Launching Place is a town in Victoria, Australia, 54
km east of Melbourne's central business district. Its
local government area is the Shire of Yarra
Ranges. At the 2011 census, Launching Place had a
population of 2,492. Launching Place, a rural
township with a substantial residential area, is on
the route between Lilydale and Warburton. It is
situated on the Yarra River near where the river is
entered by the Little Yarra River.

Launching Place is located along the Warburton
Highway between Woori Yallock and Yarra
Junction.