Reservoir is a suburb in Melbourne

Melbourne

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, Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

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, Australia

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, 12 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 Darebin

City of Darebin

The City of Darebin is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of , and as of 2009, has a population of 139,608...

. At the 2006 Census, Reservoir had a population of 45,970.

Reservoir is an established suburb with standard brick homes, weatherboard homes, and an increasing number of new developments. The region contains popular recreation areas and facilities, including Edwardes lake and the Reservoir Leisure Centre, and is home to the Edwardes Street and Broadway shopping strips. Reservoir's postcode is 3073.

Overview

Reservoir is close to Northland Shopping Centre

Northland Shopping Centre

Northland Shopping Centre is a major shopping centre in East Preston, approximately 11 km north of the Melbourne Central Business District in Victoria. Its motto is Style Up...

, Preston Market, Sydney Road

Sydney Road, Melbourne

Sydney Road is a major urban arterial in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Geography:...

 shops and restaurants and one of three remaining drive-in cinemas in Melbourne, the Village in Coburg

Coburg, Victoria

Coburg is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland, although a handful of properties on Coburg's Eastern boundary are located in the City of Darebin...

. The area is experiencing unprecedented growth; with plenty of new developments, it is also very popular with young home-buyers looking for a 'still affordable' inner city lifestyle.

The area is serviced by four railway stations: Reservoir, Regent, Keon Park, and Ruthven and many bus routes. The West Preston tram route

Melbourne tram route 112

Tram route 112 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from West Preston, in the northern suburbs to St Kilda.Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it falls within Metcard/myki ticketing Zone 1....

 also ends at the south end of the suburb.

Reservoir is located 12 km north of the Melbourne CBD, with easy access to Northern/Western Ring Rd, Hume Highway/Freeway

Hume Highway

The Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...

, Tullamarine

Tullamarine Freeway

The Tullamarine Freeway is an urban freeway in Melbourne, Australia, linking Melbourne Airport to the central business district.-History:Tullamarine Freeway is one of the oldest freeways in Melbourne, originally constructed in 1968-1970...

 & Calder Freeway

Calder

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s and Eastern Freeway.

Sport

Reservoir Football Club

Reservoir Football Club

The Reservoir Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 12 km north of Melbourne in the suburb of Reservoir founded in 1923, the club initially competed in the Bourke-Evelyn, Diamond Valley, Metropolitan, and Panton Hill leagues before returning to the DVFL now known as the...

 and est Preston Football Club an Australian Rules football

Australian rules football

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 team, competes in the Northern Football League.
Preston Lions Football play in the Victoria State League in there Soccer Competition
The Victorian cricketer Ray Harvey

Ray Harvey

Raymond Harvey is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for Victoria in the 1940s and 1950s. He was the brother of Australian Test batsmen Merv and Neil, and first-class cricketer and umpire Mick Harvey...

lives here.