Sunbury, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Sunbury is a regional city, located 40.4 kilometres (25.1 mi) north-west of Melbourne
's central business district
, in the state of Victoria
, Australia
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume
. At the 2006 Census, Sunbury had a population of 31,000. Statistically, Sunbury is considered part of Greater Melbourne
Although Sunbury is currently a separate city close to Melbourne, the Victorian government's 2009 decision to extend the urban growth boundary will likely see Sunbury absorbed by Melbourne's suburban expansion around 2020.
, which were identified in the 1970s and 80s, and believed to have been used for ceremonial gatherings. Records of corroboree
s and other large gatherings during early settlement attest to the imporatance of the area for Aboriginal people of the Wurundjeri
tribe.
Sunbury was first settled in 1836, by George Evans and William Jackson. It was Jackson and his brother, Samuel, who named the township Sunbury, after Sunbury-on-Thames
, in Surrey
, England
when it was established in 1857. The Post Office opened on 13 January 1858.
Sunbury's connection with the history and development of Victoria is influential because of its most famous and powerful citizen, "Big" Clarke. Clarke's role as one of the biggest squatters in the colony and his power and position within the Victorian Legislative Council were critical in the early days of Victoria. During the early days of self-government in Colony of Victoria, post 1851, there was a continual struggle in parliament, between the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council for the ascendancy and control of government. It was the Council members, such as Clarke, who attempted to negate the excess of manhood suffrage, republicanism and Chartism as expressed in the Assembly, in order to protect their own squatters' agenda and position. "Big" Clarke as a member of the Victorian 'bunyip aristocracy' also frustrated any legislative reforms to opening the lands to small farm selections. Melbourne Punch
depicted Clarke in anti-squatter cartoons, such as "The man in Possession"
In 1859, "Big" Clarke was involved in a scandal around the discovery of gold on his holdings in nearby Deep Creek. Shares in the Bolinda company soared, Clarke sold his shares at the peak of the rush before the fraud was exposed. The gold assay was actually 'salted', possibly via a shotgun blast of golden pellets into the samples. Clarke claimed the rich assay was proved when washed in a soup bowl. The ever barbed Melbourne Punch explained how this fraud work in a cartoon of a chipped Chinese Willow Pattern plate titled the 'The Soup Plate".
In 1837, William "Big" Clarke, came to the area, and gained vast pastoral licences encompassing Sunbury, Clarkefield
and Monegeetta
. In 1874, Clarke's son, William, built a mansion, which resides on an estate named "Rupertswood
", after his own son, Rupert. This estate also has access to a train station, which was used to transport bales of hay to Adelaide. Though the private station was constructed in the late 19th century the Clarkes did not pay the railways for its construction until the 1960s. (Rupertwood railway Station no longer exists after the fast rail upgrade. There were two trains stopping daily during school holidays only, but now it is only a disused railway siding) The Clarke's also had a connection to the Kelly Gang story via their police connection with Supt Hare.
The younger William, Sir William as he was to become, was the president of the Melbourne Cricket Club
, and it was through his position that the touring English cricket team came to spend Christmas
of 1882 at Rupertswood. On Christmas Eve, the English team played a social game of cricket against a local team, which they won. Lady Clarke took one or more bails, burnt them, and interred the Ashes in a small purple velvet pouch, which she presented to the English Captain, Ivo Bligh. She proposed that the ashes be used as a perpetual trophy for matches between the two countries. Later the remains of the burnt bails were placed in a small urn. The Ashes
have since become one of the world's most sought-after sporting trophies.
In 1922, the Clarke family sold the property to H V McKay, the owner of the Sunshine Harvester Works
, whose estate subsequently onsold it in 1927 to the Salesian Catholic order. Until recently the mansion and surrounding property has been used for educational and agricultural purposes, and as a boarding school for students of both academic and agricultural endeavours (Salesian College). The mansion has now been restored, and is used for weddings and other formal functions. The school, known as Salesian College, Rupertswood
, is still located on the property.
In the early 1970s
the area (which was then still largely rural) became famous in Australia as the site of the Sunbury Pop Festival, which was held annually from 1972 to 1975.
The demographics/culture of Sunbury up until the mid-1980s was predominantly White Anglo-Saxon and some other minor ethnic groups. It has only been in the last 20 years that Sunbury has seen an increase of other nationalities (predominately from an immigration from New Zealand and the United Kingdom).
Sunbury's residents represent diverse cultural backgrounds, partly due to the working class background, and proximity to major manufacturing and transport hubs, with Melbourne Airport
only being 17.5 kilometres (11 mi) from the township. A recent trend for people who work in the Melbourne CBD to trade longer commute times for a more economic lifestyle (due to cheaper housing), has seen the population of Sunbury grow in number, with numerous new housing estates ringing the borders of the established township. Sunbury's population was recorded as being 25,086 in the 2001 census, and is estimated at approximately 34,000 in 2006, making it the 38th largest urban centre by population in Australia. Sunbury has a high Caucasian population.
, Woolworths
, Foodworks and IGA
supermarkets as well as Big W
, Harris Scarfe
and Target
department stores. Away from the town centre is an Aldi
Supermarket and a Bunnings Warehouse
hardware store. There are also many food outlets situated in Sunbury. Sunbury also has a Reading Cinema
located next to the railway station.
Sunbury Railway Station
is connected to Melbourne by V/Line
services on the Bendigo train line. These services are not as frequent as those on the metropolitan Metlink
service — an approximate hourly frequency is provided on weekdays, although on weekends service levels can be as infrequent as once every 80 minutes.
The State Government has announced that the line to Sunbury will be electrified following a $270 million investment, bringing suburban-standard services to the town from 2012.
Secondary Schools/High Schools
Other
Sunbury Cricket Club,Clarke Oval
Scouting in Sunbury has a long history and tradition with 1st sunbury existing continually for over fifty years
Historical books on Sunbury district and identities
Ms Maria Vamvakinou MHR.
However the AEC
recently at the next federal election Sunbury will be moved into the federal Division of McEwen
held by Mr Rob Mithcell
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...
'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...
, in the state of 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...
. 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, Sunbury had a population of 31,000. Statistically, Sunbury is considered part of Greater Melbourne
Although Sunbury is currently a separate city close to Melbourne, the Victorian government's 2009 decision to extend the urban growth boundary will likely see Sunbury absorbed by Melbourne's suburban expansion around 2020.
History
The Sunbury area has several important Aboriginal archaeological sites, including five earth ringsSunbury earth rings
The Sunbury earth rings are prehistoric aboriginal sites located on hills to the west of Jacksons Creek near Sunbury, Victoria.-Description and identification:...
, which were identified in the 1970s and 80s, and believed to have been used for ceremonial gatherings. Records of corroboree
Corroboree
A corroboree is a ceremonial meeting of Australian Aborigines. The word was coined by the European settlers of Australia in imitation of the Aboriginal word caribberie. At a corroboree Aborigines interact with the Dreamtime through dance, music and costume. Many ceremonies act out events from the...
s and other large gatherings during early settlement attest to the imporatance of the area for Aboriginal people of the Wurundjeri
Wurundjeri
The Wurundjeri are a people of the Indigenous Australian nation of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin alliance, who occupy the Birrarung Valley, its tributaries and the present location of Melbourne, Australia...
tribe.
Sunbury was first settled in 1836, by George Evans and William Jackson. It was Jackson and his brother, Samuel, who named the township Sunbury, after Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames
Sunbury-on-Thames, also known as Sunbury, is a town in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne, England, and part of the London commuter belt. It is located 16 miles southwest of central London and bordered by Feltham and Hampton, flanked on the south by the River Thames.-History:The earliest evidence of...
, in Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
when it was established in 1857. The Post Office opened on 13 January 1858.
Sunbury's connection with the history and development of Victoria is influential because of its most famous and powerful citizen, "Big" Clarke. Clarke's role as one of the biggest squatters in the colony and his power and position within the Victorian Legislative Council were critical in the early days of Victoria. During the early days of self-government in Colony of Victoria, post 1851, there was a continual struggle in parliament, between the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council for the ascendancy and control of government. It was the Council members, such as Clarke, who attempted to negate the excess of manhood suffrage, republicanism and Chartism as expressed in the Assembly, in order to protect their own squatters' agenda and position. "Big" Clarke as a member of the Victorian 'bunyip aristocracy' also frustrated any legislative reforms to opening the lands to small farm selections. Melbourne Punch
Melbourne Punch
Melbourne Punch was an Australian illustrated magazine founded by Edgar Ray and Frederick Sinnett, modelled closely on Punch of London which was founded just fifteen years earlier....
depicted Clarke in anti-squatter cartoons, such as "The man in Possession"
In 1859, "Big" Clarke was involved in a scandal around the discovery of gold on his holdings in nearby Deep Creek. Shares in the Bolinda company soared, Clarke sold his shares at the peak of the rush before the fraud was exposed. The gold assay was actually 'salted', possibly via a shotgun blast of golden pellets into the samples. Clarke claimed the rich assay was proved when washed in a soup bowl. The ever barbed Melbourne Punch explained how this fraud work in a cartoon of a chipped Chinese Willow Pattern plate titled the 'The Soup Plate".
In 1837, William "Big" Clarke, came to the area, and gained vast pastoral licences encompassing Sunbury, Clarkefield
Clarkefield, Victoria
Clarkefield is a town in Victoria, Australia, northwest of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Macedon Ranges and City of Hume....
and Monegeetta
Monegeetta, Victoria
Monegeetta is a town north of Melbourne, Australia, located between the major towns of Sunbury and Romsey in fertile agricultural land east of the Macedon Ranges. Its local government area is the Shire of Macedon Ranges.-History:...
. In 1874, Clarke's son, William, built a mansion, which resides on an estate named "Rupertswood
Rupertswood
Rupertswood is a mansion and country estate located in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is well known as the birthplace of The Ashes, awarded to the winning team in cricket Test match series between Australia and England. Rupertswood is one of the largest houses...
", after his own son, Rupert. This estate also has access to a train station, which was used to transport bales of hay to Adelaide. Though the private station was constructed in the late 19th century the Clarkes did not pay the railways for its construction until the 1960s. (Rupertwood railway Station no longer exists after the fast rail upgrade. There were two trains stopping daily during school holidays only, but now it is only a disused railway siding) The Clarke's also had a connection to the Kelly Gang story via their police connection with Supt Hare.
The younger William, Sir William as he was to become, was the president of the Melbourne Cricket Club
Melbourne Cricket Club
The Melbourne Cricket Club is a sporting club based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded in 1838 and is regarded as the oldest sporting club in Australia....
, and it was through his position that the touring English cricket team came to spend Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
of 1882 at Rupertswood. On Christmas Eve, the English team played a social game of cricket against a local team, which they won. Lady Clarke took one or more bails, burnt them, and interred the Ashes in a small purple velvet pouch, which she presented to the English Captain, Ivo Bligh. She proposed that the ashes be used as a perpetual trophy for matches between the two countries. Later the remains of the burnt bails were placed in a small urn. The Ashes
The Ashes
The Ashes is a Test cricket series played between England and Australia. It is one of the most celebrated rivalries in international cricket and dates back to 1882. It is currently played biennially, alternately in the United Kingdom and Australia. Cricket being a summer sport, and the venues...
have since become one of the world's most sought-after sporting trophies.
In 1922, the Clarke family sold the property to H V McKay, the owner of the Sunshine Harvester Works
Sunshine Harvester Works
The Sunshine Harvester works, was an Australia factory operated by industrialist H. V. McKay. Having established an agricultural implement works in Ballarat he moved his factory and many of his employees to Braybrook Junction, in 1906,where he had earlier purchased the Braybrook Implement Works...
, whose estate subsequently onsold it in 1927 to the Salesian Catholic order. Until recently the mansion and surrounding property has been used for educational and agricultural purposes, and as a boarding school for students of both academic and agricultural endeavours (Salesian College). The mansion has now been restored, and is used for weddings and other formal functions. The school, known as Salesian College, Rupertswood
Salesian College, Rupertswood
Salesian College, Rupertswood is a private, Roman Catholic, co-educational school located in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.-History:It is located on the grounds of Rupertswood Mansion. Set up by the Salesian Society when the mansion and its grounds were sold to them in 1927, it was originally an...
, is still located on the property.
In the early 1970s
1970s
File:1970s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: US President Richard Nixon doing the V for Victory sign after his resignation from office after the Watergate scandal in 1974; Refugees aboard a US naval boat after the Fall of Saigon, leading to the end of the Vietnam War in 1975; The 1973 oil...
the area (which was then still largely rural) became famous in Australia as the site of the Sunbury Pop Festival, which was held annually from 1972 to 1975.
Culture
Sunbury's residents represent diverse cultural backgrounds, partly due to the working class background, and proximity to major manufacturing and transport hubs, with Melbourne Airport
Melbourne 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...
only being 17.5 kilometres (11 mi) from the township. A recent trend for people who work in the Melbourne CBD to trade longer commute times for a more economic lifestyle (due to cheaper housing), has seen the population of Sunbury grow in number, with numerous new housing estates ringing the borders of the established township. Sunbury's population was recorded as being 25,086 in the 2001 census, and is estimated at approximately 34,000 in 2006, making it the 38th largest urban centre by population in Australia. Sunbury has a high Caucasian population.
Retail and Entertainment
Sunbury has a town centre containing ColesColes Supermarkets
Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
, Woolworths
Woolworths (supermarkets)
Woolworths is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited.-History:Woolworths Limited was founded in 1924, with the first store opening up in Sydney's Imperial Arcade.-2008 rebranding:...
, Foodworks and IGA
IGA (supermarkets)
IGA is a brand of grocery stores active in more than 30 countries. Contrasting with the chain store business model, IGA operates as a franchise through stores that are owned separately from the brand. Many of these stores operate in small town markets and belong to families that manage them...
supermarkets as well as Big W
Big W
Big W is one of the largest chain of discount department stores in Australia, with over 150 stores. It is a division of Woolworths Limited, the second largest retailer in Australia. Its main competitors are Kmart and Target, both owned by Wesfarmers....
, Harris Scarfe
Harris Scarfe
Harris Scarfe Department Stores was founded in Adelaide, South Australia in 1849. At its peak, Adelaide was home to several major South Australian department stores , of which Harris Scarfe is the sole...
and Target
Target (Australia)
Target Australia Pty Ltd is an Australian department store chain owned by Wesfarmers . It operates 172 Target stores and 119 Target Country stores making 291 combined stores with its head office located in North Geelong, Victoria. It sells clothing, cosmetics, toys, homewares, electrical and...
department stores. Away from the town centre is an Aldi
ALDI
ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ', short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany...
Supermarket and 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:...
hardware store. There are also many food outlets situated in Sunbury. Sunbury also has a Reading Cinema
Reading Entertainment
Reading Entertainment is a movie theater company which is part of Reading International, Inc., successor to the Reading Company, whose railroad properties were conveyed to government-owned Conrail in 1976. Most of its operations are in Australia, New Zealand, and United States under the Reading...
located next to the railway station.
Transport
Sunbury railway station, Melbourne
Sunbury is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the township of Sunbury, on the Melbourne - Bendigo railway. The station is staffed during daylight hours for most train services until approximately 8pm, and is in Metcard and myki Zone 2...
is connected to Melbourne by V/Line
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
services on the Bendigo train line. These services are not as frequent as those on the metropolitan Metlink
Metlink
Metlink, formerly The Met, is the marketing body and umbrella brand for public train, tram and bus transport operators in Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Responsibilities:Metlink is responsible for the promotion of travel by public transport...
service — an approximate hourly frequency is provided on weekdays, although on weekends service levels can be as infrequent as once every 80 minutes.
The State Government has announced that the line to Sunbury will be electrified following a $270 million investment, bringing suburban-standard services to the town from 2012.
Education
Primary Schools- Sunbury West Primary School
- Sunbury Primary School
- Sunbury Heights Primary School
- Killara Primary School
- Kismet Primary School
- St Anne's Primary School
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel Primary School
- Goonawarra Primary School
Secondary Schools/High Schools
- Sunbury Downs CollegeSunbury Downs CollegeSunbury Downs College is a public secondary college located in the north-west regional town of Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.The current principal is Brett Moore, arriving from Greensborough College. Previous principals were John Shaw and Graeme Brown....
(formerly Sunbury Post-primary School) - Sunbury College (formerly Sunbury Secondary College, Sunbury High School)
- Salesian College, Rupertswood
Other
- Sunbury and Macedon Ranges Special School
- Victoria UniversityVictoria University, AustraliaVictoria University is a multi-sector tertiary institution based in Melbourne, Australia with 10 campuses.VU offers qualifications in higher education, vocational education , and short courses...
, Sunbury Campus
Sport
Sunbury is represented in the following sporting leagues:- Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian 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...
- Sunbury Football Club (Ballarat Football LeagueBallarat Football LeagueThe Ballarat Football League is an Australian rules football competition that operates in the Ballarat region of Victoria, Australia.The competition formed in 1893 as the Ballarat Football Association and was renamed Ballarat Football League in 1908 and was briefly known as the Ballarat-Wimmera...
) - Sunbury Kangaroos Junior Football Club (Riddell District Football LeagueRiddell District Football LeagueThe Riddell District Football League is an Australian rules football league affiliated with Football Victoria.The league covers towns in the Macedon Ranges Victoria and an area from Rockbank in the south to Broadford in the north....
) Official Site - Rupertswood Football Club (Victorian Amateur Football AssociationVictorian Amateur Football AssociationThe Victorian Amateur Football Association is an Australian rules football league in Victoria, Australia consisting purely of amateur players. Unlike the Victorian Football League and the VFL/AFL, the VAFA has always been strictly a purely amateur league and has affiliations with both AFL Victoria...
) Official Site - Rolling Meadows Thunder Junior Football Club (Riddell District Junior Football League)
- Sunbury Football Club (Ballarat Football League
- Badminton
- Sunbury Badminton Club Inc
- Basketball
- Sunbury Basketball Association
- Big V Basketball
- Lawn Bowls
- Royal Victorian Bowls Association - Metro
- Victorian Ladies' Bowls Association
- Cricket
Sunbury Cricket Club,Clarke Oval
-
- Gisborne and District Cricket Association
- Dancing
- Classique School Of Dance
- Flash Dance
- Sunbury school of Calisthenics
- Hotpink Dance Centre
- Football
- Sunbury UnitedSunbury United Soccer ClubSunbury United Soccer Club is an Australian association football team based in Sunbury, Melbourne, Australia. As of 2007, they play in the Victorian State League 2.- Club Formed :...
(Victorian State League 2) - Sunbury United Junior Football Club
- Sunbury United
- Golf
- Golfers play at the course of the Goonawarra Golf Club at Francis Boulevard, Sunbury.
- Horse Riding
- Sunbury Pony Club
- Sunbury Riding Centre
- Rugby League
- Sunbury TigersSunbury United Rugby LeagueThe Sunbury United Rugby League Club is a rugby league team based in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.They play in the Victorian Rugby League competition.-Club history:...
(Victorian Rugby League) Official Site - Junior Side (Melbourne Junior Rugby League)
- Sunbury Tigers
- Girl GuidesGirl GuidesA Guide, Girl Guide or Girl Scout is a member of a section of some Guiding organisations who is between the ages of 10 and 14. Age limits are different in each organisation. It is the female-centred equivalent of the Scouts. The term Girl Scout is used in the United States and several East Asian...
- Sunbury Wongguri Guides (Age 7–11 years)
- Sunbury Kamballa Guides (Age 11–14 years, 14–17 years)
- Scouts
Scouting in Sunbury has a long history and tradition with 1st sunbury existing continually for over fifty years
-
- 1st Sunbury Scout Group Joeys, Cubs, Scouts
- 3rd Sunbury Scout Group Joeys, Cubs, Scouts
- Koora Koora Cup (Sunbury) Venturer Unit (District Unit)
- Wurundjeri Rover Crew (incorporating both 1st and 3rd Sunbury
- Swimming
- Sunbury Amateur Swimming Club
- Aqua Wolves Swimming Club
- Tennis
- Sunbury Lawn Tennis Club
- Mt. Carmel Tennis Club
Historical books on Sunbury district and identities
- Serle, Geoffrey. The Golden Age A History of the Colony of Victoria, 1851-1861, Melbourne University Press, Carlton, 1963. (gold, squatters and government)
- Spreadbrough Robert and Anderson, Hugh. Victorian Squatters, Red Rooster, Ascot Vale, 1983. (detailed maps of squatters runs in the district)
- Turner, Henry Giles, A History of the Colony of Victoria: from its discovery to its absorption in the Commonwealth of Australia, Vols 1 & 2, Melbourne, 1904.
- O'Brien, Antony. Shenanigans on the Ovens Goldfields: the 1859 election, Artillery Publishing, Hartwell, 2005. (details on the Bolinda Company gold scam and 'Big'Clarke's role in Upper House)
Politics
Sunbury is located in the City of Hume represented by Cr Ann Potter and Cr Jack Ogilvie, the State seat of Macedon, Ms Joanne Duncan MP, and the Federal Seat of CalwellDivision of Calwell
The Division of Calwell is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Arthur Calwell, who was Minister for Immigration 1945-49 and Leader of the Australian Labor Party 1960-67...
Ms Maria Vamvakinou MHR.
However the AEC
AEC
AEC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Governance* African Economic Community* ASEAN Economic Community* Asian European Council, a Paris-based non-partisan policy research organization...
recently at the next federal election Sunbury will be moved into the federal Division of McEwen
Division of McEwen
The Division of McEwen is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. It is located in the centre of the state, north of the capital city of Melbourne...
held by Mr Rob Mithcell
Notable people
- Cameron GuthrieCameron GuthrieCameron Guthrie is an Australian rules footballer for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League .-AFL career:...
, Australian rules footballer - Mark JohnsonMark Johnson (footballer)Mark 'MJ' Johnson is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and Fremantle in the AFL.-Early life:Johnson is commonly known as "Mr...
, Australian rules footballer - David SchwarzDavid Schwarz (footballer)David Schwarz is a former Australian rules footballer, who retired in 2002, after playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the Australian Football League , for 12 seasons.- Football career :...
, Australian rules footballer - Nathan PhillipsNathan Phillips (actor)Nathan Scott Phillips is an Australian actor who is currently based in Los Angeles. He is perhaps best known for his role as backpacker Ben Mitchell in Wolf Creek and for his American film debut, Snakes on a Plane, opposite Samuel L...
, Actor - James Kelly, Australian rules footballer
- Matthew Egan, Australian rules footballer
- Cameron WightCameron WightCameron Wight is an Australian rules footballer with the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League.He was picked in the 2002 AFL Draft at pick 49 from the Calder Cannons....
, Australian rules footballer - Cassi Van Den DungenCassi Van Den DungenCassi Van Den Dungen is an Australian model, best known as the runner-up in the fifth cycle of Australia's Next Top Model.-Early life:Van Den Dungen grew up in the town of Sunbury, in Victoria, Australia...
, Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 5Australia's Next Top Model, Cycle 5The Fifth Cycle of Australia's Next Top Model was an Australian reality television program which was broadcast on the Australian subscription television channel, FOX8. The cycle premiered on 28 April 2009. Auditions were held during October and November 2008 across Australia...
runner up - Max WilliamsMax WilliamsMax Williams is a semi-professional basketball player from New Zealand. He currently plays for the Waikato under-21 regional team and has represented the Waikato Pistons in the New Zealand National Basketball League.-Representing New Zealand:...
, basketball player
See also
- RupertswoodRupertswoodRupertswood is a mansion and country estate located in Sunbury on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is well known as the birthplace of The Ashes, awarded to the winning team in cricket Test match series between Australia and England. Rupertswood is one of the largest houses...
- Salesian College (Rupertswood)
- Sunbury Bus ServiceSunbury Bus ServiceSunbury Bus Service is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government.-Routes:* 481 Sunbury RS – Mount Lion ...
- Sunbury Downs CollegeSunbury Downs CollegeSunbury Downs College is a public secondary college located in the north-west regional town of Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.The current principal is Brett Moore, arriving from Greensborough College. Previous principals were John Shaw and Graeme Brown....
- Sunbury Industrial SchoolSunbury Industrial SchoolThe Sunbury Industrial School located on Jackson's Hill in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, was a school developed to educate and house destitute children from 1864 until 1879....
- Sunbury Lunatic AsylumSunbury AsylumSunbury Lunatic Asylum first opened in October 1879. Its proclamation as an Asylum was published in the Government Gazette on 31 October 1879....
- Sunbury-on-ThamesSunbury-on-ThamesSunbury-on-Thames, also known as Sunbury, is a town in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne, England, and part of the London commuter belt. It is located 16 miles southwest of central London and bordered by Feltham and Hampton, flanked on the south by the River Thames.-History:The earliest evidence of...
- Sunbury Pop Festival
- Sunbury Railway StationSunbury railway station, MelbourneSunbury is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the township of Sunbury, on the Melbourne - Bendigo railway. The station is staffed during daylight hours for most train services until approximately 8pm, and is in Metcard and myki Zone 2...