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Monday 11am - 3pm Tuesday 11am - 3pm Wednesday 11am - 3pm Thursday 11am - 3pm Friday 11am - 3pm Sunday 11am - 3pm

Hillvale

Name: Hillvale
Address: 43-45 Edward Street, Brunswick, VIC, 3056, AU
Telephone: +61390233689
Price range: $
Rating: 4.8

Independent Photo Lab in Melbourne, Australia. Please contact us directly at [email protected] Hillvale is an independent photo lab in Melbourne.
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We work a bit differently than other labs, here's why:

We are not a traditional 'store-front' business, instead we offer you multiple locations to drop off your film. From there we pick up the film, process, scan and upload the images for you to download. Please check our website - www.hillvale.com.au - for current drop locations.

28/05/2026

Pleased to announce a new vending machine and dropbox install over at in Nipaluna / Hobart. Located toward the back of the Brooke Street Pier precinct (where boarding the Mona Roma ferry kicks off). If you find yourself in Niplauna, be sure to say hi to our friends at too.

Dropbox collected every Tuesday from 9am.

26/05/2026

Last weekend we opened our doors, with Hillvale co-founder Jason Hamilton hosting tours of our photo lab. Over 50 visitors came along to gain a behind the scenes look at our film workflow — with Jason offering insights into how our lab team processes, scans and delivers to our amazing customers. Brunswick Design District ‘Open Studios’ tours operated in collaboration with Melbourne Design Week 2026.

Photos by .nz

06/05/2026

We're excited to be participating in the 2026 MDW BDD Open Studios. Act quick to secure your space for a free tour of Hillvale to see how a professional lab operates.

Please note! Bookings are essential to secure a space (which are filling fast). Follow the MDW X BDD link in our bio to book.

Be sure to check out the Brunswick Design District website to see all the other creative spaces offering a glimpse behind closed doors during Melbourne Design Week.

13/04/2026

Pleased to announce that we’re back to our regular 3-5 working day turnaround for C-41 (colour) film. Thanks for your patience and your custom 🤝.

B&W developed every Monday & Thursday (3-5 working day turnaround).

E6 (slide) developed every Monday (5 working day turnaround).

Questions? Have a read of our FAQ or shoot us an email.

20/11/2025

We’ve teamed up with FujiFilm to bring you the Hillvale x Quicksnap Vending Machine — a tribute to the trusted & iconic one-time camera. Check out our vending machine sites at Hillvale Photo, Metro Auto Photo & Curtin House to see the larger than life Quicksnap featuring exclusive FujfFilm stock for a limited time now.

Hillvale Photo
43-45 Edward Street, Brunswick

PHOTO (Metro Auto Photo)
48A Smith Street, Collingwood auto.photo

Curtin House
Level 6, 252 Swanston Street, Melbourne

14/10/2025

We are incredibly grateful to everyone who attended the opening night of the 2025 Hillvale Photo Trophy on Friday! The outpouring of support from our local community, the amazing attendance, and the remarkable 1014 entries for this year’s annual fundraiser have truly humbled us.

Once again, a thank you to our judges, Mia Mala McDonald (), Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis and Lekhena Porter (). Huge thanks to Ashley Ludkin () for photographing the event.

Big love to our sponsors who made the night possible , , , , , , , .of.mind and

And a huge congratulations to our wonderful winners:
Phil Watt ()
Marcelle Bradbeer ()
Sarah Dalgleish (.deeee)
Yuhang Wang ()
Alice Nguyen-Manderson ()
Jessica Prescott ()
Ed Gorwell ()
Xavier Doyle ()

The exhibition will continue to run until November 16, Sunday to Friday, from 11 am to 3 pm. The online print shop will run until December 14, with the most sold print earning the Peoples Print Award and a $500 Hillvale Voucher.

13/10/2025

Congratulations to our third annual Hillvale Photo Trophy winners! 🏆

First place and winner of the 2025 Hillvale Photo Trophy goes to...
Phil Watt ()!
photo number 438

A huge congratulations also to our sponsor prize winners:
Marcelle Bradbeer ()
photo number 959

Sarah Dalgleish (.deeee)
photo number 536

Yuhang Wang ()
photo number 21

Alice Nguyen-Manderson ()
photo number 623

Jessica Prescott ()
photo number 825

Ed Gorwell ()
photo number 482

Xavier Doyle ()
photo number 248

We were overwhelmed by the amount of entries this year and had to cut off submissions early. Thank you to the 1014 entries that made it in time! Your involvement helps us contribute funds towards running the gallery year-round, from paying artists’ fees to a new lick of paint on the walls and everything in between.

Thanks also to our wonderful judges, as selecting the winners was no easy feat: Mia Mala McDonald (), Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis, and Lekhena Porter ().

And a massive shoutout to our wonderful sponsors: , , .of.mind, , , , , and !

Finally, a big thank you of course to our photographic community that came down for the opening event.

Don’t forget that the People’s Print Prize of a $500 Hillvale Voucher is still on offer to the photo that sells the most prints.

Log on www.phototrophy.com.au

10/10/2025

An extra bonus prize is up for grabs at the opening night of the 2025 Hillvale Photo Trophy. Our dear friends at .auto.photo have generously provided ten photobooth gift vouchers, each preloaded with ten swipes. You can use them at the Hillvale Photobooth or their other Melbourne locations (except Flinders Street!). Lucky patrons might just receive a gift card at random from a staff member at the start of opening night.

See you tonight from 6pm!

16/09/2025

We are super excited to announce we reached gallery capacity for the 2025 Hillvale Photo Trophy. Thanks to you, we will be exhibiting over 1000 photographs in the gallery 🏆

See you at opening night, Friday 10th October.

Join us from 6pm to celebrate with winners announced during the evening.

43-45 Edward Street, Brunswick/Bulleke-Bek 3056.

Stay tuned for more info!

Photo by 2025 Photo Trophy entrant Alice Nguyen-Manderson

08/09/2025

One lucky photographer will take home the Crumpler Prize, a one-of-a-kind Crumpler x Hillvale “Made in Melbourne” Barney Bag, handcrafted in their CBD workshop.

We’re stoked to have Crumpler on board as a sponsor for the 2025 Hillvale Photo Trophy!

This year’s prizes include:

🏆 Hillvale Photo Trophy, First Prize — $1500 cash

🖼 People’s Print Award — $500 Hillvale voucher (most prints sold)

📷 Pentax Prize — Pentax 17 camera

🎒 Crumpler Prize — custom Crumpler x Hillvale bag

🎞 Ilford Prize — film bundle

🎞 Fujifilm Prize — film bundle

🖼 Frame of Mind Prize — $500 framing voucher

🛠 Wetlab Prize — $350 darkroom voucher

📚 Perimeter Prize — book bundle

The Photo Trophy is Hillvale’s annual fundraising photography prize. Every entry helps us fund the gallery, pay artist fees, and bring new exhibitions to life.

📸 Entries now open — get yours in today!

Address

43-45 Edward Street
Brunswick, VIC
3056

Opening Hours

Monday	11am - 3pm
Tuesday	11am - 3pm
Wednesday	11am - 3pm
Thursday	11am - 3pm
Friday	11am - 3pm
Sunday	11am - 3pm

Telephone

+61390233689

Website

http://www.hillvale.com.au/

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