This is a relatively young suburb on the outer south east growth area of Melbourne, in the fastest growing municipality of Australia. It’s 30 kms from the city along the Monash Freeway, and 70 km to the airport, via 2 freeways. The suburb today has a very diverse population with people migrating from most countries of the world.

The Parish was established in 1980 on lands that were once farm lands. The Passionists have had pastoral responsibility
of the Parish since July 2008, with the Passionist (Cross and Passion) Sisters joining them in 2007.