Opening Hours
Until 8 Feb 2026: Saturdays and Sundays, 9am to 4pm
Lunar New Year 2026
9 Feb to 6 Mar: Open everyday 9am to 4pm
Lunar New Year’s Eve: 16 Feb 9am to 17 Feb 6pm
After 6 Mar: Saturdays and Sundays, 9am to 4pm
The See Yup Temple was recognised by the National Trust (Victoria) as being of heritage significance to the State of Victoria as early as 1964 and it was one of the first buildings placed on the Victorian Heritage Register in 1974.
The See Yup Temple has been a site of worship for people from southern China for nearly 170 years. It has been maintained by the See Yup Society in Melbourne since that time and is the oldest Chinese temple in Australia. However, the Temple has been closed for worship since 17 February 2024 when a devastating fire, caused by an electrical fault, badly damaged the main hall of the temple. Thankfully none of the temple Gods were damaged. It will be some years before the necessary repairs are completed.
You can make a tax-deductible donation via our National Trust Restoration Appeal to support repairs to the temple. Donations will only be spent on restoration works.
In the meantime, a temporary temple to Kwan Tai 關帝 (Guan Di) has been established in the temple gardens and will be open for worship during Lunar New Year in 2025. The Kwun Yum 觀音 (Guan Yin) Pavillion, the Choi San 财星 (Cai Xing) hall and the three ancestral halls in the temple are also open for worship at this time.
The See Yup temple is open every weekend from 9am to 4pm.
