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Murrumbeena, Victoria
Murrumbeena is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Glen Eira local government area. Murrumbeena recorded a population of 9,996 at the 2021 census. Murrumbeena is a small suburban area with extensive parklands and a rich artistic heritage. It has multiple commercial zones featuring services and cafes, including: Murrumbeena Village, nearby the train station; Poath Road; North Road; and Murrumbeena Road nearby the Beauville Estate and Duncan McKinnon Reserve. Toponymy The name "Murrumbeena" derives from the Aboriginal wordmirambena” It may have meant "land of frogs", "moss growing on decayed wood" or it may be a derivative from the name of an Aboriginal elder. The evidence for any of these etymologies is uncertain. The name was officially adopted when the railway station opened in 1879. History The Boon Wurrung, the Indigenous Australians of the Kulin Nation, are recognise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Oakleigh
The electoral district of Oakleigh is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It covers the south-east Melbourne suburbs of Carnegie, Murrumbeena, Hughesdale, Notting Hill, Oakleigh East, Oakleigh and parts of Chadstone, Glen Waverley, Mount Waverley, Glen Huntly, Mulgrave and Ormond. The seat is Labor Party held within the inner south-east metropolitan Melbourne. Steve Dimopoulos Steve Dimopoulos (born 3 December 1972) is an Australian politician. He has been a Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2014 representing the electoral district of Oakleigh. He has served as the Minister for Tourism, ... is the current member of parliament for Oakleigh. Members for Oakleigh Election results External links Electorate profile: Oakleigh District, Victorian Electoral Commission References Electoral districts of Victoria (Australia) 1927 establishments in Australia City of Monash City of Glen Eira Electoral ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murrumbeena Historic Station 2016
Murrumbeena is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Glen Eira local government area. Murrumbeena recorded a population of 9,996 at the 2021 census. Murrumbeena is a small suburban area with extensive parklands and a rich artistic heritage. It has multiple commercial zones featuring services and cafes, including: Murrumbeena Village, nearby the train station; Poath Road; North Road; and Murrumbeena Road nearby the Beauville Estate and Duncan McKinnon Reserve. Toponymy The name "Murrumbeena" derives from the Aboriginal wordmirambena” It may have meant "land of frogs", "moss growing on decayed wood" or it may be a derivative from the name of an Aboriginal elder. The evidence for any of these etymologies is uncertain. The name was officially adopted when the railway station opened in 1879. History The Boon Wurrung, the Indigenous Australians of the Kulin Nation, are recognis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Federation Architecture
Federation architecture is the architectural style in Australia that was prevalent from around 1890 to 1915. The name refers to the Federation of Australia on 1 January 1901, when the Australian colonies collectively became the Commonwealth of Australia. The architectural style had antecedents in the Queen Anne style and Edwardian style of the United Kingdom, combined with various other influences like the Arts and Crafts style. Other styles also developed, like the Federation Warehouse style, which was heavily influenced by the Romanesque Revival style. In Australia, Federation architecture is generally associated with cottages in the Queen Anne style, but some consider that there were twelve main styles that characterized the Federation period. Definition and features The Federation period overlaps the Edwardian period, which was so named after the reign of King Edward VII (1901–1910); however, as the style preceded and extended beyond Edward's reign, the term "Federati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Single-family Detached Home
A stand-alone house (also called a single-detached dwelling, detached residence or detached house) is a free-standing residential building. It is sometimes referred to as a single-family home, as opposed to a multi-family residential dwelling. Definitions The definition of this type of house may vary between legal jurisdictions or statistical agencies. The definition, however, generally includes two elements: * Single-family (home, house, or dwelling) means that the building is usually occupied by just one household or family, and consists of just one dwelling unit or suite. In some jurisdictions allowances are made for basement suites or mother-in-law suites without changing the description from "single family". It does exclude, however, any short-term accommodation (hotel, motels, inns), large-scale rental accommodation ( rooming or boarding houses, apartments), or condominia. * Detached (house, home, or dwelling) means that the building does not share wall with o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town Hall Railway Station, Melbourne
Town Hall railway station (originally known by the working title of CBD South) is a railway station currently under construction as part of the Metro Tunnel project. It is being built below Swanston Street between Flinders and Collins Streets. Design Initially it was planned to build the station using the cut-and-cover method, however this was changed so that the tunnels would run deeper underneath the ground in order to not disturb services, utilities and businesses on Swanston Street. Construction commenced in 2018 with the station expected to open in 2025. The station is planned to have direct underground access to nearby Flinders Street station through the already existing Campbell Arcade connection. Town Hall Station Precinct As part of the construction of Town Hall Station, the City Square A town square (or square, plaza, public square, city square, urban square, or ''piazza'') is an open public space, commonly found in the heart of a traditional town but not n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anzac Railway Station
Anzac railway station (originally known by the working title of Domain) is a railway station currently under construction as part of the Metro Tunnel. The station is named for the nearby Shrine of Remembrance and in honour of the Anzac spirit of service and sacrifice. It is being built using the cut-and-cover method. Construction on the station commenced in 2018 and is expected to open in 2025. Location Anzac station is being built below St Kilda Road in the suburb of South Yarra, and is planned to feature four entrances. Anzac Precinct The station will also feature the first platform-to-platform connection between trains and trams in Melbourne, as half of all passengers are expected to interchange between the two modes of transport. The Anzac Station tram stop opened to passengers on the 19 December 2022, although a major tram stop known as Domain Interchange existed on the same site prior to Metro Tunnel construction. The train station underneath remains under constr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmesglen Institute Of TAFE
Holmesglen Institute is a vocational education and higher education institute situated primarily in the South-Eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. History Since its inception in 1982, Holmesglen has grown from a delivery of 90 programs to 7,000 students, to its current offering of over 600 programs to more than 50,000 students. Holmesglen delivers internationally and nationally across three main campuses: Chadstone, Moorabbin and Glen Waverley. Founded on apprenticeships and courses for the Building Industry, Holmesglen has since expanded to offer courses over a broad range of subject areas. 2008 saw the introduction of a number of new degree and associate degree programs, increasing the institute's range of higher education courses to 10. New degree programs, most notably the Bachelor of Nursing, commenced in 2009. Holmesglen is the only institute in Australia offering upper secondary, vocational and higher education. According to the Australian Business Register, the fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monash University, Clayton Campus
Monash University, Clayton campus is the main campus of Monash University located in Clayton, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. The campus covers an area of over 1.1 km² and is the largest of the Monash University campuses, both in terms of size and student population. As of 2017, the Clayton Campus had over 41,000 students. The campus has its own suburb and is one of the few university campuses in Australia to have its own postcode (3800), and shares the telephone number extension of 990 with the other city campuses of the university. The Campus features a wide range of native Australian flora and fauna, including over 2000 different kinds of plant life. Location The campus is located in the south-east Melbourne suburb of Clayton. It contains the greatest density of high technology industries in Victoria. The campus is accessible via several suburban bus routes, including the 630, 631, 703, 733, 737, 742, 802, 804, 862 and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monash University, Caulfield Campus
Monash University, Caulfield campus is a campus of Monash University located in Caulfield East, Victoria, Caulfield East, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria. The campus comprises 13,400 students of which 52.8% are female and 57.1% of students are enrolled in undergraduate courses. Before its incorporation into Monash University, it was the Caulfield campus of Chisholm Institute of Technology, which was created from the union of Caulfield Institute of Technology and the State College of Victoria at Frankston.'' History The campus was founded as the Caulfield Technical School in 1922, making it the second oldest campus of Monash University (after the Victorian College of Pharmacy). A Junior Technical High School was added in the 1950s, with the Technical School becoming a Senior Technical High School. They separated in 1958 with the junior school absorbed by other technical schools in the area and the senior school became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monash University
Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a number of campuses, four of which are in Victoria ( Clayton, Caulfield, Peninsula, and Parkville), and one in Malaysia. Monash also has a research and teaching centre in Prato, Italy, a graduate research school in Mumbai, India and graduate schools in Suzhou, China and Tangerang, Indonesia. Monash University courses are also delivered at other locations, including South Africa. Monash is home to major research facilities, including the Monash Law School, the Australian Synchrotron, the Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct (STRIP), the Australian Stem Cell Centre, Victorian College of Pharmacy, and 100 research centres and 17 co-operative research centres. In 2019, its total revenue was over $2.72 bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cranbourne Railway Line
The Cranbourne line is a commuter rail service operated by Metro Trains Melbourne in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It operates along the inner section of the former South Gippsland railway line, South Gippsland line. The service is part of the Public Transport Victoria Railways in Melbourne, metropolitan train network. History 19th Century Prior to the opening of the Cranbourne line settlers made their way across south-eastern regional victoria forming many new townships along the way. As a result, a new train line was being built to serve these new townships. The line originally ran to Miraboo North in 1888, the line was built in stages and reached Leongatha by 1891. 20th Century South Gippsland Line Era Through out the late 19th and 20th century many branches opened across the line, reaching to regional towns such as Port Albert and Toora. Many of these branch lines did hower cease operation throughout the m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pakenham Railway Line
The Pakenham line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the longest metropolitan railway line at 57 km (35.42 mi). Coloured light blue on the Melbourne rail map, the line runs from Flinders Street station in central Melbourne to Pakenham station in the south-east, serving 27 stations via the City Loop, South Yarra, Caulfield, Oakleigh, and Dandenong. The line operates for ~20 hours a day (from approximately 4:00 am to around midnight) with 24 hour service available on Friday nights and weekends. During peak hour, headways of up to 6 to 12 minutes are operated with services every 20 minutes during off-peak hours. Trains on the Pakenham line run with a seven-car formation operated by HCMTs. Sections of the Pakenham line opened as early as 1859, with the line fully extended to Pakenham in October 1877. A limited number of stations were first opened, with infill stations progressively opened between 1879 and 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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