Beaumaris, Victoria
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Beaumaris is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 20 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside
. At the 2006 Census, Beaumaris had a population of 12,441.
Beaumaris is pronounced bo'morris, the town in Wales
it is named after is pronounced byoo'maris. The suburb is located on Port Phillip
.
). Beaumaris Post Office did not reopen until 1925. In 1957 this was renamed Beaumaris South when a new Beaumaris office opened in the current location. In 1954 Cromer Post Office opened to the north of the suburb.
, catering to years 7-10 (the senior campus for years 11-12 is situated in the neighbouring suburb of Sandringham) and three primary schools, Beaumaris Primary School, which was first opened in 1916 on the site of the Beaumaris Tennis Club on Bodley Street, then moved to its current site as the population of the school grew , Beaumaris North Primary School, which first opened in 1959 and Stella Maris Primary School (Catholic).
Beaumaris Campus burned down in 1958
Beaumaris Primary School Administration and some of the classrooms were burnt down in 1994.
Popular beaches can be found at Ricketts Point & Dalgetty Rd. There are several fishing spots frequented by anglers in the area but much of Beaumaris' waters are in a marine protection zone.
Restaurants and cafes can be found in both the major shopping strips as well as on Beach Road, near Keys Street, overlooking the bay. Major shopping strips include The Concourse, located on Reserve Road, and Seaview Shops, located on Balcombe Road.
Business
Beaumaris hosts a branch of the Community Bank network of Bendigo Bank. There is also a website dedicated to the Beaumaris and Black Rock community: http://www.my3193.com.au
The Beaumaris Library and Community Centre is popular.
The Beaumaris Football Club first started up in 1962. The Club it is located in Banksia Reserve, Oak Street, Beaumaris, 3193. The club song is to the tune of the Marseillaises, also the Brisbane Lions theme song
AFL players originating from Beaumaris Football Club
1966 - Gil Lokhart,
1971 - Rod Galt,
1971 - Wayne Judson,
1975 - Kim Smith,
1975 - Marty Lyons,
1977 - Andrew Moir,
1978 - Michael Roberts,
1979 - Michael Nettleford,
1979 - Brendan McFaull,
1980 - Glen McLean,
1982 - Mal Smith,
1983 - Andrew Jobling,
1983 - Rod Owen,
1985 - Cameron O'Brien,
1997 - Tom Gilligan,
2000 - David Spriggs,
2000 - Jason Blake,
2000 - Cameron Bruce,
2003 - Leigh Fisher,
2010 - Jack Gunston,
2010 - Taylor Hunst,
Beaumaris is serviced regularly by the following bus routes:
These routes connect with the Cheltenham
, Mentone, and Sandringham railway stations.
Bayside's bike path runs through Beaumaris, alongside Beach Road.
under state legislation passed in June 2002.
Ricketts Point Marine Care group, a volunteer organisation concerned with the preservation of the marine sanctuary is active at Ricketts Point.
Ricketts Point is also home to the Beaumaris Life Saving Club, which holds yearly Life Saving Carnivals in the summer.
Near Ricketts Point, there is a monument commemorating the first encounter of Arthur Streeton
and Heidelberg school
artists Tom Roberts
and Fred McCubbin. Their paintings of Beaumaris are also part of the City of Bayside Coastal Art Trail.
Clarice Beckett
lived in Beaumaris and painted many landscapes of the area.
Melbourne
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, 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
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, 20 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 Bayside
City of Bayside
The City of Bayside is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 36 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 96,329 people.-City of Brighton:...
. At the 2006 Census, Beaumaris had a population of 12,441.
Beaumaris is pronounced bo'morris, the town in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
it is named after is pronounced byoo'maris. The suburb is located on Port Phillip
Port Phillip
Port Phillip Port Phillip Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for...
.
History
Beaumaris includes two early estates in the parish of Moorabbin developed by Josiah Holloway from 1852. Named Beaumaris Town and Beaumaris Estate (after the pastoral run in the area and ultimately after Beaumaris in Wales) he marketed the lots by suggesting the railway was imminent and a canal would be built. The township developed slowly, a Post Office opened on 1 March 1868, but was replaced next month by Gipsy Village office (now SandringhamSandringham, Victoria
Sandringham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Sandringham had a population of 8693.-History:...
). Beaumaris Post Office did not reopen until 1925. In 1957 this was renamed Beaumaris South when a new Beaumaris office opened in the current location. In 1954 Cromer Post Office opened to the north of the suburb.
Beaumaris Tram Company
From 1889 to 1914 the Beaumaris Tram Company conducted a horse drawn tram service from Sandringham to Cheltenham through Beaumaris. It closed due to high costs and low patronage. There are no remains to be found of the line, but it is remembered by the name of a suburban street that it once used - Tramway Parade, Beaumaris.Education
Beaumaris High School, which opened in 1958, is now the Beaumaris Campus of Sandringham CollegeSandringham College
Sandringham College is a multi campus secondary college located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.- Campuses :Sandringham College is made up of the following campuses:...
, catering to years 7-10 (the senior campus for years 11-12 is situated in the neighbouring suburb of Sandringham) and three primary schools, Beaumaris Primary School, which was first opened in 1916 on the site of the Beaumaris Tennis Club on Bodley Street, then moved to its current site as the population of the school grew , Beaumaris North Primary School, which first opened in 1959 and Stella Maris Primary School (Catholic).
Beaumaris Campus burned down in 1958
Beaumaris Primary School Administration and some of the classrooms were burnt down in 1994.
Recreation
Beaumaris is home to many parks and reserves and much of Royal Melbourne golf course is in the suburb.Popular beaches can be found at Ricketts Point & Dalgetty Rd. There are several fishing spots frequented by anglers in the area but much of Beaumaris' waters are in a marine protection zone.
Restaurants and cafes can be found in both the major shopping strips as well as on Beach Road, near Keys Street, overlooking the bay. Major shopping strips include The Concourse, located on Reserve Road, and Seaview Shops, located on Balcombe Road.
Business
Beaumaris hosts a branch of the Community Bank network of Bendigo Bank. There is also a website dedicated to the Beaumaris and Black Rock community: http://www.my3193.com.au
The Beaumaris Library and Community Centre is popular.
The Beaumaris Football Club first started up in 1962. The Club it is located in Banksia Reserve, Oak Street, Beaumaris, 3193. The club song is to the tune of the Marseillaises, also the Brisbane Lions theme song
AFL players originating from Beaumaris Football Club
1966 - Gil Lokhart,
1971 - Rod Galt,
1971 - Wayne Judson,
1975 - Kim Smith,
1975 - Marty Lyons,
1977 - Andrew Moir,
1978 - Michael Roberts,
1979 - Michael Nettleford,
1979 - Brendan McFaull,
1980 - Glen McLean,
1982 - Mal Smith,
1983 - Andrew Jobling,
1983 - Rod Owen,
1985 - Cameron O'Brien,
1997 - Tom Gilligan,
2000 - David Spriggs,
2000 - Jason Blake,
2000 - Cameron Bruce,
2003 - Leigh Fisher,
2010 - Jack Gunston,
2010 - Taylor Hunst,
Transport
Major thoroughfares include, Balcombe Road, Reserve Road, Weatherall Road, Beach Road, Haydens Road, and Charman Road.Beaumaris is serviced regularly by the following bus routes:
- 600 St KildaSt Kilda, VictoriaSt Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...
– Southland SC via Brighton Beach RS, Sandringham RS, Cheltenham RS (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus LinkMelbourne Bus LinkMelbourne Bus Link is a Melbourne bus company, owned by a joint partnership between Dyson's and Reservoir Bus Companies to run government operated routes covering the western and south east regions of Melbourne.-Routes:...
. - 825 MoorabbinMoorabbin, VictoriaMoorabbin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston. At the 2006 Census, Moorabbin had a population of 5,170....
– Southland SC via Black Rock, Mentone RS (every day). Operated by Moorabbin TransitMoorabbin TransitMoorabbin Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. Moorabbin Transit is a subdivision of Grenda's Bus Services, but covers more area for bus services in...
. - 922 St KildaSt Kilda, VictoriaSt Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...
– Southland SC via North Brighton RS, Sandringham RS, Cheltenham RS (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus LinkMelbourne Bus LinkMelbourne Bus Link is a Melbourne bus company, owned by a joint partnership between Dyson's and Reservoir Bus Companies to run government operated routes covering the western and south east regions of Melbourne.-Routes:...
. - 923 St KildaSt Kilda, VictoriaSt Kilda is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km south from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Port Phillip...
– Southland SC via Brighton Beach RS, Sandringham RS, Cheltenham RS (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus LinkMelbourne Bus LinkMelbourne Bus Link is a Melbourne bus company, owned by a joint partnership between Dyson's and Reservoir Bus Companies to run government operated routes covering the western and south east regions of Melbourne.-Routes:...
.
These routes connect with the Cheltenham
Cheltenham railway station, Melbourne
Cheltenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Cheltenham on the Frankston railway line. Cheltenham is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.-Facilities:...
, Mentone, and Sandringham railway stations.
Bayside's bike path runs through Beaumaris, alongside Beach Road.
Ricketts Point
The most prominent landmark of this suburb is Ricketts Point, a 115 hectare marine sanctuary and popular beach area. The coastal waters from Table Rock Point in Beaumaris to Quiet Corner in Black Rock and approximately 500 metres to seaward formally became the Ricketts Point Marine SanctuaryRicketts Point Marine Sanctuary
Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary, located in Port Phillip south east of Melbourne, Australia, is 115 hectares in size, stretching 500 metres out to sea between Table Rock Point in Beaumaris and Quiet Corner in Black Rock....
under state legislation passed in June 2002.
Ricketts Point Marine Care group, a volunteer organisation concerned with the preservation of the marine sanctuary is active at Ricketts Point.
Ricketts Point is also home to the Beaumaris Life Saving Club, which holds yearly Life Saving Carnivals in the summer.
Heidelberg school artists
Arthur Streeton
Sir Arthur Ernest Streeton was an Australian landscape painter.-Early life:Streeton was born in Mount Duneed, near Geelong, and his family moved to Richmond in 1874. In 1882, Streeton commenced art studies with G. F. Folingsby at the National Gallery School.Streeton was influenced by French...
and Heidelberg school
Heidelberg School
The Heidelberg School was an Australian art movement of the late 19th century. The movement has latterly been described as Australian Impressionism....
artists Tom Roberts
Tom Roberts
Thomas William Roberts , usually known simply as Tom, was a prominent Australian artist and a key member of the Heidelberg School.-Life:...
and Fred McCubbin. Their paintings of Beaumaris are also part of the City of Bayside Coastal Art Trail.
Clarice Beckett
Clarice Beckett
Clarice Majoribanks Beckett was an Australian painter born in Casterton, Victoria. Her works are featured in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, National Gallery of Victoria and the Art Gallery of South Australia....
lived in Beaumaris and painted many landscapes of the area.
External links
- Bayside City Council Website
- Australian Places - Beaumaris
- Sandringham Secondary College
- Stella Maris Primary School
- http://www.beaups.vic.edu.au/
- Royal Melbourne Golf Club
- Metlink - Guide to transport in Melbourne
- http://www.my3193.com.au- website of Beaumaris Community supported by the Community Bank