Ringwood North, Victoria

Ringwood North is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Manningham and Maroondah local government areas. Ringwood North recorded a population of 9,964 at the 2021 census.

The suburb is mostly located within the City of Maroondah, with a small part in the north west of the suburb being located within the City of Manningham.

It is bounded on the south by Loughnan, Warrandyte and Wonga Roads (these roads flow into one another continuously). Glenvale Road forms the westernmost boundary in the southern part of the suburb, with the Warrandyte-Ringwood Road forming the western boundary at the northern end of the suburb. The eastern and northern boundaries follow property lines, rather than roads.

Ringwood North Post Office opened on 9 August 1920, in the then rural area.

Ringwood North has its own shopping centre and also has plenty of parklands and reserves nearby without being excessively rural, like Wonga Park or Warrandyte. Its roads feature a happy medium between the sterile, parallel streetscapes of Ringwood and the circular, 'contour-line' style streets found in neighbouring Park Orchards.

Ringwood North is a surprisingly hilly area, which is especially evident around the aptly named Loughnan's Hill area and the infamously steep Glenvale Road. Glenvale Road also happens to mark the boundary between Ringwood North and Donvale and also the boundary between Maroondah and Manningham. It was the scene of a major car accident several years ago, in which a Holden HQ one-tonne utility carrying a large load of bricks overturned upon making its descent. Glenvale Road is also home to an 80-year-old Tudor house of famous heritage.

Education

Primary schools

Ringwood Heights Primary School

Ringwood North Primary School


Holy Spirit Community School

Secondary schools

There are no secondary schools within the suburb of Ringwood North however Norwood Secondary College lies just over the boundary with the neighbouring suburb of Ringwood.

Sport

The suburb has an Australian rules football team, the North Ringwood Saints, who compete in the Eastern Football League.

The suburb also has a cricket club, the North Ringwood Bulls, which takes part in the Ringwood and District Cricket Association.

Notable people

Notable people from North Ringwood include Nick Malceski, Pat Cash, Fifi Box, V8 Supercar driver Steven Johnson, musician Andy Hekkandi and the O'Donnell family; Gary and Kelvin (footballers) and sisters Shelley and Wendy, both of whom represented Australia and Victoria in netball.

North Ringwood Football Club has also provided VFL players: Gary O'Donnell, Dean Bailey (past Coach of AFL club Melbourne), Paul Salmon and Terry Cahill, to VFL/AFL club Essendon over the last few years, as well as Peter Banfield, a past player with the Brisbane Bears and his brother David, who was captain and coach of Box Hill for many years.

See also

* City of Doncaster and Templestowe – Parts of Ringwood North were previously within this former local government area.
* City of Ringwood – Parts of Ringwood North were previously within this former local government area.

References

External links

North Ringwood FC official homepage

{{City of Maroondah suburbs

Suburbs of Melbourne
Suburbs of the City of Maroondah
Suburbs of the City of Manningham
Ringwood, Victoria