| Belgrave Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 8094 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1851 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3160 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.1 km² (1.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $277,500 [2] | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Monbulk, Gembrook | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | La Trobe | ||||||||||||
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Belgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave had a population of 4094, although the population has grown a fair amount since and most other sources state it has about 8,000 residents. And 1974 people per square kilometres. Belgrave is only 16 years younger than Melbourne CBD.
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History
Belgrave was first settled in 1851.
Belgrave was named after an 1840s chapel in Leeds, Yorkshire, England; the name carried by Mr and Mrs R.G. Benson when they came to Melbourne in 1856. Their sons, the Benson Brothers, settled in the Belgrave district in the 1870s. A Post Office opened in the area around 1904.[3]
Business
Most of the commercial district of Belgrave is located on Main Street, which is at the end of Burwood Highway. There are also shops on Bayview Road, which is located just across the rail bridge. Belgrave has galleries and bookshops. There is an organic and fair trade emphasis amongst some businesses with a fair trade shop Local and Global, Belgrave Organics, at least four cafés serving fairtrade coffee (Earthly Pleasures Organic Café, Café Green Bean, Reel Café and Queen of Tarts). There are two retro clothing stores, Walk in Wardrobe and The Silver Compac. There is a Woolworths supermarket, three hairdressing salons, a building design (drafting) service, a pharmacy, a butcher, a dry cleaner, two bakeries, a newsagency, a cinema, many fast food outlets, restaurants, a Centrelink centre, a pub and a few bars/lounges, two banks (the Commonwealth Bank and the Bendigo Bank) as well as a public library. It also has a very active Traders Association.
Tourism
An attraction is the heritage narrow gauge, steam-operated Puffing Billy Railway, which was restored in 1962. It is also the terminus of the Belgrave Suburban Electric Railway Line.
Other nearby attractions include The 1000 Steps, Sherbrooke Forest and Sherbrooke Falls.
Social Scene
Belgrave has a park 3 km from the Main Street.
The Cameo Cinema, recently restored, has six cinemas, with Cinema 1 dating to the 1930s. There is an outdoor Cinema at the rear of the building, which is open only during the summer months (December to March). There is a music scene with live acts taking place at Rubys Lounge and the Scarab Bar. There is a recording studio. The historic property known as Glen Harrow Gardens has been featured on travel television programs.
Schools
Belgrave has two local schools managed by the Catholic Church.
- St Thomas More's Primary School—A co-educational school, located near the Belgrave Library and adjacent to St. Thomas More's Catholic Church.
- Mater Christi College—An all girls Secondary school located on Bayview Road.
Apart from these, children in Belgrave attend other nearby schools:
- Upwey High School
- Belgrave Heights Christian School (Pre-school to Year 12)
- Belgrave South Primary School
- Tecoma Primary School
Recreation & Government Buildings
Belgrave has a state of the art Police Station, which acts as the base for all police stations in the Dandenong Ranges Region. There is also the Belgrave Volunteer Fire Brigade on Bayview Road, which has been serving the community for over 80 years. It is also home to the Dandenong Ranges Fire Brigades Group HQ, which manages all major fires within the Dandenong Ranges.
There is a Centrelink office on the high side of Main Street. The State Member for the seat of Monbulk, James Merlino MLA, has his Electoral Office in Belgrave. The closest Shire of Yarra Ranges office is in Upwey on Main Street.
The Belgrave Town Park, just below the police station, provides a fine view over the town as well as a public space for events such as the annual Christmas carols. Just off the Belgrave-Hallam Road is the Belgrave outdoor swimming pool, tennis courts and a playground.
The town supports both a cricket and Australian Rules football team which are located at Belgrave Recreation Reserve on Reserve Road. The Belgrave Cricket Club is affiliated with the Ferntree Gully And District Cricket Association, while the Belgrave Football Club competes in the Yarra Valley Mountain Football League[4].
Local Media
Belgrave's local newspapers are The Free Press Leader and The Trader Mail and its local radio station is 3MDR on 97.1FM.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Belgrave (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21065&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Belgrave, accessed 27 November 2006
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Points Footy, Belgrave, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Belgrave.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25
External links
- Belgrave, Victoria is at coordinates 37°54′50″S 145°21′25″E / 37.914°S 145.357°ECoordinates: 37°54′50″S 145°21′25″E / 37.914°S 145.357°E
- Belgrave Township—Belgrave Traders Association
- Mater Christi College
- Menzies Creek Primary School
- Sherbrooke Community School
- Belgrave Cricket Club
- Belgrave Football Club[1]
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