About Red Hill
Red Hill is a small rural community, located in
the hinterland of the Mornington Peninsula,
about an hour's drive south of Melbourne, in
Victoria, Australia. Its local government area is
the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. At the 2011
census, Red Hill had a population of 731.
Red Hill has an Australian Rules football team
competing in the Mornington Peninsula
Nepean Football League.
A monthly community market is held from
September through May. Patrons can still watch
old time games like Pétanque being played and
smell the roasting of chestnuts. Other
traditional Australian foods such as meat pies
and jam donuts are also sold.
Since the 1970s, wineries have been established
around Red Hill to take advantage of the
microclimates that suits cool climate grapes,
and especially pinot noir. Strawberries, cherries
and apples are also grown and available
seasonally at the farm door.