The City of Maroondah is a

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in Victoria,

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in the eastern

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s of

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metro ...

. Maroondah had a population of 117,498 in June 2018. The City of Maroondah was created through the amalgamation the former Cities of Ringwood and

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in December 1994. The name 'Maroondah' was taken from two Aboriginal words - meaning "throwing" and "leaf" - symbolising the green environment. Suburbs located in the City include Ringwood,

, Heathmont, Ringwood East, Ringwood North, Warranwood, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon Hills, Bayswater North and parts of Kilsyth South,

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and Park Orchards. The Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines run through the City of Maroondah, with stations at Heatherdale, Ringwood, Ringwood East,

, and Heathmont. The Maroondah City Council is served by many buses operated by Ventura, Transdev, McKenzies and Vline. Maroondah contracts JJ Richards for their garbage collection and have 3 bins. Blue lidded 240l bin for recycling, a Maroon lidded 240l bin for garden organics and a 120l all green bin for waste/landfill collection.

Education

Maroondah residents have a wide selection of excellent state and private schools that attract students from across the eastern suburbs of

Primary schools

* Ainslie Parklands Primary School * Bayswater North Primary School * Croydon Hills Primary School * Croydon Primary School * Dorset Primary School * Eastwood Primary School * Good Shepherd Lutheran Primary School * Great Ryrie Primary School * Heathmont East Primary School * Holy Spirit Community School * Kalinda Primary School * Marlborough Primary School * Mullum Primary School * Our Lady of Perpetual Help Primary School * Ringwood Heights Primary School * Ringwood North Primary School * Ruskin Park Primary School * Sacred Heart Primary School * Tinternvale Primary School * Village School * Warranwood Primary School * Yarra Road Primary School

Secondary schools

* Aquinas College * Croydon Community School * Heathmont College * Luther College * Melba College *

Norwood Secondary College Norwood Secondary College is a secondary school located in Melbourne's eastern suburbs, situated in Ringwood, Victoria, Australia and right next to Mullum Primary School. Norwood Secondary College, in the City of Maroondah, is a single campus co ...

Ringwood Secondary College Ringwood Secondary College is a co-educational public secondary school located in the eastern suburb of Ringwood in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ringwood Secondary College opened as Ringwood High School in 1954 and was one of the first hig ...

Combined schools

* Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School * Tintern Grammer * Yarra Valley Grammar

Special schools

* Croydon Special Developmental School

Universities

Swinburne University of Technology Swinburne University of Technology (often simply called Swinburne) is a public research university based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1908 as the Eastern Suburbs Technical College by George Swinburne to serve those without acce ...

- Croydon Campus

Suburbs

* Bayswater North *

* Croydon Hills * Croydon North * Croydon South * Heathmont *

Kilsyth Kilsyth (; Scottish Gaelic ''Cill Saidhe'') is a town and civil parish in North Lanarkshire, roughly halfway between Glasgow and Stirling in Scotland. The estimated population is 9,860. The town is famous for the Battle of Kilsyth and the reli ...

(Shared with the Shire of Yarra Ranges) * Kilsyth South * Park Orchards (Shared with the

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) * Ringwood * Ringwood East * Ringwood North (Shared with

) *

(Shared with the City of Whitehorse) * Warranwood * Wonga Park (Shared with the

and Shire of Yarra Ranges)

Libraries

There are two libraries located in the Maroondah region, both managed by Eastern Regional Libraries. Croydon Library - Civic Square, Mount Dandenong Road, Croydon Realm - Ringwood Town Square, 179 Maroondah Highway Ringwood (opposite Ringwood Station)

Councillors and wards

The City of Maroondah has nine wards, each electing a single member:

References

External links

Official Maroondah City Council websitePublic Transport Victoria local public transport mapRingwood Community Garden - Selkirk Avenue, WantirnaLink to Land Victoria interactive maps
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