Sunshine: Art, Dining and Green Discoveries

Discover Sunshine through a variety of experiences: art appears on screens and projection walls, Hampshire Road beckons with a diverse food selection, and Sunvale Park brings activity and practical facilities together. The side that appeals to you most can also help you choose the right base for your stay.

Art in the library and around town after dark

One location of the Brimbank Projection Gallery is in Sunshine Library. During the day, visitors can view art on a dedicated monitor there. The gallery also presents changing exhibitions every evening from 7 pm 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 program also includes short films, animations and digital artworks by local artists. If you’d like to include the projections in your evening plans, check the current schedule.

The library and outdoor walls offer different ways to experience art: indoors on a dedicated monitor or around town on large-scale projections. This makes Sunshine appealing to anyone who wants to include contemporary art in their explorations alongside shopping and dining.

Shopping and dining in Sunshine

Hampshire Road and Sunshine Marketplace invite you to shop and dine. Along Hampshire Road and in other parts of Sunshine CBD, you’ll find dishes from Vietnam, Africa, India and other regions. The selection extends beyond Hampshire Road into other parts of Sunshine CBD. When choosing a holiday rental, it may help to consider whether you’d like to focus your days out on art, shopping or a variety of cuisines.

An active break at Sunvale Park

Sunvale Park in Sunshine has a basketball hoop, barbecue facilities, a large shelter, fitness equipment and public toilets. This combination brings together different ways to take a break or get active in one place: you can play basketball, use the fitness equipment or make use of the barbecue facilities. The large shelter and public toilets round out the amenities.

Sunshine within the wider destination of Brimbank City

Sunshine is one of five activity centres in the wider destination of Brimbank City. The other centres are St Albans, Deer Park, Sydenham and Keilor; each has its own attractions and facilities. If you’d like to choose your location based on the experiences you’re looking for, you can consider Sunshine and these other centres as distinct focal points, rather than viewing Brimbank City as one uniform place.

Other options in Brimbank City offer different experiences. The Brimbank Loop Walk is 3.5 kilometres long and takes about 1.5 hours. It follows the Maribyrnong River through the natural bowl of Brimbank Park before climbing a steep slope. Brimbank Park is also home to the Playscape, designed for children of all abilities, including children who use wheelchairs.

You can also explore history in the wider Brimbank City area: the Keilor Heritage Trail uses plaques throughout the village to record the history and significance of selected places and buildings. The heritage-listed HV McKay Memorial Gardens were established in 1909 by Hugh Victor McKay, founder of Sunshine Harvester Works; they are the earliest example of an industrial garden in Victoria. These different ideas may help shape your decision about whether to focus your stay more on Sunshine itself or on other facets of the wider destination.

For the wider travel overview: Brimbank City.