Moonee Ponds, Victoria

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Moonee Ponds Melbourne, Victoria
The Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds
Population:	12,636 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3039
Area:	4.4 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Property Value:	AUD $554,000 [2]
Location:	7 km (4 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Moonee Valley
State District:	Essendon
Federal Division:	Maribyrnong
Suburbs around Moonee Ponds: Aberfeldie Essendon Brunswick West Aberfeldie Moonee Ponds Brunswick West Maribyrnong Ascot Vale Parkville

Moonee Ponds is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley.

Moonee Ponds is where Barry Humphries' fictional housewife-megastar Dame Edna Everage originally lived as well as the home of prominent unionist Bill Shorten. It is also home to Queens Park and the Moonee Valley Racecourse.

[edit] Attractions

The Australian Tax Office and Mondo Apartments, tallest buildings in Moonee Ponds

• The Clocktower Centre was the Essendon Town Hall, but today is a large theatre. As well as serving for some international, interstate and local functions, the Centre has a number of conference rooms. It is named after its large clocktower.
• The Moonee Ponds Junction is the centre of the suburb, with buses, trams and trains all converging in the area. The Clocktower Centre is nearby.
• Puckle Street is the main shopping street and there are many shops along its length. At its eastern end is Moonee Ponds Junction and at its western end is the Moonee Ponds train station.
• The Moonee Valley Racecourse is one of Melbourne's largest horse-racing tracks.

[edit] Transport

Moonee Ponds Station is located at the western end of Puckle Street, on the Craigieburn railway line. Bus 467 runs from the station to Aberfeldie. At the eastern end of Puckle Street is Moonee Ponds Junction. Tram number 82 terminates at the junction and Tram number 59 stops there. There is a bus interchange at the junction (called Moonee Ponds Interchange) where many bus routes terminate (routes 404, 472, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 483, 501, 504, 506 and 508).

The Maribyrnong River Trail and Moonee Ponds Creek Trail are cycling tracks in and around Moonee Ponds.

[edit] See also

• City of Essendon - the former local government area of which Moonee Ponds was a part.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Moonee Ponds, Victoria is at coordinates 37°45′54″S 144°55′12″E / -37.765, 144.92 (Moonee Ponds, Victoria)Coordinates: 37°45′54″S 144°55′12″E / -37.765, 144.92 (Moonee Ponds, Victoria)

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