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 on 2 October 2026, and every price was copied from the page it was published on.
Free first, always? Not this time. Only one of the four places below prints a price we could read, so we cannot call any of them free. We say what each site says, and we leave out anything we could not read.
None of these four is in Officer itself. Three are in Berwick and one is in Beaconsfield, so this is a list of things to do in and around Officer. Each site’s own words are quoted, with the hours it prints and no more. Keen to check a place before the arvo? Look at its website first, because hours change.
The order below is a market, a gallery, a bowls club, then a pub.
The quick picks
| If you’re after | Head to | Order this | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Sunday market with indoor and outdoor stalls | Akoonah Park Market | see below | not printed here |
| A gallery open on Saturdays and Sundays | SECAN Gallery (South Eastern Contemporary Art Network) | see below | not printed here |
| Bowls, with a Monday night comp | Berwick Bowling Club | Monday night comp entry, per team (7 weeks from 24 August 2026) | $40 |
| A pub with live bands and ticketed shows | Pink Hill Hotel | see below | not printed here |
Akoonah Park Market — 2 Cardinia Street, Berwick VIC 3806
Akoonah Park Market’s site says it is a Sunday market with over 350 indoor and outdoor stalls, running from 8:00am to 1:30pm. It lists takeaway food stalls offering Chinese, Thai, Indian, Vietnamese, Sri Lankan and Mexican food, and it mentions pony rides and jumping castles. Dogs are welcome, as long as you bring your own waste bags, use a short leash and keep them under effective control.
We read no entry price on the site, so we make no free claim. The site also says the market is closed between Christmas and New Year and on the last Sunday of February, for the Berwick Show.
Time needed: The site prints no suggested visit length, so plan around its Sunday opening window and check the hours before you leave.
SECAN Gallery (South Eastern Contemporary Art Network) — Gate 6, Akoonah Park, 6 Cardinia Street, Berwick VIC 3806
The gallery’s own site gives its address as Gate 6, Akoonah Park, Cardinia St, Berwick. Under Opening Times it lists Saturdays and Sundays, 10am to 3pm, and it says it is closed throughout January and February. We found no entry price on the site.
OpenStreetMap tags the place as an art gallery. We did not read anything on what is currently on show, so check the site for that.
Plan it: The gallery works for a Saturday or a Sunday, and its address is also Akoonah Park, so it pairs with the Sunday market.
Berwick Bowling Club — Edwin Flack Reserve, Manuka Road, Berwick VIC 3806
The club’s site says it offers “Pennant, Social or Indoor Bias Bowls to all members” and that it hosts functions, “from weddings to a corporate day out”. It sits within Edwin Flack Reserve on Manuka Road.
One price is printed. The club’s news says its Monday night comp starts on 24th August 2026 and runs for 7 weeks, with an entry fee of $40 per team. That is a weeknight, and seven weeks from 24 August runs to early October, so the comp is ending or finished as we publish; ask the club what is on next. We did not record opening hours for the club, so we cannot say what it offers this weekend.
Listed prices (copied from berwickbowlingclub.com.au on 2 October 2026):
- Monday night comp entry, per team: $40
Get there: The club is inside Edwin Flack Reserve on Manuka Road in Berwick, and we did not read a transport page, so put the address into the PTV planner.
Pink Hill Hotel — 20 Pink Hill Boulevard, Beaconsfield VIC 3807
Pink Hill Hotel’s site says: “You can now catch live bands and ticketed shows in our purpose-built entertainment venue.” Its events list names Monday Poker, Tuesday Trivia, Friday’s DJ, Saturday’s DJ and an Acoustic Duo, with no dates in what we read, so check the site for what is on this weekend.
The venue describes a beer garden and outdoor terraces, a lounge bar for cocktails, and a kids play area in a separate room at the side of its Bistro. We could not read a menu with prices.
Rain backup: The site describes a lounge bar and a purpose-built entertainment venue, so there is an indoor option when the terraces are not.
Quick answers
Are these places in Officer?
No. Akoonah Park Market, SECAN Gallery and Berwick Bowling Club are in Berwick, and Pink Hill Hotel is in Beaconsfield. The page says “in and around Officer” because those are the places the sources confirmed near it.
Is there a market near Officer on Sundays?
Akoonah Park Market in Berwick says it runs every Sunday from 8:00am to 1:30pm, with over 350 indoor and outdoor stalls. Its own page says it is closed between Christmas and New Year and on the last Sunday of February.
Is there a gallery open on weekends near Officer?
SECAN Gallery, at Gate 6, Akoonah Park in Berwick, lists Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 3pm on its own site. It says it is closed throughout January and February.
Can you catch live music near Officer this weekend?
Pink Hill Hotel in Beaconsfield says you can catch live bands and ticketed shows in its entertainment venue. Its events list gave names without dates in what we read, so check the site before you go.
How we checked
We checked every place on this page against at least two independent sources on 2 October 2026: OpenStreetMap and the places’ own websites. Every price is copied exactly as printed on the page linked under Sources, on 2 October 2026. 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
- Akoonah Park Market: openstreetmap.org/1459797484, akoonahpark.com.au/market, akoonahpark.com.au
- SECAN Gallery (South Eastern Contemporary Art Network): openstreetmap.org/969541887, secan.com.au
- Berwick Bowling Club: openstreetmap.org/118555056, berwickbowlingclub.com.au/contact-us, berwickbowlingclub.com.au
- Pink Hill Hotel: openstreetmap.org/1254525065, pinkhillhotel.com.au, pinkhillhotel.com.au/bistro-lounge-2, pinkhillhotel.com.au/whats-on
