Bulleen, Victoria (Greater Melbourne)

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Bulleen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Bulleen had a population of 10,528.

Temperatures at Bulleen are known to fluctuate. During the 2009 Southeastern Australia heat wave the suburb was reportedly around one degree cooler (at 43°C) than in the city, but during a heat wave just the next month it peaked at a record 49°C, on February 7—compared to 46°C in the city.

On Bulleen's northern border is the Yarra River, which adjoins parklands, including Banksia Park with its bike paths and picnic facilities. Adjacent to Banksia Park is the newly refurbished Heide Museum of Modern Art. Other important reserves include the Bulleen Park sporting grounds and, approximately in the centre of the suburb, Yarraleen and Morris Williams reserves, which offer an adventure playground and general open space.

To the west of Bulleen Road is the well known Yarra Flats Park, with bike tracks, walking tracks, picnic tables, shelter, wood BBQs, birdlife, wild berries, billabongs and views of the Yarra River. Yarra Flats Park adjoins Bulleen and Banksia Parks. The Bulleen Park complex has a number of grounds suitable for Australian rules football, cricket and soccer, as well as an archery range and model aeroplane club. The Yarraleen Cricket Club, which plays in the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association, is situated in the Bulleen Park pavilions at the rear of the complex.