| Bulleen Melbourne, Victoria |
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Yarra Valley Boulevard estate |
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| Population: | 10,528 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3105 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 6.7 km² (2.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 12 km (7 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Manningham | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Bulleen | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Menzies | ||||||||||||
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Bulleen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Bulleen had a population of 10,528.
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The name Bulleen originates from the nearby Bolin Bolin Billabong. Buln-Buln translates to lyrebird,[2] which is generally accepted to be the suburb's name meaning.
Temperatures at Bulleen are known to fluctuate. During the 2009 Southeastern Australia heat wave the suburb was reportedly around one degree cooler (at 43°C) than in the city, but during a heat wave just the next month it peaked at a record 49°C, on February 7—compared to 46°C in the city.[3]
The Bulleen billabongs were an important territory for the Manna Gum people for approximately 5,000 years.[4] Generations had lived on the river flats when wild fish and ducks were abundant. Bolin was the largest lake/billabong in the area and was a significant ritual meeting place for the aborigines where numerous corroborees were held either by the billabong or on the hills. But by 1841, manager and protector of the aborigines William Thomas was instructed by... (finish later)
In 1841 Frederic Unwin, a Sydney solicitor, purchased 5,120 acres or eight square miles of land, including all of the present suburb of Bulleen. The land was purchased from the Crown for one pound an acre under the terms of the short-lived Special Survey regulations. The area was sometimes known as Unwin's Special Survey.
The first Bulleen Post Office opened on 1 April 1952, was renamed Bulleen West in 1960 and closed in 1976. Bulleen South office opened in 1959, was renamed Bulleen in 1960 and again named Bulleen South in 1969 when the current Bulleen office opened.[5]
Bulleen had a drive-in theater for over thirty years.
Bulleen Plaza is the main shopping complex, located on Manningham Road. It includes a library (Bulleen Branch of the Whitehorse Manningham Regional), post office, medical centre, business centre, a Coles supermarket and various specialty shops, including food retail shops such as Hungry Jacks, Domino's Pizza, Eastern Red Asian cuisine and an abundance of cafes. Many of these stores are owned and operated by the Italian and Greek Communities.
Within Bulleen, the following schools exist:
Bulleen is home to extensive sporting facilities belonging to the private schools of Carey and Trinity.
Major roads in Bulleen include:
Public transport in Bulleen is limited to bus services, many of them running to the CBD via dedicated bus lanes on the Eastern Freeway and Hoddle Street. Bus routes in Bulleen are operated by Ventura Bus Lines and operate primarily on main roads, though Templestowe Road in the north of the suburb is a notable exception of proper bus services. Smart Bus just started operation on 04/10/2010, it is supposed to significantly improve the public transport service quality .
Throughout the 1970s, the Doncaster line was planned by the state government to run down the middle of the Eastern Freeway and serve the suburb. Land was acquired for the line but sold in the 1980s.[6] Various plans have also been made for extension of the tram route 48 north to Doncaster.[7]
On Bulleen's northern border is the Yarra River, which adjoins parklands, including Banksia Park with its bike paths and picnic facilities. Adjacent to Banksia Park is the newly refurbished Heide Museum of Modern Art. Other important reserves include the Bulleen Park sporting grounds and, approximately in the centre of the suburb, Yarraleen and Morris Williams reserves, which offer an adventure playground and general open space.
To the west of Bulleen Road is the Yarra Flats Park, with bike tracks, walking tracks, picnic tables, shelter, wood barbecues, birdlife, wild berries, billabongs and views of the Yarra River. Yarra Flats Park adjoins Bulleen and Banksia Parks. The Bulleen Park complex has a number of grounds suitable for Australian rules football, cricket and soccer, as well as an archery range and model aeroplane club. The Yarraleen Cricket Club, which plays in the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association, is situated in the Bulleen Park pavilions at the rear of the complex.
Ted Ajani Reserve, home of the Bullen Templestowe Amateur Football Club[8] , is located on Thompson Road. The "Bullants" are a proud family club who had some recent premiership success at senior level (2004, 2008).
Koonung Park, home of the Bulleen Cricket Club and the Manningham Cobras Football Club, is located just off Thompsons Road near the Eastern Freeway.
Koonung Park regularly hosts the Dunstan Shield Grand Final, the highest grade of turf cricket in the Eastern Cricket Association.
Golfers play at the course of the Yarra Valley Golf Club on Templestowe Road.[9]
Other reserves: Sheahans Rd Reserve (basketball, tennis, play) Swanston St Reserve (play) Bulleen Park (Australian rules football in winter and cricket in summer - Yarraleen CC)
The Boorondara Tennis Centre and a Swim centre are based on Bulleen Road and a Golf driving range is on Templestowe Road.
The most well known club in the area is the WNBL team, the Bulleen Boomers, based at the Veneto Club on Bulleen Road, opposite Marcellin College.
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