Mount Eliza is a seaside suburb on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 42 km (26 mi) south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area.

Hollywood glamour came to Mt Eliza in 1959 when movie stars Fred Astaire, Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner arrived to shoot the Stanley Kramer film, On The Beach, based on the novel of the same name by British novelist Nevil Shute who had lived at nearby Langwarrin.

Morning Star Estate is a distinctive example of a Victorian era mansion built as a rural or holiday retreat on the Mornington Peninsula, it incorporates a number of architectural styles – including Tudor and Gothic Revival.

[8][9][10] In 1932 the property was purchased, with funds from a bequest, by the Catholic Church and became known as Morning Star Boys' Home.

Some effort to follow the lead of the mansion was made in the external Tudor/Gothic detailing of the large chapel.

The remains of a football field lie to the south of the building complex, and a tall angular concrete pillar near the Nepean Highway originally carried a statue of the Virgin Mary sculpted by one of the brothers.

Two major supermarkets, Ritchies Stores Supa IGA and Woolworths can be found along with many specialty shops.

[18] Mornington Peninsula Pony Club provides dressage, show jumping and cross-country facilities for young equestrian enthusiasts.

[19] Mount Eliza Skate Park, located in Emil Madsen Reserve, Wooralla Drive, opened in 2012.

The station responds to approximately 250 calls a year within the local area, supporting neighbouring brigades and further afield in the event of large bush fires.