Foster, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3960 · South Gippsland Shire Council
Discover Foster with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Explore Foster
Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
New Zealand Hill Flora Reserve
Foster · 0.6 km
Activities around Foster
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More things to do around Foster
- Arts & dance (1 in Foster · 1 within 5 km) — Foster War Memorial Arts Centre (0.1 km)
Schools within 3 km of Foster
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2 schools within 3 km of the Foster centre, 3 with a Foster address. See all schools with a Foster address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Parks (1)
New Zealand Hill Flora Reserve
Foster · 0.6 km
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One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Foster: 1 kids' activity within 5 km, 3 schools in Foster, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Arts & dance
- Parks & places
- 2 parks
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- Mirboo North and Leongatha
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- Foster Secondary CollegeSchool
- Foster Primary SchoolSchool
- Foster War Memorial Arts CentreActivity
- New Zealand Hill Flora ReservePark or community place
Your council & community
Foster within South Gippsland Shire Council
1 of the council area’s 12 activity providers · 3rd of 7 suburbs by number of providers
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Homes with family context
Homes in and around Foster
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$428k
Median, houses
Recently sold within 5 km of Foster
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Foster, VIC 3960
Property Type: House
Foster, VIC 3960
Property Type: House
Foster, VIC 3960
Property Type: House
Foster, VIC 3960
Property Type: House
Foster, VIC 3960
Property Type: House
Medians are of settled sales (2025-Q4). Source: Victorian Property Sales Report © State of Victoria (Department of Transport and Planning), CC BY 4.0
Nearby suburbs
Find more for your family close by. Distances are measured between suburb centres.
Mirboo North
28.2 km
Leongatha
29.6 km
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Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 22 Oct 2026.
Kids activities across South Gippsland Shire Council
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