Manningham is located just 12 kilometres east of the Melbourne CBD yet residents and visitors can enjoy the sense of being ‘out of the city’. When in Manningham enjoy the green open spaces, scenic outlooks to the ranges, and tranquil walks along the waterways. It is this balance of city and country that makes Manningham special.

Manningham is defined by natural boundaries. To the north and west, the Yarra winds its course providing marvellous opportunities for recreation, while the Koonung Creek forms our southern boundary.

In the east of the city, the Mullum Mullum, Andersons and Brushy Creeks flow through the non-urban areas.

Manningham has a thriving and diverse local economy serviced by more than 12,600 businesses. Main industry groups include retail trade (981 businesses), property and business services (3,785), construction and building (1,939) and many businesses providing personal services (1,203).

The natural environment and open space networks are important assets for Manningham residents and visitors. With more than 1,200 hectares of well-maintained parks, gardens and reserves and management.

The history of Manningham dates back thousands of years to the Wurundjeri Tribe whose way of life was closely linked to the natural environment in which they lived and identified with specific tracts of land in both a physical and spiritual sense.

The first European settlers began growing wheat, vegetables and grapes in the 1830’s before eventually planting orchards throughout the area. The district’s real windfall came with the discovery of gold in Warrandyte and by 1851 thousands of fortune hunters were trying their luck panning the streams and digging the rich soil around Harris Gully.

Manningham has retained many links to its cultural heritage with a large number of heritage places, buildings, trees and landscapes, reflecting the area’s habitation by local indigenous people, early gold mining settlements and orcharding past.