[3] Ringwood has many parks and reserves, most notably Ringwood Lake, an 8.5-hectare park is used for various recreational activities which includes a lake with bridge, sound shell, mining history display, playground, picnic shelters, barbecues and a bushland walking circuit.

Its current state is 131,000 m2 (1,410,000 square feet) of retail and hospitality floor space, car parks and a Hoyts cinema complex.

The factory is the company's second largest in Australia and produces chocolate bars, such as Cherry Ripe and Boost, and Easter eggs.

[8] In 2009, the State Government controversially approved the building of a nine-storey housing development near Ringwood Lake, without Council or public consultation.

The other top languages spoken at home were 9.0% Mandarin, 3.2% Cantonese, 1.5% Persian (excluding Dari),1.3% Burmese and 1.2% Zomi.

[3] Southwood Boys' Grammar School (Site closed in 2013 and merged with Tintern Grammar in Ringwood East) In 2010, Ringwood operated a number of polling booths at the 2010 federal election, distributed mostly across the federal electorates of Deakin and Menzies, with another few allocated to Casey for pre-polling.

In a Liberal gain, the electorate that covers most of Ringwood, Deakin, elected Michael Sukkar with a 3.8% swing and 53.2% of the votes.

The first is the Norwood Norsemen, who are the current Division 1 Eastern Football League (EFL) premiers, whose home ground is Mullum Reserve.

Other sporting facilities include: The Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc. (RFNC) is an Australian natural history and conservation organisation.

The club was founded in 1961 by Jack Hyett[22] and William (Bill) King, with other notable members, including Bruce A. Fuhrer and Fred Rogers.

The club provides an amateur forum for the study and enjoyment of natural history and travels both locally and within Victoria.

The club logo was designed in 1964 by Jack Truscott, a local artist and Foundation[clarification needed] member and features a male golden whistler and the cinnamon wattle (Acacia leprosa), both of which were common in Ringwood in the 1960s.