[1] Suburbs and towns that surround Eynesbury include Exford, Melton South, Werribee, and Hoppers Crossing.

Former Premier of Victoria, Ted Baillieu, moved the family assets into a separate account to avoid accusations of a conflict of interest during the 2010 Victorian state election.

[4] A $400 million residential subdivision called 'Eynesbury Township' was controversially approved in 2002 by the Victorian Government after planning documents were lodged in 2000.

132 environmental and community groups criticised the approval of a large residential development in a 'Green Wedge Zone', a planning control intended to protect and conserve existing flora and fauna in and around Greater Melbourne.

The grounds for the appeal were that the development would threaten several endangered species, including the golden sun moth, southern brown bandicoot and growling grass frog.

Several years after construction commenced, Villa World negotiated to sell undeveloped land parcels in the development to Hyde Property Group.

[17][18] It is home to one of Victoria's largest remaining grey box forests which is registered with the National Estate and is included within the Melton City Natural Heritage Overlay.

Other animals living in the area include the brown treecreeper (a bird of state significance), kangaroos, emus, blue wrens and speckled warblers.

A number of walking trails have been built through the forest These endangered flora and fauna have been threatened by increased human activity in the area, such as road construction and housing development for Eynesbury.

[19] Eynesbury has been classified as an area of high bushfire risk by the Country Fire Authority,[20] Melton City Council[20] and the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP).