The City of Maroondah is a

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in the eastern

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s of

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. 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,

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Ringwood East Ringwood East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Maroondah local government area. Ringwood East recorded a population of 10,764 at the 2021 census. ...

, Ringwood North, Warranwood, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon Hills,

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and parts of Kilsyth South,

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and Park Orchards. The Lilydale and

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railway lines run through the City of Maroondah, with stations at Heatherdale, Ringwood,

, and

. 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 *

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Combined schools

* Melbourne Rudolf Steiner School * Tintern Grammer *

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Special schools

* Croydon Special Developmental School

Universities

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- Croydon Campus

Suburbs

* Croydon Hills * Croydon North * Croydon South *

* Kilsyth (Shared with the

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) * Kilsyth South * Park Orchards (Shared with the City of Manningham) * Ringwood *

* Ringwood North (Shared with City of Manningham) *

(Shared with the

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) * Warranwood *

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(Shared with the City of Manningham and

)

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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