Glen Waverley, Victoria

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Glen Waverley
Melbourne, Victoria
Population: 38,219 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3150
Area: 16.8 km² (6.5 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $600,000 [2]
Location: 24 km (15 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Monash
State District: Mount Waverley, Forest Hill, Scoresby, Clayton
Federal Division: Chisholm, Bruce
Suburbs around Glen Waverley:
Burwood East Vermont South Vermont South
Mount Waverley Glen Waverley Wantirna South
Notting Hill Wheelers Hill Wheelers Hill

Glen Waverley is a large suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. The suburb gives its name to the Glen Waverley railway line, which terminates at Glen Waverley station.

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The suburb of Glen Waverley is generally bounded by Dandenong Creek to the east, Ferntree Gully Road to the south, Blackburn Road to the west and Highbury Road to the north. Springvale Road, a major north-south distributor, divides the suburb. The geography varies from river flats adjacent to the Dandenong Creek in the east to hilly division between the Dandenong Creek and Scotchmans Creek catchments. Whilst first settled in the mid nineteenth century and later developed as orchards and farming lands, major development occurred in the 1950s to 1970s with rapid infilling of housing built to a generally high standard on large (typically 800m2) blocks. Much of that housing stock is now ageing and renewal is occurring, frequently involving dissection of the larger blocks into town house development.

Centro The Glen (informally known as simply "The Glen") is a local shopping centre owned by Centro Properties Group, located on the corner of Springvale Road and High Street Road. Although smaller than nearby shopping centres such as Knox or Chadstone, the Glen houses a reasonable collection of shops, including supermarkets (such as Coles and Safeway), department stores (Target and David Jones), a cosmopolitan food court and a number of smaller clothing stores. The addition of various new stores to The Glen has resulted in a total of over 150 shops, thus making the Glen Centro one of the most significant shopping centres in the vicinity.

The main street of Glen Waverley is Kingsway. In recent years, Kingsway has developed into a vibrant Chinese dining and entertainment area, with strong Asian influences on the food available. Because of Glen Waverley's lively social scene, many restaurants and cafes open until late hours on Fridays and Saturdays. Kingsway also is taken up by Century City Walk, a cinema multiplex. It houses various eateries and a Village Cinema. A night market also operates on Saturday nights during the months between December and February from 1500 to 2200hrs.

[edit] Education

[edit] University/TAFE

[edit] High Schools

[edit] Private Schools

  • Wesley College
  • St Leonards Catholic primary school
  • St Christopher's Catholic primary school

[edit] Primary Schools

  • Glendal Primary School
  • Mount View Primary School
  • Glen Waverley Primary School
  • Glen Waverley South Primary School
  • Highvale Primary School
  • Camelot Rise Primary School
  • Nicholas Lyon Memorial Primary School

[edit] Special Schools

  • Glenallen School

[edit] Scouting Group

  • 2nd Glen Waverly Scout Group[1]
  • Natasha Marr Scouting Group
  • 12th Lurch scout club

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Glen Waverley (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ Glen Waverley, accessed 9 August 2007

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