Kinglake is a town in Victoria, Australia, 56 km (35 mi) north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Murrindindi and Nillumbik local government areas.

Kinglake is generally 3 °C colder than Metropolitan Melbourne, with the summers being very pleasant and heavy frosts, fog and occasional snowfall during winter.

A Mountain Rush Post Office opened on 7 May 1862, but closed in January 1863 as the miners moved to other locations.

In 1926 major fires in the area caused significant losses; the Post Office being the only building left standing.

[citation needed] Local resident and former GTV-9 newsreader Brian Naylor and his wife Moiree were confirmed to be amongst the dead.

[6] Not long after news reports had stated that the fire went through the whole town, Deputy Police Commissioner of Victoria Kieran Walshe revealed that six of the victims had been in the same car.

[9] In December 2014 Victoria's Supreme Court approved an A$494 million settlement of a legal class action against SP AusNet, and Utility Services Group.

[10] The previous highest payout was $200 Million in Kirby v Centro Properties Limited (No 6) [2012] FCA 650 (19 June 2012).