Santa is set to make an early visit to the suburbs before getting on his way to travel the world.
So here’s a list of where you can see Santa in Lilydale, Mooroolbark, Mount Evelyn and Chirnside Park.
Chirnside Park:
The big man in red is teaming up with the CFA members from Chirnside Park to visit a number of parks between 12pm and 3pm on Sunday 22 December.
12pm – Cloverlea Playground, Locksley Road
12.30pm – Roseman Road Park, Roseman Road
1pm – Lancaster Park, Lancaster Place
1:30pm – Cloverlea Estate Pencil Park, Botanica Drive
2pm – Country Club Reserve, Country Club Drive
12pm – Rolling Hills Preschool, Landscape Drive
12:30pm – Castle Hill Park, Partridge Way
1pm – The Parkway, Chirnside Drive
1:30pm – Delemere way reserve, Delamere drive side
2pm – Belsay Reserve Chirnside Urban Playground
2.45pm – Kimberley Place, Kimberley Drive.
Keep an eye and ear out for the lights and sirens to find Santa near you!
Mooroolbark:
With the help of Mooroolbark CFA Santa will be popping into see the local kids on Sunday 22 December at these locations.
Summerhill Park Playground between 9am and 10.30am
Mooroolbark Community Centre Playground between 11am and 12.30pm
Zina Grove Reserve Pembroke Road Playground between 1pm and 2.30pm
Wandana Reserve Playground between 3pm and 4.30pm
Lilydale:
Lock in Monday 23 December for your chance to say hi to Santa around Lilydale, with four routes to embark on, he sure will be easy to spot from 6pm.
Starting along Albert Hill Road, he’ll then travel to Beresford Road out to Victoria Road to go down Kingsburgh Lane to end at Poyner Reserve.
The second route will see him head up David Road to then weave himself through the streets along Lakeview Drive, finishing at Lillydale Lake.
For those who live around Mangans Road and Old Gippsland Road, your the third route Santa will make his way to.
And finally, he will travel down Britannia Way, out to Anderson Street and Clarke Street completing his fourth and final route.
Mount Evelyn:
Spread across four days, starting at 5pm, Santa will make special visits to individual streets in Mount Evelyn.
For day one on Friday 20 December, he will journey along Bradman/Everton Roads, Kemp Avenue, Bailey Road, Wright Street, finishing at Stringybark Boulevard.
Day two, 21 December, will start at Currajong Avenue, weaving through to Warrawee Road, the York on Lilydale, Joy Avenue and finish at Priestly Crescent.
Sunday 22 December will see Santa start along Snowball Avenue, then the George Street Playground, Olinda Road, Quinn Crescent and finish at Marne Road.
And the final run on 23 December will start at Leggett Drive, then travel to Mt Evelyn Primary School and eventually Birmingham Primary School, before finishing up at Mt Evelyn IGA.
More information about all the Santa runs can be found via Facebook for each brigade, with maps and lists of visits posted there.
