Malvern (
) is a inner city suburb of
Melbourne
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,
Victoria, Australia
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, eight kilometres south-east of the
Melbourne central business district
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, located within the
City of Stonnington
The City of Stonnington is a local government area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. It comprises the inner south-eastern suburbs, between , from the Melbourne CBD. The city covers an area of .
Within twenty years o ...
local government area
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. Malvern recorded a population of 9,929 at the
2021 census.
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]
History
The first people to live in the Malvern area were the Kulin people
The Kulin nation is an alliance of five Aboriginal nations in the south of Australia - up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys - which shares Culture and Language.
History
Before British colonisation, the ...
. The Yarra River
The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, (Kulin languages: ''Berrern'', ''Birr-arrung'', ''Bay-ray-rung'', ''Birarang'', ''Birrarung'', and ''Wongete'') is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia.
The lower st ...
and Gardiners Creek
Gardiners Creek, originally known as Kooyongkoot Creek, is an urban stream in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and part of the Yarra River catchment.
Apart from a few sparse surviving remnant riparian bushlands, the majority of the creek's leng ...
approximates the boundary of two Kulin groups, with the Boonwurrung
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to the south and the Wurundjeri
The Wurundjeri people are an Aboriginal peoples, Aboriginal people of the Woiwurrung language, Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin nation. They are the traditional owners of the Yarra River Valley, covering much of the present location of ...
to the north.
According to Alfred Howitt, the rising area in Malvern from the junction of Wattletree Road and Dandenong Road
Princes Highway is a major road in Australia, extending from Sydney via Melbourne to Adelaide through the states of New South Wales, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and South Australia. It has a length of (along Highway 1) or via the former ...
was known as Koornang by the Kulin people, which meant 'rising ground'. The name was used for Koornang Road, which runs south of Malvern, through Carnegie.
The area of Malvern was first settled by Europeans in 1835. John Gardiner was one of the first Europeans to make his home in the general area. A small hamlet known as "Gardiners Creek" (1851 Melbourne Postal Directory) was established, but it diminished with the gold rush. The nearby creek was also named Gardiners Creek. Gardiners Creek Road (now Toorak Road) ran from South Yarra
South Yarra is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Melbourne and Stonnington local government areas. South Yarra recorded a populati ...
, east to the junction of Gardiners Creek and onto the Gardiner Homestead, which is now the site of Scotch College in Hawthorn. According to Howitt's notes, the place where Gardiner made his home was called in the Woiwurrung language.
In the 1860s the Gardiners Creek Roads Board was the forerunner of the Gardiners Creek Shire that then became Malvern Council.
Malvern Post Office opened on 1 January 1860 on Glenferrie Road
Glenferrie Road is a major north–south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. It runs from Kew to Caulfield North, and includes major shopping districts at both Hawthorn and Malvern. There are a number of rail transport options on Glenferrie ...
, near Malvern Road. In 1892 this was renamed Malvern North when a new Malvern office on Glenferrie Road, near Wattletree Road, replaced the Malvern railway station office.
The then shire hall (later town hall
In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or municipal hall (in the Philippines) is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses the city o ...
) was built in 1886, on the corner of Glenferrie Road
Glenferrie Road is a major north–south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. It runs from Kew to Caulfield North, and includes major shopping districts at both Hawthorn and Malvern. There are a number of rail transport options on Glenferrie ...
and High Street and later extended.
Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust
The Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust (PMTT) was a former tram operator in Melbourne, Australia. The trust was formed in 1907, with its first line operating in 1910. Its functions were taken over by the Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board in ...
ran its first car out of Malvern depot on 30 May 1910.
Malvern is the original home of Malvern Star
Malvern Star is a manufacturer of bicycles based in Melbourne, Australia. The company was established in 1902, and went on to become a known brand in Australia.
History
Malvern Star opened in a small shop at 58 Glenferrie Rd, in the Melbourn ...
, once Australia's largest and most well-known bicycle manufacturer. Another business that began in Malvern was Crittendens chain of grocery stores and liquor outlets.
Attractions
The main shopping attraction is Malvern Central, home to David Jones, Woolworths and BWS as well as forty other stores, mostly fashion stores like Cotton On Kids. Glenferrie Road is also Malvern's main shopping attraction, which has shops as well as a wide variety of restaurants and boutiques.
There are several Victorian parks
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and gardens in Malvern, including Malvern Gardens, in Spring Road. This park has a beautiful fountain which was built on the site of a natural spring. The water used to flow naturally, but as the land was developed, the water feeding the spring was interrupted, and the fountain is now run by electricity.
The Malvern Town Hall
Malvern Town Hall is the former town hall of the municipality of Malvern, Victoria, Malvern in the States and territories of Australia, state of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is the seat of the Local government areas of Victoria ...
, in the Second Empire style, is where the Stonnington City Council meets and is opposite the corporate headquarters known as the Stonnington City Centre, which is also home to the Malvern Police Station and the Stonnington Council.
Significant heritage buildings listed on the Victorian Heritage Register
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include Stonington mansion
Stonington (formerly Stonnington) is a private residence and former Australian List of official residences of Australia, Government House located in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern, Victoria, Malvern, at 336 Glenferrie Road. The house was built ...
(1890), Malvern tram depot
Malvern tram depot is located on Coldblo Road, Armadale, Victoria, a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network.
History
Malvern tram depot was opened on 30 ...
, the former ES&A Bank (on the corner of Glenferrie Road and High Street) and Malvern railway station.
Other significant buildings include St Joseph's Parish Church (Roman Catholic) and De La Salle College tower building. There is also an Anglican parish church dedicated to St George and the Malvern Presbyterian Church.
The Malvern Police Station is located at 288 Glenferrie Road opposite the new Stonnington council building and next to the town hall. Malvern Police Station was the first Station in the state to receive the new Ford Ranger Divisional Van. Malvern Police Station is also home to Protective Service Officers with the Transit Division.
Transport
The Malvern tram depot
Malvern tram depot is located on Coldblo Road, Armadale, Victoria, a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network.
History
Malvern tram depot was opened on 30 ...
, located on Glenferrie Road
Glenferrie Road is a major north–south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. It runs from Kew to Caulfield North, and includes major shopping districts at both Hawthorn and Malvern. There are a number of rail transport options on Glenferrie ...
(off Coldbo Road, Armadale), provides trams for the various routes which service Malvern.
Malvern railway station is a busy station on the Gippsland railway line
The Gippsland railway line (formerly known as the Orbost railway line) is a railway line serving the Latrobe Valley and Gippsland regions of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It runs east from the state capital Melbourne through Warr ...
. It is located on Station Street, Malvern (off Glenferrie Road). In addition, Tooronga station also services the northern section of the suburb, on the Glen Waverley line
The Glen Waverley line is a commuter railway line in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Metro Trains Melbourne, it is the city's sixth shortest metropolitan railway line at . The line runs from Flinders Street station in ce ...
.
There are also various bus stops across Malvern and a train replacement stop outside Malvern station (Dandenong Road).
Schools
* De La Salle College, Malvern
De La Salle College is a Catholic private school for boys in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern. The college was founded in 1912 by the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order based on the teachings of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, and is a member ...
, 1312–1326 High Street, with a second campus at 9 Northbrook Avenue, Malvern
* Malvern Primary School, Tooronga Road
* St Joseph's Primary School Malvern, 49 Stanhope Street
* Malvern Central School, Spring Road (Year 3–6) And Park Street (Prep – Year 2)
Notable citizens
* Wes Agar
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– cricketer
* Will Alma (born Oswald George William Bishop) – stage magician
* Norman Banks – radio broadcaster
* Rupert Betheras – former AFL
AFL may refer to:
Education
* Angel Foundation for Learning, a Canadian Roman Catholic charity
* Ankara Science High School, a high school in Ankara, Turkey, natively referred to as ''Ankara Fen Liesi''
* Assessment for learning
Military
* ...
Collingwood footballer, grew up in East Malvern and attended Lloyd Street Central School and De La Salle College, Malvern
De La Salle College is a Catholic private school for boys in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern. The college was founded in 1912 by the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order based on the teachings of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, and is a member ...
.
* Andrew Bolt
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– political commentator
* Andrea Bresciani
Andrea Bresciani (29 January 1923 – 7 February 2006) was an Italian-born comics artist, illustrator, and animator. Of Slovenian origin, he was born Dušan Brešan in Tolmino (at the time part of Italy) and emigrated to Australia in 1950. Among ...
– Italian-born cartoonist and animator lived in Malvern in his later years and died there in 2006.AustLit
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"Bresciani, Andrea"
Retrieved 13 September 2016 (subscription required for full access).
* Walter Crawford
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– first-class cricketer and British colonial official
* Katya Crema
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– skier cross and Olympian
* John Mark Davies
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Born in Halstead, Essex, England in 1840, Davies was the fifth eldest of the six boys and six girls of Ebenezer Davies and Ruth Bartlett. Two of ...
– president of the Victorian Legislative Council
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from 1910 to 1919 and original owner of Malvern House (Valentines).
* Jason Donovan
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– actor and singer
* Robert Doyle
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– 103rd Lord Mayor of Melbourne
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Lord mayors (1902–1980)
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, former Member for Malvern and former Leader of the Opposition in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
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.
* Jack Dyer
John Raymond Dyer Sr. OAM (15 November 1913 – 23 August 2003), nicknamed Captain Blood, was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL) between 1931 and 1949. One of the ga ...
– captain of Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers or colloquially the Tiges, is a professional Australian rules football team competing in the Australian Football League (AFL). Founded in 1885 in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Ric ...
, attended De La Salle College, Malvern
De La Salle College is a Catholic private school for boys in the Melbourne suburb of Malvern. The college was founded in 1912 by the De La Salle Brothers, a religious order based on the teachings of Jean-Baptiste de la Salle, and is a member ...
.
* Colin Egar
Colin John "Col" Egar (30 March 1928 – 4 September 2008) was an Australian Test cricket umpire.
Born in Malvern, South Australia, Egar umpired in 29 Test matches between 1960 and 1969.
First-class debut
Egar started his career as an ...
– former Test cricket umpire, born in Malvern in 1928.
* Tom Hafey
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– Australian rules
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( VFL) player and coach, Hafey attended Lloyd Street Central School (now Lloyd Street Primary) in East Malvern.
* Harold Holt
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– 17th Prime Minister of Australia
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from 1966 to 1967 and the namesake of the Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre, a swimming pool complex in neighbouring Glen Iris.
* Mack Horton
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– Australian Swimming Champion. 2016 Rio Olympics 400m Gold Medalist, 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games 400m Gold Medalist, 2017 Recipient of The Order of Australia Medal.
* Brian Howe – 8th Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
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from 1991 to 1995.
* Gertrude Johnson – soprano
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and founder of the National Theatre, died in Malvern in 1973.
* Lowe Kong Meng – Chinese Australian businessman and merchant during the gold rush era
* John Landy
John Michael Landy (12 April 1930 – 24 February 2022) was an Australian middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run ...
– former track and field
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athlete and the 26th Governor of Victoria
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. Attended school at Malvern Memorial Grammar School, and trained for his 1957 four-minute mile around Central Park, Malvern.
* Stephanie McIntosh
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– actor and singer
* Ian McLaren
Ian Francis McLaren (30 March 1912 – 17 April 2000) , F.R.H.S.V., was an Australian politician, accountant, businessman, historian, bibliographer and book-collector.
Early life
He was born at Launceston in Tasmania to draper Alexander Mo ...
- politician, businessman and historian
* Sir Robert Menzies
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– former Prime Minister of Australia, lived in Haverbrack Avenue, Malvern and has been commemorated in the naming of the Robert Menzies Reserve, bounded by Elizabeth Street, Henderson Avenue and Toorak Road in Malvern.
* Hubert Opperman
Sir Hubert Ferdinand Opperman, Order of the British Empire, OBE (29 May 1904 – 18 April 1996), referred to as Oppy by Australian and French crowds, was an Australian cyclist and politician, whose endurance cycling feats in the 1920s and 1930s ...
– cyclist and politician, who was once employed by Malvern Star Cycles, a tiny cycle shop in Malvern.
* Will Pucovski
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– Australian cricketer
* Lydia Schiavello – cast member of reality television series '' The Real Housewives of Melbourne''.
* Bruce Small
Sir Andrew Bruce Small OStJ (11 December 1895 – 1 May 1980) was an Australian businessman and politician. In Melbourne, he developed Malvern Star bicycles into a household name in Australia, then retired to the Gold Coast, Queensland, where ...
– businessman and former owner of bicycle manufacturer Malvern Star
Malvern Star is a manufacturer of bicycles based in Melbourne, Australia. The company was established in 1902, and went on to become a known brand in Australia.
History
Malvern Star opened in a small shop at 58 Glenferrie Rd, in the Melbourn ...
* Jesse Spencer
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– actor (''Neighbours
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'', ''House
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''), attended Malvern Central School in the 1980s.
* Angela Thirkell
Angela Margaret Thirkell (; , 30 January 1890 – 29 January 1961) was an English and Australian novelist. She also published one novel, ''Trooper to Southern Cross'', under the pseudonym Leslie Parker.
Early life
Angela Margaret Mackail was ...
– English novelist, lived at 4 Grace St. Malvern from 1919 to 1929.
* Lindsay Thompson
Lindsay Hamilton Simpson Thompson AO, CMG (15 October 1923 – 16 July 2008) was an Australian politician and army officer who served as the 40th premier of Victoria from 1981 to 1982. He previously served as the 19th deputy premier of Vict ...
– 40th Premier of Victoria
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from 1981 to 1982 and former Member for Malvern.
Gallery
File:Stonnington mansion.jpg, Stonington mansion after which the City of Stonnington was named.
File:Caulfied grammar malvern.jpg, The Valentine's Mansion (now Caulfield Grammar School
Caulfield Grammar School is a private, co-educational, Anglican, International Baccalaureate, day and boarding school, located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Founded in 1881 as a boys' school, Caulfield Grammar began admitting girls exactly ...
- Malvern Campus).
File:Anglican church at Malvern4.jpg, St George's Anglican Parish Church
File:St josephs malvern.jpg, St Joseph's RC Parish Church
File:Malvern tram depot.jpg, Malvern tram depot
Malvern tram depot is located on Coldblo Road, Armadale, Victoria, a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Operated by Yarra Trams, it is one of eight tram depots on the Melbourne tram network.
History
Malvern tram depot was opened on 30 ...
File:Malvern town hall.jpg, Stonnington City Centre, which includes Stonnington Council, Malvern Town Hall & Malvern Police Station
File:Sculptures in malvern square.jpg, Sculptures in the City Square
File:Malvern Presbyterian Church.JPG, Malvern Presbyterian Church
File:Malvern Railway Station.jpg, Malvern railway station
File:Gortonmalvernstatue.jpg, Gorton statue
See also
* City of Malvern – Malvern was previously within this former local government area.
References
John Butler Cooper, The History of Malvern
150th Anniversary of Gardiner Road Board (later Malvern Council)
Stonnington Heritage Markers
About Stonnington – How a city was formed
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Malvern, Victoria
Suburbs of Melbourne
1835 establishments in Australia
Suburbs of the City of Stonnington