Greenvale, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Greenvale is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia, 20 km north from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume
. At the 2006 Census, Greenvale had a population of 10,401.
Greenvale is located between Yuroke
and Attwood
, on Mickleham Road.
Greenvale expanded largely in the 1980s and now has 2 shopping centres, 3 primary schools (including the large Greenvale Primary School), a community centre and 2 kindergarten centres. Greenvale has a privately owned school called Aitken College, but residents are pushing for a state government college. Greenvale Reservoir
in the north was built in 1973.
, Greenvale has been up until recently known as a semi rural area, characterised by larger farm holdings to the north of the town centre (past Somerton Road). Three of these farms (the one bordering Aitken College is known as "Hacienda") are now set for development into a new housing estate, taking advantage of excellent city views to the south and a view of the Greenvale Reservoir to the east. This will continue the trend for Greenvale in undergoing further residential development, with several new estates appearing in the suburb itself and in nearby areas such as Attwood
and Bulla
.
Greenvale is home to Living Legends
, the International Home of Rest for Champion Horses located in Woodlands Historic Park.
A new school has been built in Greenvale Lakes called Kolbe Catholic College Greenvale Lakes.
Fibre lines will not be laid in this new estate.
Local residents are upset that there is a lack of a main road from the estate. They were promised a main arterial road linking the new estate to Somerton Road in 2006.
In addition, none of the promised "parks and recreational areas" have been built, one of which was the much hyped Mount Aitken Reserve. This has left many new home owners feeling like they have been lied to and ripped off.
As of mid 2010 James Mirams Drive has been extended into the Greenvale Lakes estate; it is open to traffic and connects to Lysterfield Drive in 'The Pinnacle'.
This new road passes through the proposed "E14 Boulevard" aterial road, which (when finished) will stretch from Cragieburn through Greenvale Lakes to Somerton Road, Greenvale.
It is unknown why there have been such long delays in constructing this road.
The local Roxburgh Rise Primary School community has expressed their concerns about the traffic that flows down Bridgewater Road, as it is one of only two ways to exit the Greenvale Lakes estate.
, an Australian Rules football team, is one of the Essendon District Football League
's most successful teams, having won the A Grade premiership twice.
Their coach Steve MacPherson
is, of 2009, the longest serving coach of any side in the EDFL.
Greenvale also have a Junior Soccer club, Greenvale United JSC. The Greenvale United Senior Team is now a defunct team and does not participate in any competition.
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, 20 km north 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 Hume
City of Hume
The City of Hume is a Local Government Area located partially within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It includes outer north-western suburbs and a number of rural localities between 13 and 40 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....
. At the 2006 Census, Greenvale had a population of 10,401.
Greenvale is located between Yuroke
Yuroke, Victoria
Yuroke is a bounded rural locality within Greater Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is adjacent to the Melbourne metropolitan area beyond the Urban Growth Boundary and 29 km north from Melbourne's central business district...
and Attwood
Attwood, Victoria
Attwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Attwood had a population of 2,916....
, on Mickleham Road.
History
Greenvale Post Office originally opened in a rural area on 1 January 1871 and closed in 1969. As the suburb developed the Post Office reopened in 1996.Greenvale expanded largely in the 1980s and now has 2 shopping centres, 3 primary schools (including the large Greenvale Primary School), a community centre and 2 kindergarten centres. Greenvale has a privately owned school called Aitken College, but residents are pushing for a state government college. Greenvale Reservoir
Greenvale Reservoir
Greenvale Reservoir is an off-stream water storage dam in northern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is situated in the upper Yuroke Creek catchment, the major tributary of the Moonee Ponds Creek...
in the north was built in 1973.
Education
- Greenvale Primary School
- Kolbe Catholic CollegeKolbe Catholic CollegeKolbe Catholic College is a Roman Catholic secondary college situated in Rockingham, Western Australia, within the Archdiocese of Perth.The college was founded in 1989 by Brother Pat Carey, of the Christian Brothers, in Rockingham. The school has a current enrolment of more than 1000 students from...
- Aitken CollegeAitken CollegeAitken College is an independent, co-educational day school of the Uniting Church located in Greenvale, Victoria, Australia. It offers schooling from Grade Prep through to Year 12...
- St. Carlo Borromeo Catholic Primary School
Today
Although positioned only twenty minutes from the CBD and ten minutes from Melbourne AirportMelbourne Airport
Melbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport, is the primary airport serving the city of Melbourne and the second busiest in Australia. It was opened in 1970 to replace the nearby Essendon Airport. Melbourne Airport is the sole international airport of the four airports serving the...
, Greenvale has been up until recently known as a semi rural area, characterised by larger farm holdings to the north of the town centre (past Somerton Road). Three of these farms (the one bordering Aitken College is known as "Hacienda") are now set for development into a new housing estate, taking advantage of excellent city views to the south and a view of the Greenvale Reservoir to the east. This will continue the trend for Greenvale in undergoing further residential development, with several new estates appearing in the suburb itself and in nearby areas such as Attwood
Attwood, Victoria
Attwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km north-west from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Attwood had a population of 2,916....
and Bulla
Bulla, Victoria
Bulla is a locality and township in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north-west from Melbourne's central business district. It is adjacent to the Melbourne metropolitan area. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume...
.
Greenvale is home to Living Legends
Living Legends horse retirement home
Living Legends is an international home of rest for champion horses located on Oaklands Road at Woodlands Historic Park in Greenvale near Melbourne, Australia...
, the International Home of Rest for Champion Horses located in Woodlands Historic Park.
Greenvale Lakes
Greenvale Lakes is a housing estate located in the suburbs of Roxburgh Park and Greenvale close to the Greenvale Reservoir. It is being developed by PEET & PEET.A new school has been built in Greenvale Lakes called Kolbe Catholic College Greenvale Lakes.
Fibre lines will not be laid in this new estate.
Local residents are upset that there is a lack of a main road from the estate. They were promised a main arterial road linking the new estate to Somerton Road in 2006.
In addition, none of the promised "parks and recreational areas" have been built, one of which was the much hyped Mount Aitken Reserve. This has left many new home owners feeling like they have been lied to and ripped off.
As of mid 2010 James Mirams Drive has been extended into the Greenvale Lakes estate; it is open to traffic and connects to Lysterfield Drive in 'The Pinnacle'.
This new road passes through the proposed "E14 Boulevard" aterial road, which (when finished) will stretch from Cragieburn through Greenvale Lakes to Somerton Road, Greenvale.
It is unknown why there have been such long delays in constructing this road.
The local Roxburgh Rise Primary School community has expressed their concerns about the traffic that flows down Bridgewater Road, as it is one of only two ways to exit the Greenvale Lakes estate.
Climate
Sport In Greenvale
Greenvale Football ClubGreenvale Football Club
The Greenvale Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 23 km north west of Melbourne in the suburb of Greenvale. The club was founded in 1990 as a junior club by Les Norris, who died in April of 2009. By 2005, the club was fielding fifteen teams in the Essendon District Football...
, an Australian Rules football team, is one of the Essendon District Football League
Essendon District Football League
The Essendon District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade...
's most successful teams, having won the A Grade premiership twice.
Their coach Steve MacPherson
Stephen MacPherson
Stephen MacPherson is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Footscray Bulldogs in the AFL.He became coach of the Greenvale Football Club, affiliated with the Essendon District Football League in 2004, steering them to multiple Finals appearance over his six years at the club...
is, of 2009, the longest serving coach of any side in the EDFL.
Greenvale also have a Junior Soccer club, Greenvale United JSC. The Greenvale United Senior Team is now a defunct team and does not participate in any competition.