| Sunshine Melbourne, Victoria |
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.jpg) Devonshire Road in central Sunshine |
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| Population: | 8070 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3020 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.9 km² (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $367,500 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 12 km (7 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Brimbank | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Footscray | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Maribyrnong | ||||||||||||
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Sunshine is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia lying 11 to 13 km west of the CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank. At the 2006 Census, Sunshine had a population of 8070.
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History
The township of Sunshine was earlier known as Braybrook Junction.
The Braybrook Junction Post Office opened on 25 August 1890.[3]
In 1904 H. V. McKay bought the Braybrook Implement Works. In 1906 McKay moved his agricultural machinery manufacturing business from Ballarat to Braybrook Junction. This established the Sunshine Harvester Works which became the largest manufacturing plant in Australia. McKay had also secured 400 acres of land at Braybrook Junction with the aim of establishing housing to encourage his workers to settle in the area.[4]. In 1907 the locality was renamed Sunshine,[5] after residents had petitioned to change the name in honour of the Sunshine Harvester Works.[citation needed]
Also in 1907 an industrial dispute between the owner H. V. McKay and his workers at the Sunshine Harvester Works led to the Harvester Judgement, the benchmark industrial decision which led to the creation of a minimum living wage for Australian workers.
H. V. McKay's concept for Sunshine, the Sunshine Estate, was for a community developed according to the ideals of the Garden city movement, an influential town planning movement of the early 20th century.[6][7] Infrastructure and amenities established by McKay included electric lighting, parks and sporting grounds, public buildings, schools and a library and the town became regarded as a model industry-centred community.[8]. Housing for the Sunshine Harvester Works' employees had swelled the local population and the town of Sunshine was touted as the "Birmingham of Australia".[9]
The Sunshine train disaster on April 20, 1908 killed 44 people at Sunshine station.[10]
In 1992 the Massey Ferguson factory, formerly the Sunshine Harvester Works, was demolished to make way for the development of the Sunshine Marketplace.[11]
Today
Sunshine is now both a residential suburb of Melbourne and one of Melbourne's principal places of employment outside of the CBD. Many heavy and light industrial companies are situated in and around the area and it is an important centre in Melbourne's west for shopping. It has two shopping centres, the Sunshine Plaza and the Sunshine Marketplace; the Sunshine Marketplace includes the Sunshine Village Cinemas.
Sunshine's education facilities include Victoria University's campus for its business, trade and retail studies programs, and Australian Technical College Sunshine.
Sunshine has become one of Melbourne's poorer socio-economic areas ever since many Australian-based manufacturing industries started winding down in the 1970s and 80s.
Sunshine is a very multicultural suburb, with many residents coming from Europe and Vietnam as well as South America, Sudan, Burma and India.
Transport
Sunshine train station is classed as a Premium Station and is in the Metcard Zones 1+2 overlap.
Sunshine station is where the Ballarat and Bendigo regional railway lines meet. When the Regional Rail Link is built trains between Melbourne and Geelong will also pass through Sunshine station.
The CountryLink XPT passenger service to Sydney also passes through Sunshine station on its way towards Seymour via the Albion-Jacana railway line.
Cyclists in Sunshine are represented by BrimBUG, the Brimbank Bicycle User Group.
Sport and leisure
The heritage listed[12] H.V. McKay Memorial Gardens on Anderson Road, established in 1909 by H.V. McKay as Sunshine Gardens, is one of two remaining 'industrial gardens' in Australia.[13].
The Kororoit Creek runs through Sunshine, along which runs the Kororoit Creek Trail.
The Sunshine Football Club, the Sunshine Kangaroos, are the local Australian Rules football team.[14] They compete in the Western Region Football League.[15]
The Sunshine Cricket Club is based at Dempster Park in North Sunshine.[16]
The Sunshine George Cross Football Club, the Sunshine Georgies, are the local Victorian Premier League soccer team. Their home ground is Chaplin Reserve on Anderson Rd.
The Sunshine Baseball Club have their baseball field on Talmage St.
Golfers play at the course of the Sunshine Golf Club on Fitzgerald Road.[17] For children, 234 Fun Galore Entertainment Centre as well as the Intencity Gaming Complex at the Sunshine Marketplace are popular amusement centres. There is also the Sunshine AMF ten-pin bowling centre and the Sunshine Rollerskating Centre.
The Sunshine Leisure Centre - which contains a swimming pool, gym and other facilities.
In popular culture
- In the film The Castle, the Kerrigans' daughter Tracey obtained her hairdressing qualification from Sunshine TAFE.
- Sunshine is the setting of the film Noise.
- In Underbelly, many of the underworld figures, such as Dino Dibra, Rocco Arico, and Andrew Veniamin lived and operated around the Sunshine area.
Famous residents
- Leigh Bowery, London-based avant-garde artist and designer during 1980s and early 90s.
- Reverend John Flynn, the Presbyterian minister and aviator who founded the Royal Flying Doctor Service and who is featured on the current Australian 20 dollar note.
- Charles Greenwood, pastor. Revived the Assemblies of God church in Australia.
- Hugh Victor McKay, leading Australian industrialist of the early 20th century. Founder of the Sunshine Harvester Works.
- Keith Miller, Australian test cricketer of the 1940s and 50s.
- Walter "Wally" Peeler, WWI soldier, Victoria Cross and British Empire Medal winner and first custodian of the Shrine of Remembrance.
- Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC lived in Sunshine as a child.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Sunshine (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21647&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ Sunshine, accessed 26 November 2009
- ^ "Post Office List", Premier Postal History, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ "Sunshine Harvester Works - HV McKay - a history of agricultural enterprise in Victoria, Australia 1880-1960 - Factory", Museum Victoria, http://museumvictoria.com.au/sunshine/factory.asp, retrieved 2009-08-25
- ^ "Sunshine Harvester Works - HV McKay - a history of agricultural enterprise in Victoria, Australia 1880-1960 - Sunshine", Museum Victoria, http://museumvictoria.com.au/sunshine/sunshine.asp, retrieved 2009-08-25
- ^ HO Selwyn Park
- ^ HO Sugar Gum row
- ^ Sunshine - Place - eMelbourne - The Encyclopedia of Melbourne Online
- ^ "Developing Australia's Manufacturing Base", City of Brimbank, http://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/Files/Industry.pdf, retrieved 2009-07-21
- ^ Sunshine Rail Disaster - 100 years on, Brimbank Leader 15/04/2008.
- ^ "Sunshine Harvester Works - HV McKay - a history of agricultural enterprise in Victoria, Australia 1880-1960 - Armchair Tour - McKay's Dream Machine", Museum Victoria, http://museumvictoria.com.au/sunshine/tour_1.htm, retrieved 2009-08-25
- ^ THE H V MCKAY MEMORIAL GARDENS | National Trust of Australia (Victoria)
- ^ Friends of the McKay Memorial Gardens - History
- ^ SportingPulse Homepage for SUNSHINE
- ^ "Sunshine", Full Points Footy, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net//western_region_football_league.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15
- ^ Cricket Victoria - Sunshine Cricket Club - Club Profile
- ^ Golf Select, Sunshine, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=325, retrieved 2009-05-11
External links
- Sunshine, Victoria is at coordinates 37°46′52″S 144°49′55″E / 37.781°S 144.832°ECoordinates: 37°46′52″S 144°49′55″E / 37.781°S 144.832°E
- Sunshine & District Historical Society
- Friends of the H V McKay Memorial Gardens
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