Heidelberg, Victoria
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Heidelberg is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 11 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule.
Once a large city on Melbourne's fringe, Heidelberg was absorbed into Melbourne as part of the metropolis postwar northward expansion. Leafy Heidelberg once had its own historic Central Business District
and its own municipality in the former City of Heidelberg
.
At the 2006 Census, Heidelberg had a population of 5249.
It was named after the German
city of Heidelberg
.
city of Heidelberg
. The Heidelberg City Council proposed a name change during WWII
, but it was rejected after public outcry.
When it was settled, Heidelberg was reached by track from Melbourne via North Fitzroy, and in 1841 the Heidelberg Road Trust was formed. As a form of local government, it preceded the Melbourne town council. By the late 1840s, the road had a toll bar at Merri Creek, and a macadamised surface. It became a tourist attraction, enhancing Heidelberg's reputation as a desirable place for views, excursions and rural estates. Cattle overlander Joseph Hawdon built his gothic Banyule homestead in 1846, overlooking the Yarra Valley
.
The Post Office opened on 19 October 1853 as Warringal, and was renamed Heidelberg in 1865. Heidelberg was proclaimed a shire on 27 January 1871.
The rural scenery attracted artists during the 1880s, due to the absence of public utilities and a railway (until 1888) causing houses to be vacant, and available at low rents. The plein air school of painting from Box Hill
rented a cottage at Eaglemont
in 1888, forming the "Heidelberg School
" of Australian art. Two years later, the Chartersville homestead was occupied for similar purposes.
Heidelberg was proclaimed a City on 11 April 1934, but its rural space exceeded the urban area. The Heidelberg Town Hall
was built in 1937. Subdivision and settlement clustered around Heidelberg Road and the Melbourne to Hurstbridge railway line which bisected the municipality in a generally north-east direction. Along that line are Darebin, Ivanhoe, Eaglemont, Heidelberg, Rosanna, Macleod, Watsonia and Greensborough. Mont Park was reached by a spur line from Macleod. Heidelberg West, unserved by railway, was sparsely settled until the 1950s when it was built on by the Housing Commission of Victoria
, and provided the site for the athletes' village for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
By the 1970s
, the residential development of the Heidelberg municipality was complete, except for some areas in Viewbank and Lower Plenty. The shopping areas were mostly strips, but a free-standing centre was built in Heidelberg West in 1956, to a design by the Housing Commission which drew on American trends.
The population of the Heidelberg municipality (before the severances in the 1960s) was 8,610 (1911), 34,401 (1947, excluding Greensborough), and 60,007 (1961). The population in 1991 was 60,468. On 15 December 1994 most of Heidelberg City was united with part of Eltham Shire to form Banyule City.
Evidence of Heidelberg's long history and early settlement can be found throughout the municipality. The cemetery on Upper Heidelberg Road contains some of the oldest graves in Victoria. An even older cemetery, the size of a house block near the corner of St James Road and Hawdon Street, contains graves dating back before the establishment in 1851 of the Victorian colony. The local primary school opened in 1854. Banyule Homestead, which still stands today, was built in 1846 and the Old England Hotel on Lower Heidelberg Road first opened its doors in 1848.
is based in Heidelberg at the Austin Hospital. The Austin Hospital site has recently undergone extensive renovations, and now also contains the Mercy Hospital for Women. These two facilities combined measure up to be largest hospital in Victoria.
The Heidelberg Shopping Centre, known as "Burgundy Street" has recently been revived. It had become rundown in the 1980s, but a new supermarket, and many trendy cafes have made the area much more liveable; as a result, house prices have increased dramatically.
"Burgundy Street" is now known as Heidelberg Central Shopping Precinct and has over 230 retail/commercial and professional businesses. Over 1 million dollars has been spent over the last 7 years to upgrade the infrastructure of the Precinct. e.g. Aerial bundling of overhead power lines, resurfacing of the footpaths and roadways, installation of trees, seating, bollards, bike racks and rubbish bins. Painting of all street furniture in the Precinct to 'burgundy' to suggest the boundaries of the retail strip.
New large anchor businesses - Leo's Fine Food and Wine Supermarket, Woolworths, JB Hi Fi plus 20 cafes and takeaways and 12 first class restaurants mixed with the tenants of the Warringal Shopping Centre, make this area a vibrant shopping destination. www.heidelbergcentral.com.au
Also home to the historic Old England Hotel.
The Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
has a campus at Heidelberg, as well as the private TAFE college KAL Multimedia Training.
The Austrian Club Melbourne, previously in Fitzroy, Victoria
took up its current Heidelberg premises in November 1984.
Warringal Shopping Centre opened in 1987. It is a compact shopping centre situated in the mature suburb of Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia. The centre serves a well defined main trade area population of approximately 41,000 residents from the established suburbs of Heidelberg, Viewbank
, Rosanna
, Ivanhoe
and Eaglemont
. The opening of the Austin/Mercy Hospital has seen a shift in the demographic profile with an increase in the number of young professionals moving into the area and an increased demand for the development of multi density housing.
Private car is the main form of transport in Heidelberg. The main roads are Burgundy Street (also the main street
), Rosanna Road, Upper Heidelberg Road and Banksia Street (which flows from the Route 40 highway
).
Heidelberg railway station is located in the suburb on the Hurstbridge line and served by Metro Trains Melbourne
.
A local bus transport hub services the city.
There is a network of on-road and segregated bicycle facilities, including the Main Yarra Trail
.
are a soccer club based in the suburb which competes in the Victorian Premier League
which plays second tier to the A-League
. They once competed in the National Soccer League
.
Heidelberg Football Club
, an Australian Rules football
club, competes in the Northern Football League and are based out of Warringal Parklands. Heidelberg West Football Club, also in the Northern League play at Heidelberg Park just opposite Warringal.
Golfers play at the course of the Heidelberg Golf Club on Main Road in the neighbouring suburb of Lower Plenty.
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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, 11 km north-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 Banyule.
Once a large city on Melbourne's fringe, Heidelberg was absorbed into Melbourne as part of the metropolis postwar northward expansion. Leafy Heidelberg once had its own historic Central Business District
Central business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
and its own municipality in the former City of Heidelberg
City of Heidelberg
The City of Heidelberg was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1840 until 1994.-History:...
.
At the 2006 Census, Heidelberg had a population of 5249.
It was named after the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
city of Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
.
History
The land at Heidelberg was sold by Crown auction in 1838, making it one of the earliest rural allotments, after Central Melbourne's first land sale on 1 June 1837. By 1840, Warrangal was established as a surveyed township; the name referring to the aboriginal term for eagle's nest. Eventually, the name Warringal was changed to Heidelberg by a land agent, after the GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
city of Heidelberg
Heidelberg
-Early history:Between 600,000 and 200,000 years ago, "Heidelberg Man" died at nearby Mauer. His jaw bone was discovered in 1907; with scientific dating, his remains were determined to be the earliest evidence of human life in Europe. In the 5th century BC, a Celtic fortress of refuge and place of...
. The Heidelberg City Council proposed a name change during WWII
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, but it was rejected after public outcry.
When it was settled, Heidelberg was reached by track from Melbourne via North Fitzroy, and in 1841 the Heidelberg Road Trust was formed. As a form of local government, it preceded the Melbourne town council. By the late 1840s, the road had a toll bar at Merri Creek, and a macadamised surface. It became a tourist attraction, enhancing Heidelberg's reputation as a desirable place for views, excursions and rural estates. Cattle overlander Joseph Hawdon built his gothic Banyule homestead in 1846, overlooking the Yarra Valley
Yarra Valley
The Yarra Valley is the name given to the region surrounding the Yarra River in Victoria, Australia. The river originates approximately 90 kilometres east of the City of Melbourne and flows towards it and out into Port Phillip Bay...
.
The Post Office opened on 19 October 1853 as Warringal, and was renamed Heidelberg in 1865. Heidelberg was proclaimed a shire on 27 January 1871.
The rural scenery attracted artists during the 1880s, due to the absence of public utilities and a railway (until 1888) causing houses to be vacant, and available at low rents. The plein air school of painting from 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....
rented a cottage at Eaglemont
Eaglemont, Victoria
Eaglemont is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
in 1888, forming the "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....
" of Australian art. Two years later, the Chartersville homestead was occupied for similar purposes.
Heidelberg was proclaimed a City on 11 April 1934, but its rural space exceeded the urban area. The Heidelberg Town Hall
Heidelberg Town Hall
Heidelberg Town Hall is a civic building located on Upper Heidelberg Road in Ivanhoe, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is now more commonly known as The Centre Ivanhoe...
was built in 1937. Subdivision and settlement clustered around Heidelberg Road and the Melbourne to Hurstbridge railway line which bisected the municipality in a generally north-east direction. Along that line are Darebin, Ivanhoe, Eaglemont, Heidelberg, Rosanna, Macleod, Watsonia and Greensborough. Mont Park was reached by a spur line from Macleod. Heidelberg West, unserved by railway, was sparsely settled until the 1950s when it was built on by the 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...
, and provided the site for the athletes' village for the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games.
1970s
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, the residential development of the Heidelberg municipality was complete, except for some areas in Viewbank and Lower Plenty. The shopping areas were mostly strips, but a free-standing centre was built in Heidelberg West in 1956, to a design by the Housing Commission which drew on American trends.
The population of the Heidelberg municipality (before the severances in the 1960s) was 8,610 (1911), 34,401 (1947, excluding Greensborough), and 60,007 (1961). The population in 1991 was 60,468. On 15 December 1994 most of Heidelberg City was united with part of Eltham Shire to form Banyule City.
Evidence of Heidelberg's long history and early settlement can be found throughout the municipality. The cemetery on Upper Heidelberg Road contains some of the oldest graves in Victoria. An even older cemetery, the size of a house block near the corner of St James Road and Hawdon Street, contains graves dating back before the establishment in 1851 of the Victorian colony. The local primary school opened in 1854. Banyule Homestead, which still stands today, was built in 1846 and the Old England Hotel on Lower Heidelberg Road first opened its doors in 1848.
Demographics and housing
Facilities
The administration of Austin HealthAustin Hospital, Melbourne
The Austin Hospital is a major teaching public hospital located in Melbourne's north eastern suburb of Heidelberg, and is administrated by Austin Health, along with the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital and the Royal Talbot Rehabilitation Centre.-History:...
is based in Heidelberg at the Austin Hospital. The Austin Hospital site has recently undergone extensive renovations, and now also contains the Mercy Hospital for Women. These two facilities combined measure up to be largest hospital in Victoria.
The Heidelberg Shopping Centre, known as "Burgundy Street" has recently been revived. It had become rundown in the 1980s, but a new supermarket, and many trendy cafes have made the area much more liveable; as a result, house prices have increased dramatically.
"Burgundy Street" is now known as Heidelberg Central Shopping Precinct and has over 230 retail/commercial and professional businesses. Over 1 million dollars has been spent over the last 7 years to upgrade the infrastructure of the Precinct. e.g. Aerial bundling of overhead power lines, resurfacing of the footpaths and roadways, installation of trees, seating, bollards, bike racks and rubbish bins. Painting of all street furniture in the Precinct to 'burgundy' to suggest the boundaries of the retail strip.
New large anchor businesses - Leo's Fine Food and Wine Supermarket, Woolworths, JB Hi Fi plus 20 cafes and takeaways and 12 first class restaurants mixed with the tenants of the Warringal Shopping Centre, make this area a vibrant shopping destination. www.heidelbergcentral.com.au
Also home to the historic Old England Hotel.
The Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE is a TAFE institute located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It has six city campuses located at Preston, Collingwood, Epping, Fairfield, Greensborough, Heidelberg, a country campus at Ararat, and country training facilities at Eden...
has a campus at Heidelberg, as well as the private TAFE college KAL Multimedia Training.
The Austrian Club Melbourne, previously in Fitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy, Victoria
Fitzroy is an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. Its borders are Alexandra Parade , Victoria Parade , Smith Street and Nicholson Street. Fitzroy is Melbourne's...
took up its current Heidelberg premises in November 1984.
Warringal Shopping Centre
Viewbank, Victoria
Viewbank is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Viewbank had a population of 6614....
, Rosanna
Rosanna, Victoria
Rosanna is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
, Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe, Victoria
Ivanhoe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Ivanhoe had a population of 10,600.-History:...
and Eaglemont
Eaglemont, Victoria
Eaglemont is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule...
. The opening of the Austin/Mercy Hospital has seen a shift in the demographic profile with an increase in the number of young professionals moving into the area and an increased demand for the development of multi density housing.
Information
- Gross Lettable Area (m2) 11,743
- Parking 569 spaces
- Milestones 1987 Centre opened
- 2007 Redevelopment included Aldi supermarket
- Centre Location Located in Heidelberg, 12 kilometres north east of the Melbourne CBD.
- Centre Type Single level neighbourhood shopping centre anchored by a small discount department store and two supermarkets.
Transport
Main Street
Main Street is the metonym for a generic street name of the primary retail street of a village, town, or small city in many parts of the world...
), Rosanna Road, Upper Heidelberg Road and Banksia Street (which flows from the Route 40 highway
Route 40, Melbourne
Route 40, or the Bell / Springvale State Highway is the longest urban highway in Melbourne linking Tullamarine Freeway and the Nepean Highway, allotted metropolitan route ....
).
Heidelberg railway station is located in the suburb on the Hurstbridge line and served by Metro Trains Melbourne
Metro Trains Melbourne
Metro Trains Melbourne is the current franchise operator of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. Metro Trains Melbourne is a joint venture led by Hong Kong based MTR Corporation together with John Holland Group and United Group Rail .Metro Trains Melbourne operates a fleet of 381...
.
A local bus transport hub services the city.
There is a network of on-road and segregated bicycle facilities, including the Main Yarra Trail
Main Yarra Trail
The Yarra Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Yarra River through the north eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
.
Sport
Heidelberg UnitedHeidelberg United
Heidelberg United Football Club is a football club based in the northern Melbourne suburb of Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia...
are a soccer club based in the suburb which competes in the Victorian Premier League
Victorian Premier League
The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...
which plays second tier to the A-League
A-League
The A-League is the top Australasian professional football league. Run by Australian governing body Football Federation Australia , it was founded in 2004 following the folding of the National Soccer League and staged its inaugural season in 2005–06. It is sponsored by Hyundai Motor Company...
. They once competed in the National Soccer League
National Soccer League
The National Soccer League is the former national association football competition in Australasia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977, until its demise in 2004...
.
Heidelberg Football Club
Heidelberg Football Club
Heidelberg Football Club is an Australian rules football club in Heidelberg, Victoria, currently competing in the Northern Football League.-History:...
, an Australian Rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
club, competes in the Northern Football League and are based out of Warringal Parklands. Heidelberg West Football Club, also in the Northern League play at Heidelberg Park just opposite Warringal.
Golfers play at the course of the Heidelberg Golf Club on Main Road in the neighbouring suburb of Lower Plenty.
See also
- City of HeidelbergCity of HeidelbergThe City of Heidelberg was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1840 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of the same name. - Heidelberg SchoolHeidelberg SchoolThe Heidelberg School was an Australian art movement of the late 19th century. The movement has latterly been described as Australian Impressionism....