| Bentleigh Melbourne, Victoria |
|||||||||||||
|
Bentleigh
|
|||||||||||||
| Population: | 14,271 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3204 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.7 km² (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 13 km (8 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Glen Eira | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Bentleigh | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Goldstein | ||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||
Bentleigh is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district.[2] Its Local Government Area is the City of Glen Eira. At the 2006 Census, Bentleigh had a population of 14,271.
Contents |
Bentleigh was named after the infamous Victorian politician, Thomas Bent.
The first Post Office in the area opened on 1 July 1865 as Jasper Road. After the railway arrived it moved to near the station in 1882 and was named Brighton East.[3]
In 1908 it was renamed Bentleigh in line with the station name.
A Patterson Post Office opened in 1948. In 1961 it was renamed Patterson West when a new Patterson office opened near the railway station.[4]
Bentleigh is home to Alnutt Park, Victory Park, Halley Park, and Bentleigh Memorial Gardens. Centre Road is a strip shopping centre of over 250 retail businesses,[5] with a focus on fresh food, continental delis and cake shops and cafes. Its schools are Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Bentleigh West Primary School,and St. Paul's Primary School.
Bentleigh has two railway stations, Bentleigh and Patterson; the former is the end of zone 1 on the Frankston train line.[6]
The level crossing at Bentleigh railway station was upgraded in 2006 at a cost of A$1.2 million and included sirens as well as bells, red man lights, 'Another Train is Coming' lights and latches on the emergency exit.[7] This was after several fatal accidents at the crossing involving pedestrians.
Bentleigh is also serviced by these two bus services. The 703 is a SmartBus service which runs from Middle Brighton to Blackburn through Bentleigh's main shopping strip Centre Road. The 701 service starts from Bentleigh railway station and terminates at Oakleigh railway station. As part of the State Government's $10.5 billion transport plan the 701 service has been upgraded and the operating hours expanded to run seven-days-a-week for the first time.
St. Paul's Primary School[8] is a Catholic coeducational primary school located in Bentleigh on Jasper Road. The current principal is Ann Cooper who replaced Philip Renehan when he departed in 2000. The current Parish priest is Father Michael Sierakowski[1].[9] Established in 1928, it was managed by the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart until 1993. In 2009 the school started building a new hall and renovating the main building both which were completed in 2010. [2]
Our Lady of Sacred Heart College (OLSH) is a Catholic girls only secondary school located on Jasper Road.
Bentleigh West Primary School is a government primary school located in the suburbs of Glen Eira, about 15 km out of Melbourne, Australia. The current principal is Jennifer Small, who succeeded Euan Wells. The enrolment is around 390 students from prep to grade 6. There are 33 non-teaching and teaching staff.
|
|
|||||