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Maroondah Highway
Maroondah Highway (also known as Whitehorse Road from Deepdene to Surrey Hills) is a major east–west thoroughfare in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and a highway connecting the north-eastern fringes of Melbourne to Mansfield, at the lower alpine region of Victoria, Australia. Maroondah Link Highway links Cathkin (on Goulburn Valley Highway) and Yarck (on Maroondah Highway), allowing an easier link to Melba Highway via Yea for Melbourne traffic. Route Whitehorse Road/Maroondah Highway commences at the intersection of Cotham Road and Burke Road at Deepdene, and heads in an easterly direction as a four lane, single carriageway arterial road (with on-street tram tracks), through the suburbs of Balwyn and Deepdene; the route 109 tram also runs along this stretch of the road. It continues east through Mont Albert, to the intersection with Elgar Road in Box Hill, where the road widens to four-lane dual carriageway, with trams running down the central median strip (B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deepdene, Victoria
Deepdene is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Deepdene recorded a population of 2,101 at the 2021 census. Formerly a neighbourhood within the suburb of Balwyn, Lachlan Williams, former Councillor for Cotham Ward, took the idea of having Deepdene gazetted as a suburb to the 2004 Boroondara Council Elections. As Councillor he obtained budget approval in 2006 for local consultation on gazetting and boundaries. After a positive community response, Council sought formalisation and the Office of Geographic Names officially gazetted the proposal in the Victoria Government Gazette on 4 December 2008 and recognised Deepdene as a bounded locality in April 2010. A proposal to extend the suburb boundaries east to Balwyn Road and north to Belmore Road was voted down by Boroondara Council in April 2014. History Deepdene Post Office, on Whitehorse Road, opened on 14 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathkin, Victoria
Cathkin is a locality in Central Victoria, in Australia. It is a small stop along the Goulburn Valley Highway, and is approximately 100 km North from Melbourne. The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality from Tallarook Tallarook is a town the Shire of Mitchell local government area in central Victoria, Australia. The town is in on the Hume Highway, north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Tallarook had a population of 789. Tallarook Post Office ope ... in 1890, being closed on 18 November 1978. The last passenger service was on 28 May 1977. Cathkin was the junction of a short branch railway to Koriella, which opened in September 1890 and was later extended to Alexandra in 1909. The branch closed at the same time as the line to Mansfield. References Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Murrindindi {{Hume-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitcham, Victoria
Mitcham ( ) is an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Whitehorse local government area. Mitcham recorded a population of 16,795 at the 2021 census. History Mitcham was named after Mitcham Grove, a farm property that was owned by William Slater, who grew roses and herbs for perfumes and remedies. From its settlement in the 1860s, the Mitcham area was generally used for orchards, brickmaking and pottery. Mitcham Post Office opened on 1 June 1884. From its settlement in the 1860s, the Mitcham area was generally used for orchards, brickmaking and pottery. A Heatherdale Post Office opened in 1948 and closed in 1971. The Mitcham North Post Office opened in 1960. However, since the 1950s post war expansion, Mitcham has become a suburban area. Demographics In the 2021 census the population of Mitcham was 16,795, approximately 51.6% female and 48.4% male. The median/average age of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nunawading, Victoria
Nunawading () is an Eastern suburbs (Melbourne), eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 18 km (11 miles) east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Whitehorse and City of Manningham Local government areas of Victoria, local government areas. Nunawading recorded a population of 12,413 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Most of Nunawading is located in the City of Whitehorse, although the City of Manningham governs part of it. It is centred at the intersection of Maroondah Highway, Whitehorse Road and State (Bell/Springvale) Highway, Springvale Road, in Melbourne's eastern suburbs and is the site of the main office of the City of Whitehorse, as well as large retail (e.g. furniture, auto dealerships, hardware, and electrical) and wholesale businesses, along Whitehorse Road. History The name Nunawading, thought to be derived from an Aboriginal Australians, Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackburn, Victoria
Blackburn is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's Melbourne central business district, Central Business District, located within the City of Whitehorse Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Blackburn recorded a population of 14,478 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. The origin of the name Blackburn is not certain, but may have been after an early settler or James Blackburn (architect), James Blackburn, who designed Yan Yean Reservoir. Blackburn is bounded in the west by Middleborough Road, in the north by Springfield Road, in the east by an irregular line along streets to the east of Blackburn Lake Sanctuary - known as the Bellbird area - and in the south by Canterbury Road. History Europeans first settled the area of Blackburn in the 1841s. The area was densely wooded, though orchards and small farms were soon developed. In 1861 the Traveller's Rest Hotel was built on the current site of the Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Median Strip
A median strip, central reservation, roadway median, or traffic median is the reserved area that separates opposing lanes of traffic on divided roadways such as divided highways, dual carriageways, controlled-access highway, freeways, and motorways. The term also applies to divided roadways other than highways, including some major streets in urban or suburban areas. The reserved area may simply be road surface, paved, but commonly it is adapted to other functions; for example, it may accommodate decorative landscape design, landscaping, trees, a median barrier, or railway, rapid transit, light rail, or streetcar lines. Regional terminology There is no international English standard for the term. Median, median strip, and median divider island are common in North American and Antipodean Australian English, English. Variants in North American English include regional terms such as neutral ground in Culture of New Orleans, New Orleans usage or boulevard in Vancouver, British Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Box Hill, Victoria
Box Hill is an Eastern suburbs (Melbourne), eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, east of the city's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District (CBD), located within the City of Whitehorse Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Box Hill recorded a population of 14,353 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Founded as a township in the 1850s, Box Hill has grown over the following century into a small city with its own central business district (CBD). It formed the centre of the former Local government in Victoria, local government of the City of Box Hill and has its own suburbs, including Box Hill North and Box Hill South. In the 1950s, Box Hill was absorbed into Melbourne as part of its eastward expansion. Today, Box Hill is notable for its large Chinese Australian, Chinese community, being one of the largest in Melbourne, and is home to the city's tallest high-rise buildings outside the CBD. A major transport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mont Albert, Victoria
Mont Albert is an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 kilometres east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Boroondara and Whitehorse local government areas. Mont Albert recorded a population of 4,948 at the 2021 census. The main shopping centre of Mont Albert is Hamilton Street, a small street lined with shops. The suburb had its own railway station before being demolished as part of the Level Crossing Removal Project. History A residential subdivision south of the railway line, containing the current shopping centre, was put up for sale in 1887. The subdivision was planned in expectation of further land investment, which was delayed by the 1890s slump. Despite this, a local advancement association obtained the establishment of a railway station in 1891. The Surrey Hills golf club (1892-1907) utilized the ground on the north side of the railway line until residences appeared in any number. The local shopping centre, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne Tram Route 109
Melbourne tram route 109 is a tram route on the Melbourne tramway network serving the city of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, the route is coloured orange and extends from Box Hill to Port Melbourne over 19.3 kilometre of double track via Whitehorse Road, Victoria Street and Collins Street. It is serviced out of Kew depot utilising A and C class trams. History The origins of route 109 lie in separate tram lines, a cable tram from Spencer Street to the Yarra River, a horse tram from the Yarra River to Kew Cemetery, an electric line from Kew Junction to Box Hill (extended over the years), as well as the Port Melbourne railway line. A cable line was opened by the Melbourne Tramway & Omnibus Company from Spencer Street to Brunswick Street along Collins Street, MacArthur Street, Gisborne Street and Victoria Parade on 2 October 1886, and extended to the west side of the Yarra River along Victoria Parade and Victoria Street on 22 November 188 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balwyn, Victoria
Balwyn () is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, 10 km east of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Boroondara Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Balwyn recorded a population of 13,495 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. The suburb's post-European settlement character was initially agricultural with several large estates built around a small village centre. Since the early 20th century, farms and mansions gave way to suburban development as the population of Melbourne rapidly grew. Today Balwyn is almost entirely residential and one of Victoria's most exclusive and affluent suburbs, regularly ranking in the state's top 10 most expensive suburbs. History Etymology In the late 1850s Andrew Murray (journalist), Andrew Murray, commercial editor and political writer for The Argus (Australia), The Argus newspaper, bought land on the hill overlooking Canterbury Gardens ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arterial Road
An arterial road or arterial thoroughfare is a high-capacity urban road that sits below highway A highway is any public or private road or other public way on land. It includes not just major roads, but also other public roads and rights of way. In the United States, it is also used as an equivalent term to controlled-access highway, or ...s on the road hierarchy in terms of traffic flow and speed. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to highways or expressways, and between urban hubs at a relatively high level of service. Therefore, many arteries are limited-access roads or feature restrictions on private access. Because of their relatively high accessibility, many major roads face large amounts of land use and urban development, making them significant urban places. In traffic engineering hierarchy, an arterial road delivers traffic between collector roads and highways. For new arterial roads, intersections are of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
