Hastings, VIC Family Guide
VIC 3915 · Mornington Peninsula Shire
Discover Hastings with your family: kids' activities, parks, schools and everyday family life.
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Parks, playgrounds and community places to discover nearby.
Activities around Hastings
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Sports & local clubs around Hastings
Martial arts around Hastings
3 listed within 5 km of Hastings · 2 in Hastings
In Hastings
In Hastings
3.3 km from central Hastings
Soccer around Hastings
3 listed within 5 km of Hastings · 2 in Hastings
In Hastings
In Hastings
See all 3 within 5 km
- Westernport Soccer Club · Bittern · 4.1 km
Tennis around Hastings
2 listed within 5 km of Hastings · 1 in Hastings
In Hastings
See all 2 within 5 km
- Bittern Tennis Club · Bittern · 4.1 km
More sports
- Athletics (1 in Hastings · 1 within 5 km) — Westernport Little Athletics Centre (0 km)
More things to do around Hastings
- Kids' activities & play (1 in Hastings · 1 within 5 km) — Kidz Shed Indoor Play Centre & Cafe (1.9 km)
Schools within 3 km of Hastings
AIThe schools section lists the Hastings primary schools and Western Port Secondary College, each inside the suburb.
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5 schools within 3 km of the Hastings centre, 5 with a Hastings address. See all schools with a Hastings address
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Parks, playgrounds & community places
Within 3 km (pools 5 km). Features shown only where verified.
Playgrounds (verified features) (3)
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Libraries (2)
Sports grounds (3)
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Parks (1)
Warringine Park
Bittern · 2.6 km
What's coming up
One-off events and programs listed within 5 km, over the next 60 days.
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A look around Hastings
Hastings
At a glance
This guide brings together what AroundSchools lists for families in and around Hastings: 10 kids' activities within 5 km, 5 schools in Hastings, and parks and playgrounds.
- Kids' activities
- Kids' activities & play
- Parks & places
- 7 parks · 3 verified playgrounds · 2 libraries
- Explore nearby
- Bittern and Crib Point
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Browse mapped places (24)
- St Mary’s Catholic Primary School - HastingsSchool
- Hastings Primary SchoolSchool
- Western Port Secondary CollegeSchool
- Wallaroo Primary SchoolSchool
- Hastings Westpark Primary SchoolSchool
- Westernport Little Athletics CentreActivity
- TSKF Karate Mornington PeninsulaActivity
- Hastings Tennis ClubActivity
- GKR KarateActivity
- Westernport Soccer ClubActivity
- Hastings Football ClubActivity
- Kidz Shed Indoor Play Centre & CafeActivity
- Ottway's Taekwondo & Self DefenceActivity
- Westernport Soccer ClubActivity
- Bittern Tennis ClubActivity
- Hastings LibraryPark or community place
- Foreshore ReservePark or community place
- Pelican ParkPark or community place
- Mornington Peninsula LibraryPark or community place
- Hastings ForeshorePark or community place
- Warringine ParkPark or community place
- Hastings ParkPark or community place
- Tara Drive Play GroundPark or community place
- Warringine ParkPark or community place
Your council & community
Hastings within Mornington Peninsula Shire
7 of the council area’s 73 activity providers · 3rd of 23 suburbs by number of providers
Council-wide information and places near this suburb have different geographic scopes.
Homes with family context
Homes in and around Hastings
A summary. Each home’s page shows the schools and activities around it.
$740k
Median, houses
$576k
Median, units
Recently sold within 5 km of Hastings
Homes that have sold nearby. We don’t show sale prices.
Hastings, VIC 3915
Property Type: House
Hastings, VIC 3915
Property Type: House
Hastings, VIC 3915
Property Type: House
Hastings, VIC 3915
Property Type: House
Hastings, VIC 3915
Property Type: Townhouse
Hastings, VIC 3915
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.
Bittern
3 activity providers · 4 km
Crib Point
1 activity provider · 6.5 km
Compare activities, schools & parks
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Hastings
Martial arts 2, Soccer 2, Tennis 1, Athletics 1 +1
5 schools · 7 parks
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Bittern4 km · same council
Martial arts 1, Soccer 1, Tennis 1
1 school · 3 parks
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Crib Point6.5 km · same council
Tutoring & STEM 1
2 schools · 3 parks
| Area | Activities listed there | Schools | Parks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings | Martial arts 2, Soccer 2, Tennis 1, Athletics 1 +1 | 5 | 7 |
| Bittern4 km · same council | Martial arts 1, Soccer 1, Tennis 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Crib Point6.5 km · same council | Tutoring & STEM 1 | 2 | 3 |
Each row counts only what is listed in that suburb itself; distances are between suburb centres.
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This introduction and the sentences marked AI on this page were written with AI from the AroundSchools listings shown here (refreshed 21 Oct 2026) — what we've listed, not everywhere nearby, and it may be outdated. General information, not advice.
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Kids activities in Hastings are listed inside the town: Kidz Shed Indoor Play Centre & Cafe under kids' activities and play, and Westernport Little Athletics Centre under athletics.
Soccer and karate clubs are based in Hastings as well, so the sports section starts with clubs in the suburb.
For outdoor time, the parks section lists the foreshore and playgrounds in Hastings, and Hastings Library is listed in the same section.
AIThe Bittern guide and the Crib Point guide are the neighbouring pages, and the Mornington Peninsula Shire guide covers the shire.
Figures from AroundSchools listings and official published data, refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Kids activities across Mornington Peninsula Shire
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