| Glen Waverley Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 38,219 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3150 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 16.8 km² (6.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Monash | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mount Waverley, Forest Hill, Scoresby, Clayton | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Chisholm, Bruce | ||||||||||||
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Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Glen Waverley had a population of 38,219, or 2275 per square kilometre.
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The suburb of Glen Waverley is generally bounded by Dandenong Creek to the east, Ferntree Gully Road to the south, Blackburn Road to the west and Highbury Road to the north. Springvale Road, a major north-south distributor, divides the suburb. The geography varies from river flats adjacent to the Dandenong Creek in the east to hilly in the region between the Dandenong Creek and Scotchmans Creek catchments.
The area was first settled in the mid nineteenth century and later developed as orchards and farming lands. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1885 as Black Flat in the area to the south of the railway line, was renamed Glen Waverley in 1921, and Glen Waverley South in 1963 on the same day Glen Waverley North office (open since 1954) was renamed Glen Waverley (from 1994 The Glen).[2]
Major development occurred in the 1950s to 1970s with rapid infilling of housing built to a generally high standard on large (typically 800m2) blocks. Much of that housing stock is now ageing and renewal is occurring, frequently involving subdivision of the larger blocks into townhouse development. The suburb was also the site of Victoria's first McDonald's restaurant, which opened on September 12, 1973, at the corner of High St and Springvale Rd.[3]
The main street of Glen Waverley is Kingsway. In recent years, Kingsway has developed into a vibrant dining and entertainment area, with strong Asian influences. Kingsway also is taken up by Century City Walk, a cinema multiplex. It houses various eateries, a Strike Bowling Bar and a Village Cinema (equipped with Gold Class facilities). There are now many hotels such as Novotel Glen Waverley, Hotel Ibis, Waverley International Hotel, and the Quest Hotel. There is also a large branch of the Monash Public Library Service. Construction of a 10-storey apartment, office, retail and carparking complex between the railway station and Kingsway will begin in mid-2011.[4] The suburb also has numerous churches, and is home to the Victoria Police Academy, which occupies a former Roman Catholic seminary.
Glen Waverley has also developed to become somewhat of a business hub in metropolitan Melbourne, with many international companies including BMW, Nestle, Toshiba, Ansell, Adidas, NEC, and 3M all having their Australian headquarters in the suburb.[5]
The majority of Glen Waverley residents identify as being Australian born. At the time of the 2006 Census, over 2000 people responded with China as being their country of birth. Mandarin and Cantonese are the most spoken language at home, following Engish. Most residents of the suburb are employed as professionals, clerical and administrative workers, or managers. According to a 2011 article [1] by The Age Newspaper, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Lexus were the most popular car choice for people in Glen Waverley.
Most of Glen Waverley's voting booths sit within the federal electorate of Bruce (with the remainder in Chisholm). The suburb is traditionally oriented towards the Liberal Party, but has become extremely marginal and competitive in recent years. This is evidenced in the 2010 federal election results, in which the combined booth results for the suburb produced a primary vote of 40.7% for the Labor Party, 46.0% for the Liberals, and 9.8% for the Greens. After preferences, the split was 49.99% for Labor and 50.01% for the Liberals (a difference of only 3 votes!).[6][7]
Centro The Glen (formerly known as "The Glen") is a local regional shopping centre owned, managed and developed by Centro Properties Group. Although smaller than nearby shopping centres such as Knox or Chadstone, the Glen houses a substantial collection of shops, including supermarkets, a food court named Diners Life and a number of smaller clothing stores. Centro The Glen currently has over 207 specialty retail shops and 11 anchor retailers, thus making Centro The Glen one of the most significant shopping centres in the vicinity. Centro The Glen was the first shopping centre in suburban Victoria to contain a David Jones retail outlet.
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The suburb has an Australian rules football team The Glen Waverley Hawks, competing in the Eastern Football League[8] and the Glen Waverley Rovers Junior Football Club.
The Waverley Soccer Club and the Glen Waverley Junior Soccer Club were founded in 1980 and are members of Football Federation Victoria. The seniors currently compete in the Mens Provisional League Div 3.
Tennis clubs include Glenvale Tennis Club, Glenburn Tennis Club, Legend Park Tennis Club, Notting Hill Pinewood Tennis Club and Whites Lane Tennis Club.
Cricket is represented by the Glen Waverley Cougars Cricket Club] and the Glen Waverley Cricket Club, who both compete in the Southern District and Churches Cricket League (SDCCL). In season 2009/2010, the Glen Waverley Cricket Club's 50th year, they won the SDCCL Menzies Shield, defeating Mount Waverley Uniting Cricket Club.
Golfers play at the course of the Glen Waverley Golf Club at Waverley Road in the neighbouring suburb of Wheelers Hill.[9]
Glen Waverley has a major recreational and aquatic centre located on Waverley Rd, the Monash Aquatic and Recreation Centre. It has a range of different swimming pools to cater for everyone's needs with two kid pools, a 40 metre wave pool, a Learn-to-swim pool, an indoor 25 metre pool, an outdoor 50 metre pool and a hydrotherapy pool.
The suburb gives its name to the Glen Waverley railway line, which terminates at Glen Waverley station. Services depart platform 1 and 2, with a frequency of 7-8 minutes in peak hour, and every 15 minutes in off-peak periods. Glen Waverley is classed as a Premium Station, is in Metlink Zone 2. Syndal railway station is located one station to the west of Glen Waverley railway station and also on the Glen Waverley railway line.
A number of bus routes operated by Ventura Bus Lines, Grenda's Bus Services and Driver Bus Lines also operate in the area, with connections to Monash University, Chadstone Shopping Centre, Eastland Shopping Centre, Knox City Shopping Centre, Rowville, St. Kilda, Glen Iris, Springvale, Blackburn, Mitcham, Dandenong and Croydon. The 902 SmartBus from Chelsea to Airport West, also operates via Glen Waverley at 15 minute frequencies all day in both directions, and at up to 10 minute frequencies in peak periods.
| Routes | Operator | Zone(s) | To / From | Via |
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| 623 | Driver Bus Lines | 1, 2 | Glen Waverley / St. Kilda | Mount Waverley / Chadstone / Carnegie |
| 734 | Ventura Bus Lines | 1, 2 | Glen Iris / Glen Waverley | Ashburton / Ashwood / Wesley College |
| 736 | Ventura Bus Lines | 2 | Mitcham / Blackburn | Vermont South / Glen Waverley / Forest Hill |
| 737 | Ventura Bus Lines | 2 | Croydon / Monash University | Boronia / Knox City SC / Glen Waverley |
| 742 | Ventura Bus Lines | 1, 2 | Eastland SC / Chadstone SC | Vermont South / Glen Waverley / Oakleigh |
| 753 | Ventura Bus Lines | 2 | Glen Waverley / Bayswater | Wheelers Hill / Knoxfield / Boronia |
| 754 | Ventura Bus Lines | 2 | Rowville / Glen Waverley | Caulfield Grammar / Wheelers Hill |
| 850 | Grendas Bus Service | 2 | Dandenong / Glen Waverley | Brandon Park / Mulgrave |
| 885 | Grendas Bus Service | 2 | Springvale / Glen Waverley | Wanda Street |
| 902 | Grendas Bus Service | 2 | Chelsea / Airport West | Edithvale / Glen Waverley / Nunawading / Doncaster / Greensborough / Broadmeadows |
Springvale Road is the main north-south arterial road running through Glen Waverley, with 3 lanes in each direction. Blackburn Road runs parallel to Springvale Road to the west. High Street, Waverley Road and Ferntree Gully Road are the main east-west collector roads in Glen Waverley. The Monash Freeway also runs through the south-western corner of Glen Waverley, with access via Ferntree Gully and Springvale Roads.
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