Malvern East, Victoria
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Malvern East is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 11 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington
. At the 2006 Census, Malvern East had a population of 19,593.
Malvern East is bounded to the north by Wattletree Road and Gardiners Creek
, to the east by Warrigal Road, to the south by the Princes Highway
(Dandenong Road) and to the west by Tooronga Road.
It is most famous for the Chadstone Shopping Centre
, the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere, and the largest by total lettable space under one roof.
In recent times, what was once a relatively small suburb was extended to incorporate parts of neighbouring Chadstone. Based on its easterly proximity to Malvern
, the expansion and redefinition of East Malvern was driven in the 1990s
by resident groups eager to 'reclaim' their address from being identified with the Chadstone Shopping Centre
, which had been massively expanded since its original construction. However, the Chadstone shopping centre shares the 'East Malvern' address and postcode.
Three Post Offices remain marking the major commercial areas of the suburb; Wattletree Road office on the corner of Tooronga Road, Central Park office on Burke Road near Wattletree Road and Darling South office on Waverley Road.
The suburb is also home to the Buddhist Society of Victoria, founded in 1953, making it the oldest Buddhist Institution in Victoria.
, Central Park and the Urban Forest Reserve. While Central Park and its surrounding residential neighbourhood are subject to heritage
protection, Hedgeley Dene Gardens is the first public open space to be designated worthy of protection on neighbourhood character
grounds.
Malvern East is serviced by Darling, East Malvern and Holmesglen railway stations, all on the Glen Waverley line; Caulfield and Malvern railway stations on the Frankston line, Cranbourne line and Pakenham line ; the numbers 3
and 5
tram routes.
The Melbourne bus routes 612, 623, 624, and 627 also services the area.
The suburb is also serviced by the community bike path along Gardiners Creek which joins, and is an integral part, of the Greater Melbourne network of bike paths.
. The De La Salle Old Collegians Associated Football Club also competes at Waverley Park on Waverley Road in the Victorian Amateur Football Association in A Section.
Malvern East also boasts one of the largest Australian Rules Auskick
clinics in Australia which is held on Saturday mornings during winter.
Golfers play at the course of the East Malvern Golf Club on Golfers Drive, the Malvern Valley Public Golf Course on Golfers Drive or at the course of the Nepean Golf Club on Waverley Road.
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...
, 11 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 Stonnington
City of Stonnington
The City of Stonnington is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner south-eastern suburbs, between 3 and 13 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD...
. At the 2006 Census, Malvern East had a population of 19,593.
Malvern East is bounded to the north by Wattletree Road and 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....
, to the east by Warrigal Road, to the south by the Princes Highway
Princes Highway
The Princes Highway extends from Sydney to Port Augusta via the coast through the states of New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia, a distance of 1941 km or 1898 km via the former alignments of the highway ....
(Dandenong Road) and to the west by Tooronga Road.
It is most famous for the Chadstone Shopping Centre
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...
, the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere, and the largest by total lettable space under one roof.
In recent times, what was once a relatively small suburb was extended to incorporate parts of neighbouring Chadstone. Based on its easterly proximity to Malvern
Malvern, Victoria
Malvern is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Malvern had a population of 9,422.-History:...
, the expansion and redefinition of East Malvern was driven in the 1990s
1990s
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by resident groups eager to 'reclaim' their address from being identified with the Chadstone Shopping Centre
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...
, which had been massively expanded since its original construction. However, the Chadstone shopping centre shares the 'East Malvern' address and postcode.
History
The first Malvern East Post Office opened on 4 August 1914 and was renamed Wattletree Road twenty days later. The second Malvern East Post Office opened in 1924 and was renamed Central Park in 1928. The third Malvern East Post Office was renamed from Caulfield East in 1928, but reverted to that name in 1929. The fourth Malvern East Post Office opened around 1935 and closed in 1993.Three Post Offices remain marking the major commercial areas of the suburb; Wattletree Road office on the corner of Tooronga Road, Central Park office on Burke Road near Wattletree Road and Darling South office on Waverley Road.
The suburb is also home to the Buddhist Society of Victoria, founded in 1953, making it the oldest Buddhist Institution in Victoria.
Parks and gardens
Malvern East has a number of popular public open spaces, the most notable of which are Hedgeley Dene GardensHedgeley Dene Gardens
Hedgeley Dene Gardens is a public open space in the suburb of Malvern East in Melbourne, Australia. It is one of the most popular parks in the Malvern East locality. It is also significant as an example of public open space design that recreates the qualities of an informal, picturesque English...
, Central Park and the Urban Forest Reserve. While Central Park and its surrounding residential neighbourhood are subject to heritage
Cultural heritage
Cultural heritage is the legacy of physical artifacts and intangible attributes of a group or society that are inherited from past generations, maintained in the present and bestowed for the benefit of future generations...
protection, Hedgeley Dene Gardens is the first public open space to be designated worthy of protection on neighbourhood character
Neighbourhood character
Neighbourhood character refers to the 'look and feel of an area', in particular a residential area. It also includes the activities that occur there...
grounds.
Transport
Melbourne tram route 3
Tram route 3 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne north of the city centre to Malvern East in the eastern suburbs....
and 5
Melbourne tram route 5
Tram route 5 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the University of Melbourne north of the city centre to Malvern East in the eastern suburbs. The destination is, however, displayed as Malvern, although the route technically ends within Malvern East...
tram routes.
The Melbourne bus routes 612, 623, 624, and 627 also services the area.
The suburb is also serviced by the community bike path along Gardiners Creek which joins, and is an integral part, of the Greater Melbourne network of bike paths.
Sport
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, Tooronga Malvern Football Club, competing in the Southern Football LeagueSouthern Football League (Victoria)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league, based in the south and south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, for both seniors and juniors....
. The De La Salle Old Collegians Associated Football Club also competes at Waverley Park on Waverley Road in the Victorian Amateur Football Association in A Section.
Malvern East also boasts one of the largest Australian Rules Auskick
Auskick
Auskick is a national program in Australia to develop and promote participation in Australian rules football by children. It has proven to be popular with both boys and girls....
clinics in Australia which is held on Saturday mornings during winter.
Golfers play at the course of the East Malvern Golf Club on Golfers Drive, the Malvern Valley Public Golf Course on Golfers Drive or at the course of the Nepean Golf Club on Waverley Road.
Notable citizens
- Bruce Clarke jazzJazzJazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
guitaristGuitaristA guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, composerComposerA composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and educator lived in Malvern East.
See also
- City of MalvernCity of MalvernThe City of Malvern was a Local Government Area located about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1856 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Malvern East was a part.