Cranbourne, Victoria
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| Cranbourne Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 14,750 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3977 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 9.6 km² (3.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $218,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Casey | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Cranbourne | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Holt | ||||||||||||
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Cranbourne (pronounced Cran-burn) is a large suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia approximately 49 kilometres south-east of the CBD (via the Monash Freeway and South Gippsland Freeway and the South Gippsland Highway) and is situated at an elevation of 50 metres above sea-level. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey.
The greater Cranbourne area consists of Cranbourne, Cranbourne North, Cranbourne East, Cranbourne South, Cranbourne West, and Junction Village. Some suburbs and townships that surround Cranbourne are Narre Warren, Devon Meadows, and Clyde.
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[edit] History
Cranbourne was, from 1860 until 1994, the administrative centre of the City of Cranbourne and precedent local government bodies. The council building is still in existence, on the corner of South Gippsland Highway and Sladen Street.
Prior to European settlement the area is thought to have been occupied by the Boonwurrung Aborigines. The first white settlers, the Ruffy brothers, arrived in 1836. They later opened the Cranbourne Inn.
The area was greatly opened up by settlers from the 1860s. Progress in developing the land around Cranbourne was hampered by the Koo Wee Rup swampland. However William Lyall (who bought land in the swamp area) assisted in coordinating the draining of the swamp to make it usable as farmland.
In 1850's a number of meteorites were unearthed in the area. The largest, at 3.5 tonnes, was then considered the world's largest.
At the 2006 census Cranbourne had a population of 14,750.[1]
[edit] Places
In the south of Cranbourne is the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, and the Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve. Cranbourne also contains the Cranbourne Golf Club, the Amstel Golf Club, the Ranfurlie Golf Club and a swimming pool.
The Cranbourne Complex is located off Berwick-Cranbourne Road, and features a wide variety of community facilities, including The Shed (an indoor skating facility), the Cranbourne Indoor Sports Centre (basketball, netball, and indoor soccer), the Cranbourne Branch of the Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation, The Factory – Rehearsal Centre for the Arts (Cranbourne), Caseyville (traffic school) and Bowland (a ten-pin bowling complex). The new Cranbourne Multicultural Community Centre is set to open in early 2007, while tenders have been issued for the new Cranbourne Aquatic and Leisure Centre (CALC).
Further out of Cranbourne on the Berwick-Cranbourne Road is the new Casey Fields Complex.
[edit] Schools
Schools in the Cranbourne area include St. Peter's Catholic Co-Ed College, St. Agatha's Catholic School, St. Therese's Catholic Primary School, Cranbourne Secondary College, Lyndhurst Secondary College, Casey Grammar School (Formally known as Cranbourne Christian College), Cranbourne Primary School, Marnebek School, Cranbourne South Primary School, Cranbourne Park Primary School, Cranbourne West Primary School, Rangebank Primary School, Courtenay Gardens Primary School, and Cranbourne Specialist School. Chisholm Institute of TAFE also has a campus in Cranbourne, to the city's east. To cater for the growth in Cranbourne several primary schools have been proposed.
[edit] Shopping
Cranbourne has two major shopping precincts. In the north on the corner of Thompsons Road and the South Gippsland Highway is the Thompson Parkway Shopping Centre (anchored by Safeway) and Cranbourne Homemaker Centre complex with Harvy Norman,Hungry Jacks,Better Electrical and more major stores. This complex has largely developed around the Bunnings Warehouse.
In the centre of town is the Cranbourne High Street and Centro Cranbourne, anchored by Coles and Safeway supermarkets and Kmart and Harris Scarfe department stores.
Smaller shopping centres include the Sandhurst Shopping Centre (anchored by Coles Supermarket) in Cranbourne West, and the planned Hunt Club Shopping Centre development.
[edit] Churches
Cranbourne is home to several Christian churches. These include the Cranbourne Salvation Army, the Anglican Regional Church Cranbourne, Cranbourne Regional Uniting Church, Crossover (Cranbourne Assembly of God), Scots Presbyterian Church, St Agathas Catholic Church, Life Community Church and TurningPoint Family Church. Cranbourne North has Hope Christian Centre.
[edit] Sports facilities and clubs
[edit] Australian Football/Cricket
There are 8 Australian football/cricket ovals available at J&P Camm Reserve (2 ovals), the Donnelly Recreation Reserve (2 ovals), the Clyde Recreation Reserve (1 oval), the Lawson Poole Reserve (1 oval), the Junction Village Reserve (1 oval) and the Glover Recreation Reserve (1 oval). Seven of the eight ovals each have a synthetic centre cricket wicket, whilst the E.G. Allen Oval at the Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve has the only turf centre wicket within the Cranbourne Area.
[edit] Rugby
There are 2 rugby fields at the Lawson Poole Reserve (1 field) and the Clyde Recreation Reserve (1 field).
[edit] Football
There are currently 3 football fields available on the Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve. There is a Soccer Club on O'Tooles Road, the club is called Casey Comets Football Club.
[edit] Athletics
There is an athletics track (grass) at Lawson Poole Reserve.
[edit] Basketball and Netball
There are 6 basketball courts available at the Terry Vickerman Centre at the Casey Indoor Leisure Complex (shared netball). There is a netball court the Glover Recreation Reserve (1 outdoor court).
[edit] Tennis
There are 20 tennis courts available at Cranbourne Tennis Club, Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve (6 porous); the Clyde Tennis Club, Clyde Recreation Reserve (4 plexipave); the Devon Meadows Tennis Club, Glover Recreation Reserve (4 porous, 2 asphalt); and the Cranbourne South Tennis Club, Morning Mist Recreation Reserve (2 artificial grass; 2 plexipave). There are an additional 8 courts (sand-filled artificial grass) available inside the Terry Vickerman Centre at the Casey Indoor Leisure Complex.
[edit] Aerobics/Fitness/Gymnasium
The Cranbourne Indoor Pool, Beach House Fitness and Cranbourne Fitness Centre offer health & fitness facilities.
[edit] Golf
There are 3 golf courses privately owned and managed:
- Amstel Golf Club (public course).
- Rainfurlie Golf Club (members course).
- Cranbourne Golf Club (public course).
[edit] Gymnastics
A club-based gymnastics program is available at the Cranbourne Park Primary School.
[edit] Horse Riding and Racing
Club-based horse riding is available at the Morning Mist Recreation Reserve. There are other privately owned and managed facilities, such as the Briars Equestrian Centre in Clyde. Both Cranbourne greyhound and harness racing clubs are on Grant Street.
[edit] Lawn Bowls
Two lawn bowls club facilities are available at the Cranbourne Bowls Club (Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve) and the Cranbourne RSL Bowls Club.
[edit] Shooting
Shooting facilities are available at the Cranbourne Dandenong Pistol Club (Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve). The Cranbourne RSL Gun Club (Thompsons Road, Cranbourne North) was demolished in late 2006, the Victorian Deer Association now meet at Akoonah Park in Berwick.
[edit] Skating/BMX
There are skating and BMX facilities available at the following locations:
- Merinda Park (outdoor skate park).
- The Shed (indoor skate park). The Shed is managed and fully supervised by the Salvation Army. Closed down in 2008 due to poor business.
[edit] Swimming
The Cranbourne Indoor Pool offers public swimming facilities.
[edit] Events
The MRA Cranbourne GP Run is held each year on the Saturday of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.
Cranbourne races are an established event on the racing calendar. Greyhound and harness racing are also held.
[edit] Public transport
The terminus of the Cranbourne railway line is at Cranbourne railway station. The Cranbourne line is part of the South Gippsland Railway, which is currently disused between Cranbourne and the start of the private South Gippsland Tourist Railway in Nyora. The restoration and reopening of the disused line was proposed by the Victorian Government in 2001, at which time the government described the line as being in a state of significant disrepair[3].
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Cranbourne (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-15.
- ^ Cranbourne, accessed 27 November 2006
- ^ "Government announces return of rail services to South Gippsland", Victorian Government, 2001-05-11. Retrieved on 2007-07-30.
[edit] External links
- Cranbourne, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Cranbourne Area Recreation Facilities Study, City of Casey
- The Shed Skatepark and Recreation Centre
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