Lysterfield, Victoria

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Lysterfield
Melbourne, Victoria

Population:

5423 (2006)^[1]

Postcode:

3156

Area:

2.1 km² (0.8 sq mi)

Property Value:

AUD $435,000 ^[2]

Location:

35 km (22 mi) from Melbourne
13 km (8 mi) from Dandenong

LGA:

City of Knox

State District:

Monbulk, Gembrook, Ferntree Gully

Federal Division:

Aston, La Trobe

Suburbs around Lysterfield:
Ferntree Gully	Upper Ferntree Gully	Upwey
Rowville	Lysterfield	Belgrave South
Lysterfield South	Narre Warren North	Narre Warren East

Lysterfield is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Knox.

The area around Lysterfield was first settled in 1838. Initially it was part of Narre Warren, but was named Lysterfield in 1874 when land was set aside for a primary school. At this time, Lysterfield included what is now Rowville. The land was primarily used for farming.

Lysterfield Road is one of the major blackspots in Victoria. When the Victorian State Government fixed it, it cost $2.3m. Further along that road is the City of Knox Avenue of honour, which was first planted in 1918-19 in recognition of First World War veterans. This is a group of pine trees.

A well-known attraction in Lysterfield is the Lysterfield Lake, built in 1929 by the State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, to supply water to the Mornington Peninsula, Springvale, and Dandenong. Lysterfield Lake Park was established as a water catchment area surrounding the lake. Today, there are facilities for sailing, swimming, canoeing and walking. It is one-third in the City of Knox, the rest being in the Shire of Yarra Ranges and a small part in the City of Casey. This park includes a few ruins such as the Donlane and the Dargon homestead site, still with its surrounding orchards and the ruins of the dairy that is renowned as Boy's Farm.

Lysterfield is also a place where people raise alpacas, and grow many vegetables, including a large sprout farm. The centre of Lysterfield reflects its rural status, with a farm shop and a petrol station, which is advertised as 'prime land'.

Lysterfield is home to the Salesians of Don Bosco Auxilium College, numerous equestrian trails and horse riding schools, the Lysterfield Christian Fellowship, and a quarry operated by Boral Ltd. There is a relatively new housing development in the north west corner.