched on the cliff line overlooking Port Phillip Bay. There is a general store, caravan parks, residential housing, a golf course, a boat-launching ramp and a pleasant beach backed by a foreshore reserve adjacent The Esplanade which continues south along the coastline to Safety Beach. Behind the foreshore is Balcombe Creek Wetlands. The Balcombe Creek Walk (2 km) follows the boardwalks along the shore of the estuary from the car park near the bridges to the sports reserves. Mt Martha was named after Martha Lonsdale whose husband was the first police magistrate of Port Phillip. Mt Martha Park If you follow The Esplanade south from the main shopping area it passes Balcombe Point then Martha Point. If you turn off The Esplanade into Bradford Rd then turn left again into Forest Drive it leads through Mt Martha Park (52 ha) to link up with the Nepean Highway. There is a picnic area in the park and excellent views of Port Phillip Bay and its headlands. The Arboretum Walk (2.5 km) starts from the picnic area in Forest Drive. It proceeds down the hill then follows the circular track to the right and returns up the hill. The Briars Historic Park The Briars Historic Park is located on the Nepean Highway at Mt Martha. It is based on an estate, which was established in 1840 by retired British army officer Captain James Reid. Reid named the 2000-ha property 'Tichin-Gorourke' (meaning 'voice of the frogs'), after the local Aboriginal name for what is now called Balcombe Creek. Alexander Balcombe who renamed it ‘The Briars’ after his old family home on St Helena took it over in 1846. Balcombe built the earliest section of the graceful 12-room homestead between 1848 and 1851 with extensions in the 1860s. He became a prominent local citizen of Mornington and helped establish St Peter's Anglican Church and Osborne School. The house and estate remained in the Balcombe family until 1977 when all but 8 remaining hectares around the home were sold to the shire. The house, with its old established trees, lawns, gardens and farm buildings was donated to the shire. Inside are items given by Napoleon to the Balcombe family, whom he befriended while in exile on St Helena in 1815. Historic farm machinery is on display in the farm buildings behind the stables. Within the park is Josephine's Restaurant and an information centre with audio-visual displays, family photographs, artifacts, information and an aquarium presenting some of the local wetland fauna. A boardwalk leads from the information centre to two bird hides situated within 30 ha of wetlands where there are more than 120 bird species, along with koalas, kangaroos and wallabies. There are also two walks, which lead through a large area of native woodland. There is signage relating to the flora and fauna and a viewing area overlooking the wetlands. The Park is open from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. daily while the homestead is open from 11.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. daily, tel: (03) 5974 3686. Picnic-barbecue facilities and school holiday activities are provided. The restaurant is open daily for morning and afternoon teas and lunch, on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday breakfasts. The Original Oz Art and Craft Gallery The Original Oz Art Gallery is located at 34 Lochiel Ave, Mt Martha Village Centre, tel: (03) 5974 8170. It is open daily from 9.00 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Mornington/Mt Martha Mornington Country Golf Club Tallis Drive Mornington (03) 5975 2784 Mt Martha Valley Country Club Country Club Drive Mt Martha (03) 5981 0100 Route 781 from Frankston to Mount Martha: Departs from the terminus at Frankston Railway Station and runs via Young Street, Playne Street, Nepean Highway, Old Mornington Road, Mt Eliza Way, Nepean Highway, Bungower Road, Robertson Drive, Nepean Highway, Main Street, Esplanade, Bay Road, Dominion Road, Somerset Drive, Suffolk Crescent and Norfolk Road to the terminus at the corner of Somerset Drive and Norfolk Road, Mount Martha. Route 781 from Mount Martha to Frankston: Departs from the terminus at the corner of Somerset Drive and Norfolk Road, Mount Martha, and runs via Somerset Drive, Dominion Road, and then the reverse of the route described above to the terminus at Frankston Railway Station.

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