Correction (3 October 2026): an earlier version of this page listed places and details we could not stand behind. It has been rewritten from scratch: every place below was confirmed at two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
Cost first, then hours, then how it fits a weekend. This page lists five places in and around Boronia where we could confirm the basics: a cinema, a leisure centre, a library, a brewery and a council arboretum. Three are in Boronia, one is in Bayswater and one, Tim Neville Arboretum, is in Ferntree Gully.
Weekend hours differ a lot from weekday hours, so each place below gives the hours its own page lists for Saturday and Sunday, or says plainly when we could not read them. The cinema’s session times were read on 3 October 2026 and will have moved on, so treat them as an example of what its page shows and check the current list.
Nothing here is free by default. Where a place has a listed price, it sits beside the item, and where we found no price, we say so.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A movie, with listed ticket prices | Metro Cinemas Boronia | Adult ticket | $13.50 |
| A swim or a gym session, with weekend hours published | Knox Leisureworks | Gym & Fitness Membership (per week) | $19.25 per week |
| A Saturday-morning library visit | Boronia Library | see below | not printed here |
| A lake, picnic lawns and a playground | Tim Neville Arboretum | see below | not printed here |
| A brewery lunch or a Thursday trivia night, just over the border | Hard Road Brewing | Roadie Burger (+ side of fries OR salad) | $24 |
Metro Cinemas Boronia — 216 Dorset Road, Boronia VIC 3155
Metro Cinemas Boronia’s home page said “Click on session times to book tickets online. Movies for Saturday 3rd October” when we read it on 3 October 2026. It listed, for example, “Verity (MA15+) Sat: 1:20pm 4:00pm 6:50pm” and “PAW Patrol: Dino Movie. [Adults at Children’s Price.] (G) Sat: 11:00am”. Those are Saturday 3 October sessions only; the listing changes, so open the page for the day you want.
The family ticket covers “1 adult & 3 children under 16 OR 2 adults & 2 children under 16”, and the venue says seniors who buy a ticket get a free hot drink, with a Senior Card required. The cinema also lists Kids Birthday Parties. One caution from the venue itself: “Regrettably, we do not have wheel-chair access to our cinemas.” It also says prams are not allowed in the cinemas and are stored during the film.
Listed prices (copied from metroboronia.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Adult ticket: $13.50
- Child ticket (under 16): $11.00
- Seniors ticket: $11.00
- Family ticket: $44.00
Rain backup: a cinema is indoors, and the sessions are booked online from the session times on the venue’s page. The venue says online bookings incur a per-ticket booking fee on top of the listed prices.
Knox Leisureworks — 35 Tormore Road, Boronia VIC 3155
Knox Council describes Knox Leisureworks as its leading aquatic and recreation centre, run with Belgravia Leisure. The council lists a 50m indoor swimming pool, a kids’ leisure pool with beach entry, child frog slide, water sprays and bubble blowers, group fitness (including aquatic group fitness and virtual fitness), and a gym (open 24/7). It also says the centre is accessible to people of all abilities.
The hours the council prints are: “Monday to Friday: 5:30 am to 9:30 pm. Saturday: 6:30 am to 8:00 pm. Sunday: 8:00 am to 6:00 pm.” The council also says the outdoor aquatic area remains closed for safety reasons, so this is an indoor-pool plan, not an outdoor-pool one.
The prices below are weekly memberships, not a single-visit entry price, and we did not read a casual entry price.
Listed prices (copied from knoxleisureworks.com.au on 3 October 2026):
- Gym & Fitness Membership (per week): $19.25 per week
- Aquatic Membership (per week): $19.00 per week
- Platinum Membership (per week): $27.95 per week
- Active Teens Membership, ages 12-15 (per week): $15.00 per week
Plan it: Saturday hours are 6:30 am to 8:00 pm and Sunday hours are 8:00 am to 6:00 pm, per Knox Council.
Boronia Library — Park Crescent, Boronia VIC 3155
Your Library lists Boronia Library at “Park Crescent Boronia 3155” and publishes no street number. Its hours are: “Monday 9am-8pm Tuesday 9am-5.30pm Wednesday 9am-5.30pm Thursday 9am-5.30pm Friday 9am-5.30pm Saturday 10am-1pm Sunday Closed”. So on a weekend this is a Saturday-morning option only.
The page lists free Wi-Fi, public study spaces, 8 public PCs, baby change and free parking outside the main entrance, and shows Board Games. The events listed when we read the page, including Toddler Storytime and Tiny Tots, fell on weekdays, so none was a weekend event. Event prices were not shown, and no page text we read says entry or borrowing is free, so we do not call it a free outing.
Plan it: Saturday only, 10am-1pm, and closed on Sunday.
Tim Neville Arboretum — 100 Dorset Road, Ferntree Gully VIC 3156
Knox Council says the Tim Neville Arboretum is open every day, during daylight hours, and describes it as an 11-acre, multipurpose recreation reserve in Ferntree Gully, just south of Boronia. It lists a lake and wetlands system with ducks, grassy areas for picnics, public toilets, free barbecues built by service clubs, and a playground that was upgraded and reopened on 30 August 2024, with a dragon-themed water play area.
Dogs can come along, though the council requires a lead on them the whole time. We found no entry price on the council’s pages; the council describes the barbecues as free, and says nothing about a charge to enter.
Rain backup: the council lists a pavilion for shelter if the weather turns rainy.
Hard Road Brewing — 31 Holloway Drive, Bayswater VIC 3153
Hard Road Brewing is in Bayswater, north of the Boronia centre, so it is just outside Boronia. Its own site lists the hours as “THURSDAY 12-10 FRIDAY 12 - 11 SATURDAY 12-11 SUNDAY 12-8”. The brewery says its family friendly venue has “honed in on the classics kids love”, and that “there’s always something exciting happening”, from live music to beer launches. The Australian Good Food Guide tags it with Child Friendly, Live Music and Takeaway. We could not find a kitchen closing time; only venue hours are stated.
Its booking page lists a Trivia Night on Thursday 8 October 2026, described as “Play games + know stuff = fun & prizes”, and a weekly Friday meat-tray raffle. The brewery also lists desserts, including Wicked Apple Pie at $12.50.
On the menu (copied from hardroadbrewing.com on 3 October 2026):
- Roadie Burger (+ side of fries OR salad): $24
- Haloumi Burger (vegetarian; vegan option) (+ side of fries OR salad): $21
- Schnitzel Sanga (+ side of fries OR salad): $20
- Kids Burger (+ small serve of chips): $10
Plan it: the site hours put Saturday at 12-11 and Sunday at 12-8, and trivia is on the Thursday before.
Quick answers
What’s on at Metro Cinemas Boronia this weekend?
When we read the cinema’s home page on 3 October 2026, it listed Saturday sessions including Verity (MA15+) at 1:20pm, 4:00pm and 6:50pm and PAW Patrol: Dino Movie (G) at 11:00am. Sessions change, so check the current list. Its listed ticket prices are $13.50 for an adult and $11.00 for a child under 16.
Is Boronia Library open on weekends?
Saturday only. Your Library lists Saturday 10am-1pm and Sunday closed. On weekdays it opens at 9am, and its listed Monday hours run to 8pm.
What time does Knox Leisureworks open at weekends?
Knox Council lists Saturday 6:30 am to 8:00 pm and Sunday 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. The council says the gym is open 24/7 and that the outdoor aquatic area remains closed for safety reasons.
Where can I take kids this weekend in Boronia?
Several places list family features. Knox Leisureworks has a kids’ leisure pool, and Tim Neville Arboretum has a fenced playground, per the council. Hard Road Brewing, in Bayswater, says it is a family friendly venue. Metro Cinemas Boronia lists a family ticket, priced at $44.00.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026: OpenStreetMap, council pages, the places’ own websites and the Australian Good Food Guide. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, between 2 October 2026 and 3 October 2026, the date given beside each menu. Menus, prices and opening hours change, so check with the venue before you go. The cover photo is illustrative, from Unsplash, and does not show any place on this page.
Seen something out of date? Email [email protected] with the page link and what has changed, and we will check it again.
Sources
- Metro Cinemas Boronia: openstreetmap.org/616075064, seniorsonline.vic.gov.au/metro-cinemas-boronia, metroboronia.com.au, metroboronia.com.au/tickets-and-pricing
- Knox Leisureworks: openstreetmap.org/35026804, knox.vic.gov.au/knox-leisureworks, knoxleisureworks.com.au, knoxleisureworks.com.au/memberships, knox.vic.gov.au/knox-leisureworks (2)
- Boronia Library: openstreetmap.org/1054014612, yourlibrary.vic.gov.au/boronia-library
- Tim Neville Arboretum: openstreetmap.org/10844610, knox.vic.gov.au/tim-neville-arboretum, knox.vic.gov.au/playgrounds-knox
- Hard Road Brewing: openstreetmap.org/12036732873, hardroadbrewing.com, agfg.com.au/hard-road-brewing-139369, hardroadbrewing.com/bookings, hardroadbrewing.com/whatson, hardroadbrewing.com/menus
