Box Hill South, Victoria

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Box Hill South
Melbourne, Victoria
Population: 7387 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3128
Area: 3.5 km² (1.4 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $625,000 [2]
Location: 16 km (10 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Whitehorse
State District: Burwood
Federal Division: Chisholm
Suburbs around Box Hill South:
Mont Albert Box Hill Blackburn
Surrey Hills Box Hill South Blackburn South
Burwood Burwood Burwood East

Box Hill South is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Whitehorse.

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[edit] History

In the summer of 1885/86, Tom Roberts and Frederick McCubbin set up a camp on the site near Damper Creek (now Gardiners Creek) on the property of David Houston, about a mile south of the Box Hill railway station. In this location, painting activities were carried out on weekends over the next few years. At this time the area was relatively untouched bush.[3]

Following the end of World War 2, extensive subarbinization of the area occurred, including the development of a Housing Commission estate.[4]

[edit] Geography

Box Hill South is bounded to to the north by Canterbury Road, to the east by Middleborough Road, to the south by the Burwood campus of Deakin University, Gardiners Creek and Eley Road, and to the west by Elgar Road. Gardiners Creek run diagonally across the suburb from the north-east to the south-west. [5]

[edit] Education

Kingswood College, founded in 1890, is a coeducational K–12 school operated by the Uniting Church in Australia.[6] Roberts McCubbin Primary School is located on Birdwood Street. The school site is currently undergoing a $6.2 million redevelopment.[7] There are two kindergartens – Box Hill South Pre-School in Rotary Court and St James Kindergarten in Riversdale Road.[8][9]

[edit] Sport and recreation

Wembley Park on Canterbury Road is the home of the Box Hill Soccer Club. Box Hill Tennis Club is located on Station Street, as is Box Hill Golf Course. Reserves include the Gardiners Creek Reserve and Artists Park. A shared bicycle and pedestrian trail runs through the Gardiners Creek Valley.[5]

[edit] Shopping

There are no major shopping centres in the suburb, but smaller strip shopping centres exist at the intersection of Canterbury Road and Station Street (including the Box Hill South Post Office), the intersection of Elgar Road and Riversdale Road (including the Wattle Park Post Office) and the intersection of Middleborough Road and Mirabella Crescent (including Houston Post Office).[5]

[edit] Transport

The 767 bus service connects Box Hill South to shopping centres at Box Hill, Chadstone and Southland.
The 767 bus service connects Box Hill South to shopping centres at Box Hill, Chadstone and Southland.

The principal north-south roads are Elgar Road, Station Street and Middleborough Road, while the principal east-west roads are Canterbury Road and Riversdale Road, the latter terminating at the Box Hill Golf Course. Box Hill South is not served by rail but is located close to the terminus of the tram route 70.

There are a number of bus routes which connect the suburb to surrounding areas:

[edit] Industrial zone

An industrial zone is located in the east fronting Middleborough Road. A tissue factory operated by SCA Hygiene Australasia is located on Ailsa Street. The factory sustained major damage in a fire on June 5, 2006. [15]

The City of Whitehorse operates a council depot in this area.The depot site is also home to the Nunawading Unit of the Victoria State Emergency Service[16]

Crawford Productions were located on the corner of Middleborough Road and Clarice Road from 1982.[17] The buildings were demolished in 2006 and replaced by a Bunnings Warehouse

[edit] Places of worship

[edit] Retirement village

Hayville Village, located on Elgar Road near the intersection of Canterbury Road is a retirement village operated by TriCare.[21] It was formerly operated by the Salvation Army.[22]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Box Hill South (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
  2. ^ Box Hill South, accessed 17 May 2008
  3. ^ In the Artist's Footsteps. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  4. ^ Box Hill. Australian Places. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  5. ^ a b c Australia Map Guide. www.street-directory.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  6. ^ Kingswood College. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  7. ^ Roberts McCubbin Primary School - $6.2m for redevelopment. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  8. ^ Box Hill South Pre-School Incorporated. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  9. ^ St James Kindergarten. City of Whitehorse Directory =. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  10. ^ 700 - Box Hill - Mordialloc (SMARTBUS Service) - Metlink. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  11. ^ 7732 - Box Hill - Upper Ferntree Gully. metlink. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  12. ^ 733 - Oakleigh - Box Hill - Metlink. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  13. ^ 735 - Metlink. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  14. ^ 767 - Southland Shopping Centre - Box Hill - Metlink - Your guide to public transport in Melbourne and Victoria. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  15. ^ "Vic: Major damage in tissue factory fire". 
  16. ^ Nunawading Unit, Victoria State Emergency Service (SES) - Australia. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  17. ^ The History of Crawfords Australia. Crawfords Australia. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  18. ^ St Aidans Anglican Church. City of Whitehorse Directory =. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  19. ^ St James Uniting Church, Wattle Park. City of Whitehorse Directory. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  20. ^ Wattle Park Chapel. Christian Brethren Fellowships in Victoria: Churches. Retrieved on 2008-05-18.
  21. ^ Hayville Village. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.
  22. ^ Retirement Care Australia agreement with The Salvation Army. Retrieved on 2008-05-17.

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