Eden Park is a locality in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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, north-east of
Melbourne's Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Whittlesea
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History
What became ...
local government area
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. Eden Park recorded a population of 1,194 at the
2021 census.
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History
Eden Park gets its name from an estate of the same name, which was sold by Ewen and Janet Robertson to an investor in 1888.[
A primary school in Eden Park existed from 1904 to 1942.][ Eden Park Post Office opened on 7 October 1905, and closed in 1971.]Melbourne Polytechnic
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In October 2014, the institute was renamed to Melbourne Polyt ...
has a training centre in Eden Park called Northern Lodge, which operates as a thoroughbred
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stud
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** Stud farm, a property where livestock are bred
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* The Stud (bar), a gay bar ...
and vineyard for students undertaking equine
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studies, and courses in viticulture
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and winemaking
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. During 2011, there were community protests to stop the Eden Park Kangaroo Cull on the property.[Marika Dobbin, ]
300 roos at horse stud to be culled
', The Age
''The Age'' is a daily newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, that has been published since 1854. Owned and published by Nine Entertainment, ''The Age'' primarily serves Victoria (Australia), Victoria, but copies also sell in Tasmania, the Austral ...
, 17 December 2010. Accessed 17 September 2011.[Cheryl Balfour, ]
Eden Park roo activists still hopping mad
'', Whittlesea Leader, 13 September 2011. Accessed 17 September 2011.
References
External links
Towns in Victoria (state)
City of Whittlesea
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