Wyndham Vale, Victoria
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Wyndham Vale is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 36 km south-west from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wyndham
. At the 2006 Census, Wyndham Vale had a population of 10,355.
The Wyndham Vale Cricket Club has 6 Senior Mens, 1 Senior Women's and 4 Junior Cricket Teams, it also hosts a Milo Have-A-Go Clinic for children not yet old enough to play Junior Cricket.
The Wyndham Vale Falcons Senior Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Western Region Football League
.. It has 2 Senior Mens Teams.
The Wyndham Vale Falcons Junior Football Club has 7 Junior Boys Teams and a Youth Girls Team.
President's Park, situated on McGrath's Road is home to the Werribee Hockey Club. The club has 7 Senior Men's and Women's Teams and up to 12 Junior Teams.
, and the land sold to a developer. This action became very common in suburbs of Melbourne during the early 1990s
.
A new P-12 school, Manor Lakes P-12/Specialist College was built in the Manor Lakes Estate and opened in 2009. The College is being developed for a long term enrollment of 650 Prep - Year 9 students, 1100 Year 10 - 12 students and 144 special / special development school students. It is planned as a four to five stage construction. In addition a new Catholic School will be built catering up to P9 on the estate. Manor Lakes is approx 750 hectares in size and will eventually house more than 25 000 residents, making it the second largest residential development in Victoria after Caroline Springs
.
scene locations. Wyndham Vale is also known as Mad Max country. The suburb has creeks running through it toward Port Phillip
, including Lollipop and Cherry Creeks. Near the Werribee Mansion, Werribee Zoo and the ghost town of Cocoroc, Wyndham Vale has a history of surrounds.
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...
, 36 km south-west 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 Wyndham
City of Wyndham
The City of Wyndham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-western suburbs of Melbourne, between Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong. It has an area of and at the 2006 Census Wyndham had a population of 112,695....
. At the 2006 Census, Wyndham Vale had a population of 10,355.
Recreation and sport
Wyndham Vale Reserve, situated on Honour Avenue is the home of the Wyndham Vale Sports Club. The Sports Club consists of the Wyndham Vale Cricket Club, the Wyndham Vale Falcons Senior Football Club and the Wyndham Vale Falcons Junior Football Club. The Sports Club has been set up with the ambition of improving Sporting Facilities in Wyndham Vale for the local community.The Wyndham Vale Cricket Club has 6 Senior Mens, 1 Senior Women's and 4 Junior Cricket Teams, it also hosts a Milo Have-A-Go Clinic for children not yet old enough to play Junior Cricket.
The Wyndham Vale Falcons Senior Football Club, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Western Region Football League
Western Region Football League
The Western Region Football League is an Australian rules football semi-professional league, based in the western suburbs of Melbourne, for both seniors and juniors.-History:The league was formed in 1931, as the Footscray District Football League...
.. It has 2 Senior Mens Teams.
The Wyndham Vale Falcons Junior Football Club has 7 Junior Boys Teams and a Youth Girls Team.
President's Park, situated on McGrath's Road is home to the Werribee Hockey Club. The club has 7 Senior Men's and Women's Teams and up to 12 Junior Teams.
Education
There are several primary schools in Wyndham Vale, however until very recently there were no secondary schools in the area. Although in the past there had been plans to establish a secondary school in the area, it was abandoned during the Education cuts with the introduction of the Kennett GovernmentJeff Kennett
Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC , a former Australian politician, was the Premier of Victoria between 1992 and 1999. He is currently the President of Hawthorn Football Club. He is the founding Chairman of beyondblue, a national depression initiative.- Early life :Kennett was born in Melbourne on 2 March...
, and the land sold to a developer. This action became very common in suburbs of Melbourne during the early 1990s
1990s
File:1990s decade montage.png|From left, clockwise: The Hubble Space Telescope floats in space after it was taken up in 1990; American F-16s and F-15s fly over burning oil fields and the USA Lexie in Operation Desert Storm, also known as the 1991 Gulf War; The signing of the Oslo Accords on...
.
A new P-12 school, Manor Lakes P-12/Specialist College was built in the Manor Lakes Estate and opened in 2009. The College is being developed for a long term enrollment of 650 Prep - Year 9 students, 1100 Year 10 - 12 students and 144 special / special development school students. It is planned as a four to five stage construction. In addition a new Catholic School will be built catering up to P9 on the estate. Manor Lakes is approx 750 hectares in size and will eventually house more than 25 000 residents, making it the second largest residential development in Victoria after Caroline Springs
Caroline Springs, Victoria
Caroline Springs is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located 25 km west from Melbourne's central business district on Kororoit Creek. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Melton. At the 2006 Census, it had a population of 10,880....
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Facilities
Wyndham Vale contains many businesses in the area, including restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, corner stores, petrol stations, and commercial car washes. Manor Lakes Shopping Centre includes facilities such as a Coles Supermarket, Medical Centre, Pharmacy, Newsagency, McDonald's restaurant, and various specialty shops.Residential
Over the past few years, Wyndham Vale has become the host of many residential development projects including Manor Lakes http://www.manorlakes.com.au, Bluestone Green and Wyndham Green. This is due to the large amounts of ex-farmland available on the western edge of town.Miscellaneous
Wyndham Vale is situated close to the site of many original Mad MaxMad Max
Mad Max is a 1979 Australian dystopian action film directed by George Miller and revised by Miller and Byron Kennedy over the original script by James McCausland. The film stars Mel Gibson, who was unknown at the time. Its narrative based around the traditional western genre, Mad Max tells a story...
scene locations. Wyndham Vale is also known as Mad Max country. The suburb has creeks running through it toward Port Phillip
Port Phillip
Port Phillip Port Phillip Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for...
, including Lollipop and Cherry Creeks. Near the Werribee Mansion, Werribee Zoo and the ghost town of Cocoroc, Wyndham Vale has a history of surrounds.