Box Hill South, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Box Hill South is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia, 14 km east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse
. At the 2006 Census, Box Hill South had a population of 7,387.
In the summer of 1885/86, Tom Roberts
and Frederick McCubbin
set up a camp
on the site near Damper Creek (now Gardiners Creek
) on the property of David Houston, about a mile south of the Box Hill railway station
. In this location, painting activities were carried out on weekends over the next few years. At this time the area was relatively untouched bush
.
Following the end of World War II, extensive suburbanisation of the area occurred, including the development of a Housing Commission of Victoria
estate.
Box Hill South Post Office opened on 19 October 1927, Wattle Park Post Office opened on 12 December 1960 and Houston Post Office, on Middleborough Road, opened on 16 October 1961.
Heritage places listed in the City of Whitehorse
Planning Scheme include Tyneholm in Elgar Road (built in 1891), Pound House in Canterbury Road, St James Uniting Church in Riversdale Road, and Gwynton Park (built c. 1907) which is now the administration building of Kingswood College in Station Street.
campus of Deakin University
, Gardiners Creek and Eley Road, and to the west by Elgar Road. Gardiners Creek
run diagonally across the suburb from the north-east to the south-west.
Kingswood College
, founded in 1890, is a coeducational K–12 school operated by the Uniting Church in Australia
. Roberts McCubbin Primary School is located on Birdwood Street. The school site underwent a $6.2 million redevelopment in 2008. There are two kindergartens – Box Hill South Pre-School in Rotary Court and St James Kindergarten in Riversdale Road. Hays International College in Hay Street provides certificate and diploma level courses in Aged Care Work, Hospitality, English as a Second Language, and Golf.
Wembley Park on Canterbury Road is the home of the Box Hill Soccer Club. Box Hill Tennis Club is located on Station Street, as is Box Hill Golf Course. Reserves include the Gardiners Creek Reserve and Artists Park. A shared bicycle and pedestrian trail runs through the Gardiners Creek Valley.
The principal north-south roads are Elgar Road, Station Street and Middleborough Road, while the principal east-west roads are Canterbury Road and Riversdale Road, the latter terminating at the Box Hill Golf Course. Box Hill South is not served directly by rail, however the terminus of tram route 70
is located on the suburb's western boundary at Wattle Park.
Eight bus
routes connect the suburb to a variety of destinations in suburban Melbourne including Altona
, Box Hill
, Mitcham
, Mordialloc, Nunawading
, Oakleigh
, Templestowe
and Upper Ferntree Gully. These routes give direct access to shopping centres including Centro Box Hill, Chadstone
, Knox City
and Southland
as well as Monash
and Deakin
universities.
An industrial zone is located in the east fronting Middleborough Road. The City of Whitehorse
operates a council depot in this area. The depot site is also home to the Nunawading Unit of the Victoria State Emergency Service
. Crawford Productions
were located on the corner of Middleborough Road and Clarice Road from 1982. The buildings were demolished in 2006 and replaced by a Bunnings Warehouse
.
A tissue factory, currently operated operated by SCA
Hygiene Australasia, is located on Ailsa Street on a 14 hectare site. It was constructed by Bowater Scott in 1960 and was later taken over by Carter Holt Harvey
. By 2005, 550 staff were employed at the site. The factory sustained major damage from fires in 1972, 1995, 2002 and 2006.
was relocated from the Unitarian Church
in Melbourne where it had been originally installed in 1887 by Alfred Fuller and rebuilt by Kilner's Piano Works in 1965. Other churches include St Aidans Anglican Church in Surrey Street
and Wattle Park Chapel in Elgar Road, an independent church associated with the Christian Brethren.
Hayville Village, located on Elgar Road near the intersection of Canterbury Road is a retirement village operated by TriCare. It was formerly operated by the Salvation Army
.
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, 14 km 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 Whitehorse
City of Whitehorse
The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,725 people....
. At the 2006 Census, Box Hill South had a population of 7,387.
History
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 Frederick McCubbin
Frederick McCubbin
Frederick McCubbin was an Australian painter who was prominent in the Heidelberg School, one of the more important periods in Australia's visual arts history....
set up a camp
Box Hill artists' camp
The Box Hill artists’ camp was a site in Box Hill, Victoria, Australia favoured for plein air painting in the late 1880s by a group of artists who were part of a movement that later became known as the Heidelberg School....
on the site near Damper Creek (now Gardiners Creek
Gardiners Creek
Gardiners Creek, originally known as Kooyongkoot Creek, is a waterway in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and part of the Yarra River catchment....
) on the property of David Houston, about a mile south of the Box Hill railway station
Box Hill railway station, Melbourne
Box Hill railway station is on the Belgrave and Lilydale railway lines in Melbourne, Australia. It is located under Centro Box Hill shopping centre near the corner of Whitehorse Road and Station Street in Box Hill. A major bus interchange is part of the same complex, and the 109 tram route...
. In this location, painting activities were carried out on weekends over the next few years. At this time the area was relatively untouched bush
The Bush
"The bush" is a term used for rural, undeveloped land or country areas in certain countries.-Australia:The term is iconic in Australia. In reference to the landscape, "bush" describes a wooded area, intermediate between a shrubland and a forest, generally of dry and nitrogen-poor soil, mostly...
.
Following the end of World War II, extensive suburbanisation of the area occurred, including the development of a Housing Commission of Victoria
Housing Commission of Victoria
The Housing Commission of Victoria was a State Government body responsible for public housing in Victoria, Australia...
estate.
Box Hill South Post Office opened on 19 October 1927, Wattle Park Post Office opened on 12 December 1960 and Houston Post Office, on Middleborough Road, opened on 16 October 1961.
Heritage places listed in the City of Whitehorse
City of Whitehorse
The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,725 people....
Planning Scheme include Tyneholm in Elgar Road (built in 1891), Pound House in Canterbury Road, St James Uniting Church in Riversdale Road, and Gwynton Park (built c. 1907) which is now the administration building of Kingswood College in Station Street.
Geography
Box Hill South is bounded to the north by Canterbury Road, to the east by Middleborough Road, to the south by the BurwoodBurwood, 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 of 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...
, Gardiners Creek and Eley Road, and to the west by Elgar Road. Gardiners Creek
Gardiners Creek
Gardiners Creek, originally known as Kooyongkoot Creek, is a waterway in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and part of the Yarra River catchment....
run diagonally across the suburb from the north-east to the south-west.
Education
Kingswood College
Kingswood College is coeducational K-12 college operating under the auspices of the Uniting Church in Australia, located in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Box Hill, Victoria, Australia...
, founded in 1890, is a coeducational K–12 school operated by the Uniting Church in Australia
Uniting Church in Australia
The Uniting Church in Australia was formed on 22 June 1977 when many congregations of the Methodist Church of Australasia, the Presbyterian Church of Australia and the Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union....
. Roberts McCubbin Primary School is located on Birdwood Street. The school site underwent a $6.2 million redevelopment in 2008. There are two kindergartens – Box Hill South Pre-School in Rotary Court and St James Kindergarten in Riversdale Road. Hays International College in Hay Street provides certificate and diploma level courses in Aged Care Work, Hospitality, English as a Second Language, and Golf.
Sport and recreation
Shopping
There are no major shopping centres in the suburb, but smaller strip shopping centres exist at the intersection of Canterbury Road and Station Street (including the Box Hill South Post Office), the intersection of Elgar Road and Riversdale Road (including the Wattle Park Post Office) and the intersection of Middleborough Road and Mirabella Crescent (including Houston Post Office).Transport
Melbourne tram route 70
Tram route 70 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is operated by Camberwell Depot and runs from the Waterfront City Docklands to Wattle Park in Box Hill South...
is located on the suburb's western boundary at Wattle Park.
Eight bus
Buses in Melbourne
Buses in Melbourne, Australia, are a major form of public transport in Melbourne, with an extensive bus network. The network of 323 bus routes is operated by a number of privately owned bus companies....
routes connect the suburb to a variety of destinations in suburban Melbourne including Altona
Altona, Victoria
Altona is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. At the 2006 Census, Altona had a population of 9685....
, Box Hill
Box Hill, Victoria
Box Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Box Hill had a population of 8,616....
, Mitcham
Mitcham, Victoria
Mitcham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse. At the 2006 Census, Mitcham had a population of 14,211.-History:...
, Mordialloc, Nunawading
Nunawading, Victoria
Nunawading is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 19 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whitehorse...
, Oakleigh
Oakleigh, Victoria
Oakleigh is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and is located 14 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. At the 2006 Census, Oakleigh had a population of 6,876....
, Templestowe
Templestowe, Victoria
"Templestowe" redirects here. For the Victorian Legislative Council Province, please see Templestowe Province.Templestowe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 17 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham...
and Upper Ferntree Gully. These routes give direct access to shopping centres including Centro Box Hill, Chadstone
Chadstone Shopping Centre
Chadstone Shopping Centre is a super regional shopping centre located in the inner south-eastern suburb of Malvern East in the city of Melbourne, Australia...
, Knox City
Knox City Shopping Centre
Knox City Shopping Centre is a super-regional shopping centre and outdoor entertainment complex located in the outer eastern suburb of Wantirna South in the city of Melbourne, Australia. The centre opened on November 9, 1977 with an initial 88 stores and 2300 parking spaces...
and Southland
Southland Shopping Centre
Westfield Southland shopping centre is a super regional retail complex located in the suburb of Cheltenham, approximately 16 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD in Victoria, Australia. Southland has a floor area of 129,071m². There are 410 retailers in Southland, including Myer, David Jones and...
as well as Monash
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....
and Deakin
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...
universities.
Industrial zone
City of Whitehorse
The City of Whitehorse is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,725 people....
operates a council depot in this area. The depot site is also home to the Nunawading Unit of the Victoria State Emergency Service
State Emergency Service
A State Emergency Service is an Australian volunteer organisation that provides emergency help during and after declared disasters. The SES is also the primary or secondary agency for emergencies, such as storm damage,flood damage, building damage, traffic hazards and road crash rescue...
. Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions
Crawford Productions is an Australian television production company founded by Hector Crawford; the present incarnation of the company, Crawfords Australia, is now a subsidiary of the WIN television corporation.-History:...
were located on the corner of Middleborough Road and Clarice Road from 1982. The buildings were demolished in 2006 and replaced by a Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings Warehouse
Bunnings Warehouse is Australia's largest hardware chain with stores in Australia and New Zealand. The chain is owned by Wesfarmers Limited.-History:-Pre 1900s:...
.
A tissue factory, currently operated operated by SCA
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget is a Swedish consumer goods company and pulp and paper manufacturer with headquarters in Stockholm. It has approximately 45,000 employees and a turnover of approximately SEK 107 billion...
Hygiene Australasia, is located on Ailsa Street on a 14 hectare site. It was constructed by Bowater Scott in 1960 and was later taken over by Carter Holt Harvey
Carter Holt Harvey
Carter Holt Harvey Limited is an Australasian forest products company, with significant interests in wood products, pulp, paper and packaging. The company employs approximately 10,500 people across Australasia. Carter Holt Harvey's head New Zealand office is located at 173 Captain Springs Road in...
. By 2005, 550 staff were employed at the site. The factory sustained major damage from fires in 1972, 1995, 2002 and 2006.
Places of worship
St James Uniting Church, originally known as St James Presbyterian Church, Wattle Park was designed by architects Chandler & Patrick. The pipe organPipe organ
The pipe organ is a musical instrument that produces sound by driving pressurized air through pipes selected via a keyboard. Because each organ pipe produces a single pitch, the pipes are provided in sets called ranks, each of which has a common timbre and volume throughout the keyboard compass...
was relocated from the Unitarian Church
Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a Christian theological movement, named for its understanding of God as one person, in direct contrast to Trinitarianism which defines God as three persons coexisting consubstantially as one in being....
in Melbourne where it had been originally installed in 1887 by Alfred Fuller and rebuilt by Kilner's Piano Works in 1965. Other churches include St Aidans Anglican Church in Surrey Street
and Wattle Park Chapel in Elgar Road, an independent church associated with the Christian Brethren.
Retirement village
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
.
See also
- City of Box HillCity of Box HillThe City of Box Hill 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 1927 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Box Hill South was a part. - Houston, Victoria - locality within the suburb.