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Division Of Burke (1969–2004)
The Division of Burke was an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was named after Robert O'Hara Burke, an explorer who led the Victorian expedition in 1860, the first to cross Australia from south to north. The division was created in 1969 and abolished in 2004. When it was first created in 1969, it was located in the outer northern and western suburbs of Melbourne, including Broadmeadows, Thomastown, Sunbury, Sydenham and Keilor, as well as rural areas north of Melbourne, including Donnybrook, Wallan and Heathcote Junction. The division replaced a significant portion of the Division of Lalor, and previously Division of Corio before 1949. Beginning from the 1977 redistribution, it gradually shifted west into other rural areas including Bacchus Marsh, Gisborne and Lancefield, away from the outer northern suburbs. In 1984 and 1988, the division was massively expanded to include Heathcote to the north, Castlemaine to the north-west, Daylesford and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert O'Hara Burke
Robert O'Hara Burke (6 May 1821c. 28 June 1861) was an Irish soldier and police officer who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the leader of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north, finding a route across the continent from the settled areas of Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The expedition party was well equipped, but Burke was not experienced in bushcraft. A Commission of Inquiry held by the Government of Victoria to investigate the failure of the expedition was a censure of Burke's judgement. Early years Burke was born in St Clerans, near the village of Craughwell, County Galway, Ireland in May 1821. He was the second of three sons of James Hardiman Burke (1788 – January 1854), an officer in the British army 7th Royal Fusiliers, and Anne Louisa Burke ''née'' O'Hara (married 1817, d.1844). Robert O'Hara was one of seven children: * John Hardiman Burke (d. August 1863) * Robert O' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heathcote, Victoria
Heathcote is a town in central Victoria, Australia, situated on the Northern Highway (Victoria), Northern Highway 110 kilometres north of Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne and 40 kilometres south-east of Bendigo, Victoria, Bendigo via the McIvor Highway. Heathcote's local government area is the City of Greater Bendigo and it is part of the federal electorate of Division of Bendigo, Bendigo and the state electorate of Euroa. At the , Heathcote had a population of 2,962. History The first European known to have visited the district was Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836. By 1851 about 400 Europeans lived on some 16 pastoral properties in the area. Late in 1852 gold was discovered at McIvor Creek. Within six months some 40,000 miners were camped in the vicinity. It proved to be one of the richest finds during the Australian gold rushes, but the gold was so easily found that it was soon largely exhausted and by the end of the year a large proportion of the miners had already left for o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of McEwen
The Division of McEwen is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian Electoral Division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. Classed as a rural seat, the electorate is located in the centre of the state, north of its capital city Melbourne, though it also includes the newly-developed Melbourne suburbs of Mernda, Victoria, Mernda, Doreen, Victoria, Doreen and Donnybrook, Victoria, Donnybrook. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. When it was first created in 1984, the division covered the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne and a large area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodend, Victoria
Woodend () is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is in the Shire of Macedon Ranges local government area and is bypassed to the east and north by the Calder Freeway (M79), located about halfway between Melbourne and Bendigo. At the , Woodend had a population of 6,732. History Woodend was first surveyed in 1836 by Major Thomas Mitchell, who opened it up for settlement. When gold was discovered in the area (towards Bendigo and Ballarat Ballarat ( ) () is a city in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Ballarat had a population of 111,973, making it the third-largest urban inland city in Australia and the third-largest city in Victoria. Within mo ...), Woodend became the main thoroughfare through the Black Forest, and accommodated many gold-diggers and their families. Woodend Post Office opened on 20 July 1854; however, it closed shortly after, only to be reopened in one of the citizens' homes. The Woodend Magistrates' Court closed on 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2004 Australian Federal Election
The 2004 Australian federal election was held in Australia on 9 October 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia John Howard and coalition partner the National Party of Australia led by John Anderson defeated the opposition Australian Labor Party led by Mark Latham. Until 2022, this was the most recent federal election in which both leaders were from the same city area. Future Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull entered Parliament in this election. Pre-election issues In the wake of the 2002 Bali Bombings and the 2001 World Trade Center attacks, the Howard government along with the Blair and Bush governments, initiated combat operations in Afghanistan and an alliance for invading Iraq, these issues divided Labor voters who were disproportionately anti-war, flipping those votes from Labor and to the Greens. The second issue was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarneit, Victoria
Tarneit () is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Tarneit recorded a population of 56,370 at the 2021 census. Located near another emerging suburb, Truganina, Tarneit is estimated to increase to a population of over 63,000 by 2031. , Forecast.id. Retrieved 15 September 2010 History The people of the Kulin nation were the first inhabitants of the area now known as Tarneit. European settlement of the area dates to the 1830s when Tarneit was used as agricultural grazing land. Tarneit was named when it was surveyed in 1839–1840 and comes from the |
Caroline Springs, Victoria
Caroline Springs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Melton local government area. Caroline Springs recorded a population of 20,365 at the 2021 census. Caroline Springs has been developed on greenfield land since 1999 by Delfin, in partnership with the original landowners. Centrally located, just north of Kororoit Creek, is the town square and main shopping centre, known as CS Square, and a man-made lake known as ''Lake Caroline''. At the time of development, it was one of Melbourne's fastest growing suburbs and Delfin anticipated the population to be in excess of 25,000 people by 2015. The Caroline Springs Post Office opened on 8 August 2005. Developments A$40 million five-star hotel owned by the Mercure Hotels group opened in August 2009. A new hotel and entertainment complex named WestWaters on the edge of Lake Caroline is now open. On 4 April 2019, construction on the extension of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deer Park, Victoria
Deer Park is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Deer Park recorded a population of 18,145 at the 2021 census. History The suburb was originally named Kororoit Creek, after the creek running through the suburb but was renamed after the Melbourne Hunt Club used the area to house their stock of game deer. The original Hunt Club building still stands on Ballarat Road, next to the Deer Park sports oval and is now a community centre. The Hunt Club was opened on Saturday, 11 July 1885. The Post Office opened in 1878 as Kororoit Creek, and was renamed Deer Park in 1889. Following the discovery of gold in Ballarat and Bendigo, to the west, there became a great demand for explosives. Deer Park was chosen as the site of Melbourne's first explosives factory, commenced by Jones Scott and Co in about 1874 and later reformed as Australian Explosives and Chemical Co, then ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Calwell
The Division of Calwell () is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. Calwell contains the outer north-western fringe of Melbourne. It is located entirely within the City of Hume, and includes the suburbs of Broadmeadows, Dallas, Coolaroo, Greenvale, Meadow Heights, Roxburgh Park, Craigieburn and Mickleham. Calwell has been a safe Labor seat since it was created in 1984. Calwell has had only three members, Dr. Andrew Theophanous, from 1984 to 2001, former MP Maria Vamvakinou, from 2001 to 2025, and incumbent MP Basem Abdo. All three served as members of the Australian Labor Party. History The division was created in 1984 and is named for Arthur Calwell, who was Minister for Immigration 1945–1949 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960–1967. Calwell has been a safe Labor seat since it was first contested. The seat's first MP elected in 1984 was Andrew Theophanous. After failing to retain Labor preselection due to issues of criminality, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Somerton, Victoria
Somerton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Somerton recorded a population of 6 at the 2021 census. Somerton is predominantly an industrial and business suburb, and has a number of industrial parks, including the Austrak Business Park, Somerton Logistics Centre and the Northgate Distribution Centre. It is bounded by Patullos Lane in the north, the Merri Creek in the east, Somerton Road/Cooper Street in the south and the Craigieburn/ North East railway lines in the west. History The origin of Somerton's name is unclear, however records from 1847 show a "Summerton Inn". It may have also been named after Somers Town in London, England. Somerton Post Office first opened on 1 January 1854 and closed in 1864. It reopened in 1892, some time after the railway line opened and again closed in 1966. In 1994, the Somerton Business and Delivery Centre opened. Transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenvale, Victoria
Greenvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Hume Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Greenvale recorded a population of 21,274 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Greenvale is located between Yuroke, Victoria, Yuroke and Attwood, Victoria, Attwood, on Mickleham Road. History Greenvale gets it name from a farm named "Greenvale", owned by local farmer John McKerchar. It was located in the parish of Yuroke, Victoria, Yuroke, from which the area first took its name. Greenvale Post Office originally opened in a rural area on 1 January 1871 and closed in 1969. As the suburb developed the post office reopened in 1996. Although subdivisions began in 1972, Greenvale expanded largely in the 1980s and now has two shopping centres, three primary schools, a community centre and two kindergartens. Greenvale has a privately-owned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meredith, Victoria
Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong, in the local government area of the Golden Plains Shire. At the , Meredith had a population of 821, an increase from the 788 at the History The town was surveyed in 1851–52. The town is believed to be named in honour of Captain Charles Meredith. Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854 and the railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862, with the local railway station opened soon after. Now only grain and freight trains use the line. Darra, a house and stone cottage at 490 Slate Quarry Road, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. Governance The Meredith Road District (an early form of local government in Victoria) was established on 30 June 1863, and was redesignated as a shire on 28 April 1871. It absorbed Steiglitz Borough in 1881, and in turn was absorbed by Bannockburn Shire on 15 September 1915. On 18 May 1993 p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
