Narre Warren South, Victoria

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Narre Warren South
MelbourneVictoria
Population: 25,505 (2006) [1]
Postcode: 3805
Area: 13.3 km² (5.1 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $296,000 [2]
Location:
LGA: City of Casey
State District: Narre Warren South
Federal Division: Holt
Suburbs around Narre Warren South:
Hallam Narre Warren Narre Warren
Hampton Park Narre Warren South Berwick
Cranbourne North

Narre Warren South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. As of April 2005, the area is one of the fastest growing areas within the state of Victoria.[3]

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[edit] History

Until the mid 1990s Narre Warren South was a rural fringe suburb. In the last 10 years many subdivisions have been developed, including Berwick Springs estate, which was launched in 1999, and Cypress Hill estate/Hillsmeade which was launched around the same time. There are now other estates in the area, such as Golden Grove estate, Camden Greens Estate, Narre Warren Springs and Silverleaf.

[edit] Education

Narre Warren South is home to Narre Warren South P-12 College, a public school catering for students from Prep to Year 12. The college has one of the largest student enrollments in Victoria with nearly 2000 students and more than 150 staff members. Narre Warren South is also serviced by Hillsmeade Primary School, a public primary school, ICA Casey College, a private primary school and Trinity Catholic Primary School, a co-educational Catholic primary school.

[edit] Retail

Narre Warren South has two shopping centres. Casey Central Shopping Centre, located on Narre Warren-Cranbourne Road, is anchored by a Coles Supermarket, and features a large number of specialty stores. Amberley Park Shopping Centre on Ormond Road is a smaller centre, next door to Narre Warren South College.

Also close by in adjoining suburbs are the newly built Eden Rise Shopping Centre on the corner of Clyde Road and Greaves Road in Berwick, and Westfield Fountain Gate in Narre Warren.

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