| Wyndham Vale Melbourne, Victoria |
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Manor Lakes Shopping Centre on Ballan Road |
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Wyndham Vale
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| Population: | 10,355 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3024 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.1 km² (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Wyndham | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Lara, Tarneit | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Lalor | ||||||||||||
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Wyndham Vale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wyndham. At the 2006 Census, Wyndham Vale had a population of 10,355.
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Wyndham Vale Reserve, situated on Honour Avenue is the home of the Wyndham Vale Sports Club. The Sports Club consists of the Wyndham Vale Cricket Club, the Wyndham Vale Falcons Senior Football Club and the Wyndham Vale Falcons Junior Football Club. The Sports Club has been set up with the ambition of improving Sporting Facilities in Wyndham Vale for the local community.
The Wyndham Vale Cricket Club has 6 Senior Mens, 1 Senior Women's and 4 Junior Cricket Teams, it also hosts a Milo Have-A-Go Clinic for children not yet old enough to play Junior Cricket.
The Wyndham Vale Falcons Senior Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Western Region Football League.[2]. It has 2 Senior Mens Teams.
The Wyndham Vale Falcons Junior Football Club has 7 Junior Boys Teams and a Youth Girls Team.
President's Park, situated on McGrath's Road is home to the Werribee Hockey Club. The club has 7 Senior Men's and Women's Teams and up to 12 Junior Teams.
There are several primary schools in Wyndham Vale, however until very recently there were no secondary schools in the area. Although in the past there had been plans to establish a secondary school in the area, it was abandoned during the Education cuts with the introduction of the Kennett Government, and the land sold to a developer. This action became very common in suburbs of Melbourne during the early 1990s.
A new P-12 school, Manor Lakes P-12/Specialist College was built in the Manor Lakes Estate and opened in 2009. The College is being developed for a long term enrollment of 650 Prep - Year 9 students, 1100 Year 10 - 12 students and 144 special / special development school students. It is planned as a four to five stage construction.[3] In addition a new Catholic School will be built catering up to P9 on the estate. Manor Lakes is approx 750 hectares in size and will eventually house more than 25 000 residents, making it the second largest residential development in Victoria after Caroline Springs.
Wyndham Vale contains many businesses in the area, including restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, corner stores, petrol stations, and commercial car washes. Manor Lakes Shopping Centre includes facilities such as a Coles Supermarket, Medical Centre, Pharmacy, Newsagency, McDonald's restaurant, and various specialty shops.
Over the past few years, Wyndham Vale has become the host of many residential development projects including Manor Lakes [1], Bluestone Green and Wyndham Green. This is due to the large amounts of ex-farmland available on the western edge of town.
Wyndham Vale is situated close to the site of many original Mad Max scene locations. Wyndham Vale is also known as Mad Max country. The suburb has creeks running through it toward Port Phillip, including Lollipop and Cherry Creeks. Near the Werribee Mansion, Werribee Zoo and the ghost town of Cocoroc, Wyndham Vale has a history of surrounds.
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