Olinda, Victoria

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Olinda
Melbourne, Victoria

Olinda Township
Population: 1568 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3788
Area: 5.8 km² (2.2 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $325,000 [2]
Location:
LGA: Shire of Yarra Ranges
State District: Monbulk
Federal Division: La Trobe
Suburbs around Olinda:
Dandenong Ranges Mount Dandenong Silvan
Sassafras Olinda Monbulk
Sherbrooke Kallista The Patch

Olinda is a small town in the Dandenong Ranges east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. It is covered by the electorates of Casey and La Trobe.

Olinda is named after Olinda Creek, which begins in the township. The creek was named in 1858 after Alice Olinda Hodgkinson, the daughter of Clement Hodgkinson, Victoria's acting Surveyor General. The town was initially a logging settlement, however as land was made available for horticulture in the early 1900s, the town began to grow substantially. Berry farming, dairying, and flower growing became prosperous industries, and tourism soon flourished as the principle industry of Olinda.

It is home to cafes, restaurants (including the famous Cuckoo), antique and craft shops, and numerous art galleries, showcasing local, national, and international artists, in such areas as sculpture and painting. It has a public golf course, public swimming pool, a primary school, and is home to the National Rhododendron Garden and the Olinda State Forest. The Ashendene Boys Home was located in Olinda.

In 1919 the Australian artist Sir Arthur Streeton returned to Australia and built a house on the property called Longacres, in Olinda.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Olinda (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
  2. ^ Olinda, accessed 27 November 2006

[edit] External links

  • Olinda Village - Official tourism site listing shops, restaurants and accommodation.
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