By Parker McKenzie
Channel 9’s long-running Postcard series will visit Ferntree Gully when it airs on Sunday 30 April, showcasing some local favourite locations.
Host Brodie Harper said she isn’t new to the area and has a personal connection.
“Great things come from Ferntree Gully, my husband included,” she said.
“I’ve always loved it and I’ve always seen it as the gateway to the Dandenong Ranges and the beauty that lies within it as well.”
Ms Harper and her crew visited Ferntree Gully Quarry Reserve, Bees Knees Café, Market Fair and the Knox Environment Society Indigenous Nursery when the episode was filmed on 16 March.
She said she has always known Ferntree Gully is a “special little gem.”
“It feels special to me to be able to go to some of the places to show everybody else that hasn’t been there yet,” Ms Harper said.
“I learned a lot of new things, although I’ve seen the Thousand Steps and I know how beautiful the area is, I had never seen Quarry Reserve.”
Postcards has been running since 1998 in Victoria and airs at 5.30pm on Sundays.
Ms Harper said during her visit to the Indigenous Nursery she felt like she could have “hung around and had a cup of tea” with the volunteers from KES.
“They were knowledgeable and friendly, everyone was welcoming but the plants are wonderful,” she said.
“I love how you can take home the indigenous species to the area to help grow your own garden, just image if there were nurseries like that everywhere and how much better it would be for the wildlife.”
She said she was happy to highlight lesser-known locations in Ferntree Gully and not places people already know.
“I really think that the choices were the best, I feel like we really got to highlight the best Ferntree Gully has without showing things people already know,” Ms Harper said.
“I’m just really proud to get to show Ferntree Gully on Sunday and those spectacular places.”
