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Warburton Trail
The Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail (also known as the Warburton Trail) is a walking, cycling and horse-riding track in eastern Victoria, Australia. It runs a distance of 38 km between Lilydale and Warburton, along the former Warburton railway line. A section between Corduroy Road in Yarra Junction and Warburton is also known as the Centenary Trail. The trail begins at Lilydale and passes through the townships of Mount Evelyn, Wandin Nth, Seville, Seville East, Woori Yallock, Launching Place, Yarra Junction, Wesburn and Millgrove, ending at Warburton. History Since the closure of the Warburton railway line in July 1965 and the dismantling of the track in the early 1970's, the land had remained vacant. In 1984 and again in 1996 the state government investigated selling off the land, but withdrew these proposals in part due to community opposition. Since its establishment in 1996 the trail has been continually developed and maintained by a combination of local v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Launching Place, Victoria
Launching Place is a town in Victoria, Australia, 54 km east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Launching Place recorded a population of 2,495 at the . Launching Place is located along the Warburton Highway between Woori Yallock and Yarra Junction. It is believed that Launching Place is named after the place on the Yarra River where freshly cut logs were "launched" into the river to be floated down to sawmills in Melbourne. A post office opened on 12 July 1865. It was replaced by one at Hoddles Creek in 1869, but reopened on 1 September 1880, finally closing in 1994. From 1901 to 1965, the township was served by a railway station on the Warburton line. Launching Place has many camping grounds, and people use it was a base for camping, hiking and boating in the Yarra River The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, ( Kulin languages: ''Berrern'', ''Birr-arrung'', ''Bay-ray-run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Proposed Bridges In Australia
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Rail Trails In Victoria (Australia)
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Cycling In Melbourne
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Map Of Lilydale-Warburton Rail Trail Stevage
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Mount Lilydale Mercy College
, motto_translation = All with God , city = Lilydale , state = Victoria , zipcode = 3140 , country = Australia , coordinates = , type = Independent co-educational secondary school , religion = , established = , founded = 1896 , founder = Sisters of Mercy , affiliations = Eastern Independent Schools of Melbourne, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne , principal = Philip A. Morison , teaching_staff = 103.9 , gender = Co-educational , enrolment = 1,511 , enrollment_as_of = 2018 , grades = 7– 12 , grades_label = Years , campuses = 2 (McAuley and Barak) , houses = Carr, O'Neill, Frayne, Ryan, Maguire, Terry Dunn , colours = B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lilydale Railway Station
Lilydale railway station is the terminus of the suburban electrified Lilydale line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the north-eastern Melbourne suburb of Lilydale, and opened on 1 December 1882 as Lillydale.Lilydale Vicsig History Lilydale station opened on 1 December 1882 as an extension of the line from , which had been extended from in April 1882. The fare from Melbourne was 3s 6d ([...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroondah Highway
Maroondah Highway (also known as Whitehorse Road from Deepdene to Mitcham) is a major east–west thoroughfare in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and a highway connecting the north-eastern fringes of Melbourne to the lower alpine region of Victoria, Australia. Route Whitehorse Road/Maroondah Hwy begins as a continuation of Cotham Road at Burke Road, through the suburbs of Balwyn and Deepdene. At this point, it is a typical inner-Melbourne, four lane, single carriageway arterial road. The route 109 tram also runs along this stretch of the road. The road continues through Mont Albert, until its intersection with Elgar Road in Box Hill, where the road becomes a four lane dual carriageway with trams running down the central median strip. Burke Road and Elgar Roads being the east and west boundaries of Captain Elgar's original two mile square property. The tram terminates at Market Street, a few blocks further on. It passes through the suburbs of Blackburn, Nunawading and Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Victoria
The Victoria State Government, also referred to as just the Victorian Government, is the state-level authority for Victoria, Australia. Like all state governments, it is formed by three independent branches: the executive, the judicial, and the parliament. As a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, the State Government was first formed in 1851 when Victoria first gained the right to responsible government. The Constitution of Australia regulates the relationship between the Victorian Government and the Australian Government, and cedes legislative and judicial supremacy to the federal government on conflicting matters. The Victoria State Government enforces acts passed by the parliament through government departments, statutory authorities, and other public agencies. The Government is formally presided over by the Governor, who exercises executive authority granted by the state's constitution through the Executive Council, a body consisting of senior cabinet ministers. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millgrove, Victoria
Millgrove is a small town in Victoria, Australia, located east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Millgrove recorded a population of 1,666 at the . Overview Millgrove is located on either side of the Warburton Highway, between Wesburn and Warburton. The Post Office opened on 7 November 1906, four years after the opening of the town's railway station on 13 November 1901 on the Warburton line. Millgrove remained a timber-milling and agricultural town, with occasional tourism and fishing, until the 1960s and 1970s. Despite the closure of the railway in 1965, cars placed Millgrove within acceptable commuting distances of larger towns. Millgrove has a public reserve, a small shopping area (Mt Little Joe Nursery, a small general store, bakery, newsagent, fish and chips, church drop in centre), saw mill, a primary school, Millwarra PS, which shares campuses with Warburton East and a pre-school. There ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesburn, Victoria
Wesburn is a town in Victoria, Australia, 62 km east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Wesburn recorded a population of 1,052 at the . Predominantly rural in nature, the township has a narrow ribbon of residential dwellings along and branching off the Warburton Highway. The name Wesburn is derived from its original name of West Warburton. ''Warburton West'' Post Office opened on 7 February 1893, was renamed ''Wesburn'' in 1925 and closed in 1993. Wesburn was also served by a railway station on the former Warburton railway line until closure in 1965. Today the former railway line has been transformed into a walking and cycling path called the Warburton Trail.Wesburn Primary Schoolopened in 1904 after relocation of the building from Millgrove. The school has a current enrolment of around 100 and is a participant in the Stephanie Alexander Kitchen Garden program. The Wesburn Recreation Reserve hosts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
