Sunshine: Art, Food and Sunvale Park

Sunshine offers art, shopping and dining, as well as Sunvale Park. The gallery presents art during the day and in the evening in different formats; you can also consider dining options and park facilities when choosing where to stay.

Art in Sunshine: day and evening

One location of the Brimbank Projection Gallery is at Sunshine Library. There, you can view art during the day on a dedicated monitor. In the evening, the gallery presents changing exhibitions on two outdoor projection walls: one is behind the Brimbank Community and Civic Centre, and the other is on the Dai Phat Supermarket building on Hampshire Road. The gallery also presents short films, animations and digital artworks by local artists.

The formats also vary by time of day: art can be viewed at the library during the day, while exhibitions on the outdoor walls begin every evening at 7 pm. If you plan to see the evening outdoor projections, check the current schedule before your visit.

Shopping and dining

Hampshire Road and Sunshine Marketplace offer opportunities for shopping and dining in Sunshine. Vietnamese, African, Indian and other regional cuisines are available along Hampshire Road and in other parts of the Sunshine CBD. The selection is therefore not limited to a single cuisine; at the same time, it is not described as being confined to Hampshire Road. If you are considering Sunshine for shopping and meals, you can take both named areas and the wider culinary variety in the CBD into account.

Facilities at Sunvale Park

Sunvale Park in Sunshine has a basketball hoop, barbecue facilities, a large shelter, fitness equipment and public toilets. The facilities range from basketball and fitness options to barbecue and shelter facilities. Which ones matter to you depends on what you plan to do during a visit to the park; public toilets are also available.

More things to do in Brimbank City

In the broader destination of Brimbank City, the Brimbank Loop Walk is described as a 3.5-kilometre route with an approximate duration of 1.5 hours. The trail follows the Maribyrnong River through the natural basin of Brimbank Park before climbing a steep slope. The distance and approximate duration provide a specific guide for planning your time; the ascent is also part of the described route.

Brimbank City also offers the Brimbank Park Playscape, which is designed for children of all abilities, including children who use wheelchairs. Another kind of outing takes you to Organ Pipes National Park, where you can find the Organ Pipes basalt columns, Rosette Rock and the Tessellated Pavement. The park is also part of an Aboriginal cultural landscape on the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri.

History and culture are also reflected in other ways in Brimbank City. The heritage-listed HV McKay Memorial Gardens were established in 1909 by Hugh Victor McKay, founder of the Sunshine Harvester Works; they are Victoria’s earliest example of an industrial garden. The Bowery Theatre at St Albans Community Centre is a hub for arts and cultural events. Its program includes theatre, music, dance and events for children.

For the broader travel overview: Brimbank City.