Ashburton, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Ashburton is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 12 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara
. At the 2006 Census, Ashburton had a population of 7173.
and Alamein - and contains a branch of the Boroondara Library.
The suburb contains student housing (operated by the Ashburton Baptist Church) due to its proximity to the Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, Monash University
(Caulfield
and Clayton
campuses), Deakin University
(Burwood
campus) and Swinburne University
(Hawthorn
Campus). The Ashburton Baptist, Catholic and Anglican Churches also run the Ashburton Asylum Seeker Support Group.
There was controversy in June 2007 when potential ALP candidate Barbara Norman called the suburb almost Kath and Kim country. She was referring to Ashburton to being like the fictional suburb of Fountain Lakes, in the ABC
Television's show Kath and Kim.
There has been moves by the Victorian Government in 2009 to close small Police stations such as Ashburton's. Fears that it would lead to a spike in crime worsened among the community when a 89 year old Ashburton resident Walter Hughes, was kicked and punched to death in broad daylight near Alamein Station.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 12 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara
City of Boroondara
The City of Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.This area was originally occupied by the Wurundjeri, Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation....
. At the 2006 Census, Ashburton had a population of 7173.
History
Ashburton Post Office opened on 15 December 1927 some time after the rail line was electrified in 1924.Today
Ashburton features a retail area around High Street, has two train stations - AshburtonAshburton railway station, Melbourne
Ashburton is a railway station on the Alamein railway line in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located between Welfare Parade and Kelvin Grove, in the suburb of Ashburton. It also lies adjacent to High Street, where it connects with a bus to Glen Waverley and Glen Iris...
and Alamein - and contains a branch of the Boroondara Library.
The suburb contains student housing (operated by the Ashburton Baptist Church) due to its proximity to the Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
(Caulfield
Monash University, Caulfield campus
Monash University, Caulfield campus is a campus of Monash University located in Caulfield, which is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. The university comprises 13,400 students of which 52.8% are female and 57.1% of students are enrolled in undergraduate courses...
and Clayton
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....
campuses), Deakin University
Deakin University
Deakin University is an Australian public university with nearly 40,000 higher education students in 2010. It receives more than A$600 million in operating revenue annually, and controls more than A$1.3 billion in assets. It received more than A$35 million in research income in 2009 and had 835...
(Burwood
Burwood, Victoria
Burwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is largely the City of Whitehorse but includes the City of Monash in its south west corner. At the 2006 Census, Burwood had a population of 11,886.-History:The...
campus) and Swinburne University
Swinburne University of Technology
Swinburne University of Technology is an Australian public dual sector university based in Melbourne, Victoria. The institution was founded by the Honourable George Swinburne in 1908 and achieved university status in June 1992...
(Hawthorn
Hawthorn, Victoria
Hawthorn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...
Campus). The Ashburton Baptist, Catholic and Anglican Churches also run the Ashburton Asylum Seeker Support Group.
There was controversy in June 2007 when potential ALP candidate Barbara Norman called the suburb almost Kath and Kim country. She was referring to Ashburton to being like the fictional suburb of Fountain Lakes, in the ABC
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly referred to as "the ABC" , is Australia's national public broadcaster...
Television's show Kath and Kim.
There has been moves by the Victorian Government in 2009 to close small Police stations such as Ashburton's. Fears that it would lead to a spike in crime worsened among the community when a 89 year old Ashburton resident Walter Hughes, was kicked and punched to death in broad daylight near Alamein Station.
Education
Ashburton has three primary schools, Solway Primary School, Saint Michael's Parish School and Ashburton Primary School. Solway Primary School is located on Winton Road, St Michael's on High Street, and Ashburton PS on Fakenham Rd.Recreation
Ashburton hosts the following recreational interests:- Ashburton Pool and Recreation Center YMCA
- Solway Basketball Club - Fields teams for boys and girls from under 8s to under 18s. Competitions are held at the Waverley Basketball stadium and acts as a feeder club for representative basketball club Waverley FalconsWaverley FalconsThe Waverley Falcons are the representative club of the Waverley Basketball Association located in Melbourne, Australia.-History:The Jordanville Community Centre was built in 1976 and at the time served as the only court of the association, before it began using courts at local secondary colleges...
- Auskick at Watson Park
- Ashburton United Soccer club
- Ashburton Women's Soccer Club
- Ashburton United Junior Football Club (The Ashy Redbacks)
- Ashburton Willows Cricket Club
- Ashburton Bowls Club
See also
- City of CamberwellCity of CamberwellThe City of Camberwell was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1914 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Ashburton was a part.