Glenfern Road runs along the ridge of the hill providing views across the city and the Lysterfield Valley.

He was a coach builder with premises in Collins Street and Wellington Parade, and other residential properties in Oakleigh and Elwood.

[3] In 1962, serious bushfires burnt through the Dandenong Ranges affecting not only Upwey but also The Basin, Ferny Creek, Ferntree Gully, Sassafras, Olinda, Montrose and Kilsyth.

There were serious fires in the Dandenong Ranges that affected Upwey as well as Upper Ferntree Gully, Ferny Creek, The Basin and Sassafras.

[citation needed] In January 1980, there were bushfires in Ferntree Gully National Park and Upwey burning through the area now known as Glenfern Valley Bushlands.

[citation needed] On the morning of 21 January 1997, the fires began in the foothills of the western face of the ranges.

Three people lost their lives in the neighbouring It was suspected that the fires in the Dandenongs were deliberately lit.

Since then, there has been a rapid turnover in the demographic with many local baby boomers downsizing to smaller blocks and easier to maintain properties in nearby urbanised communities and younger families moving into the area.

For people who had their parents born overseas, the top countries listed were England, New Zealand, Netherlands and Germany.

[6] The main street has a wide variety of shops and services, instilling a traditional community village nature into an outer eastern suburb of Melbourne.

Main Street consists of small retail outlets including a music shop, health care shop and milk bar as well as health care services including physiotherapy, osteopathy, dental and medical centre.

The predominant businesses are small cafes and restaurants providing a strong food culture to the township as these businesses are generally popular with a range of eat in and takeaway services with a prominent curbside dining culture.

Other significant areas adjoining Upwey including Birdsland Reserve and the Dandenong Ranges National Park.

The Upwey - Tecoma Community Recreational and Sporting Hub - known as the UT Crash - provides significant sporting facilities including the Andrew Petersen Pavilion located on the Upwey High School grounds.

[12] Glenfern Valley Bushlands comprises 40 hectares or 100 acres, 35 km east of Melbourne.

It is being rehabilitated by Friends of Glenfern Valley Bushlands - a volunteer group of interested local people who weed and plant in the park on a monthly basis.

Monbulk Creek runs through the Lysterfield Valley to the south of the Glenfern Road ridge.

Monbulk Creek flows through the suburbs of Belgrave, Upwey, Lysterfield, Ferntree Gully and Rowville with the headwaters rising in the Sherbrooke Forest National Park.