Camberwell Melbourne, Victoria
Camberwell Town Hall
Population:	19,637 (2006 census) [1]
Postcode:	3124
Area:	5.8 km²
Property Value:	AUD $842,500 [2]
Location:	13 km from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Boroondara
State District:	Hawthorn, Burwood
Federal Division:	Kooyong, Higgins
Suburbs around Camberwell Hawthorn East Canterbury Surrey Hills Hawthorn East Camberwell Burwood Glen Iris Glen Iris Burwood

Burke Road, Camberwell (looking north from Camberwell Junction)

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A feature sight of Camberwell is the Burke Road shopping strip, which stretches north approximately 600 m from Camberwell Junction, where three tram routes converge - the 70, 72, and 75. Half-way up the shopping strip is Camberwell railway station, which services the Belgrave, Lilydale, and Alamein train lines. East Camberwell, Riversdale, Willison, and Hartwell stations also lie within the suburb's boundaries. Several bus routes also cover the area. Burke Road is a major north-south throughfare in Melbourne, Australia. ... Looking north along Burke Road from Camberwell Junction Camberwell Junction is a major intersection in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of tram routes operated by Yarra Trams in the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... Tram route 70 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 72 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... View of Tram Stop 74 - Stanley Road Tram route 75 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... For other uses of the name Camberwell, see Camberwell (disambiguation). ... The Belgrave railway line is a broad gauge electric suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Lilydale railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein. ... This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations) in Melbourne, Australia. ... East Camberwell railway station is situated on the Belgrave Lilydale line. ... Riversdale station Riversdale railway station (station code: RIV) is on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Willison Station Willison railway station (station code: WSN) is on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Hartwell is a railway station on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of the numerous bus routes in Melbourne, Australia. ...

The historic Rivoli Cinemas sit just west of Camberwell Junction in the adjacent suburb of Hawthorn East Rivoli Cinemas is a large cinema complex in Hawthorn East, Australia. ... Hawthorn East, is an affluent, upper middle-class suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ...

History

Camberwell received its name as a result of an early settler being reminded of the way three roads intersected in the south London district of Camberwell. The development that followed was a product of the expansion of Melbourne's suburban rail network in the 1880s. The Prospect Hill area is adjacent to the railway station and is the oldest part of the suburb. The original subdivision was relatively generous blocks which were quickly filled with fine Victorian and Edwardian houses. Due to its hilly topography, many east-west streets in the Prospect Hill area have an excellent view of Melbourne's central business district. Its main commercial centre developed along Burke Road from its railway station to Camberwell Junction, some 500m to the south. Several tram routes converge on this point. Though Burke Road is the boundary with Hawthorn East, this precinct is effectively the 'centre' of Camberwell. Camberwell is a district of London, England, in the London Borough of Southwark. ... Burke Road is a major north-south throughfare in Melbourne, Australia. ... Looking north along Burke Road from Camberwell Junction Camberwell Junction is a major intersection in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Though the area was originally agricultural, Camberwell is now one of the most well-established of Melbourne's 'middle-ring' suburbs. It is part of the City of Boroondara, the local government area with the lowest socio-economic disadvantage index in Australia. There is almost no industrial land in Camberwell, and commercial uses are concentrated near the Burke Road precinct, which has long been one of the busiest in suburban Melbourne. House prices in Boroondara are well-above the metropolitan median and those in the Prospect Hill precinct are several times the Boroondara median. Camberwell Town Hall The City of Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Burke Road is a major north-south throughfare in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Development Controversies

The multimodal accessibility of the Burke Road precinct, and the desirability of the suburb as a place to live has meant that development pressures have long existed in Camberwell. At the same time, the area has a long history of resident action in the face of perceived threats its identity and way of life. For example, In the 1970s a plan to re-develop a large section of the Burke Road shopping strip and its hinterland into a mall and commercial complex was fiercely fought and won. The site is well-known for its market, held every weekend on a large parking area behind the shopping strip. Though the carpark has been upgraded, the market is still a feature and continues to attract a diverse base of traders and customers from around Melbourne. Burke Road is a major north-south throughfare in Melbourne, Australia. ...

More recently, a furore erupted amongst locals over plans to develop the 'air rights' over the Camberwell railway station. This local dispute gained air-time on national television, radio and in the broadsheet press, and was very publicly supported by Geoffrey Rush and Barry Humphries. Camberwell station lies in a cutting that carves its way through the side of Prospect Hill. There is a large marshalling yard adjacent to the station and a carpark, which form a significant break in the Burke Road streetscape. Local planners had for many years been aware of the potential for improving the local urban environment and a structure plan from 1988 incorporated the idea of developing over the station. The logic of 'transit-oriented development' (TOD) is essentially the same as that which had driven the Burke Road precinct oirginally, and the same principle of intensifying land uses around public transport nodes was claimed to be what drove the plans for Camberwell station. For other uses of the name Camberwell, see Camberwell (disambiguation). ... Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning Australian actor. ... John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australias foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. ... Burke Road is a major north-south throughfare in Melbourne, Australia. ... Aerial view of growth patterns in Arlington County, Virginia. ... TOD may refer to: Tioman Airport, which is assigned the IATA code TOD Tales of Destiny, a PSX videogame developed by Namco Transit-oriented development (a form of land use planning) Television On the Desktop Television on Demand (product of entertainment providers) Time of Death, used by many departments of... Bangkok Skytrain. ...

Arguably, the process and the proposal were very poorly handled, and the local community were up in arms. The concept design showed little regard for TOD principles, incorporating several levels of car-parking for the employees of the offices above, and no residential component. To many locals, the design denigrated the heritage-listed station building. Geoffrey Rush (a user of the station) led the community in an attempt to stop the development, while Barry Humphries shared the stage at a rally against the project on one of his visits from London. The comedian performed a poem about planners at the rally which, in typical Humphries style contained elements of satire that appeared to be about local prejudices as much as the planning profession. A decision as to the fate of the station has not yet been made public. TOD may refer to: Tioman Airport, which is assigned the IATA code TOD Tales of Destiny, a PSX videogame developed by Namco Transit-oriented development (a form of land use planning) Television On the Desktop Television on Demand (product of entertainment providers) Time of Death, used by many departments of... Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning Australian actor. ... John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australias foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. ...

A recent release of plans to develop the old bank adjacent to Sofia's Pizza House into a seven floor high building resulted in the Boroondara Residents'Action Group (BRAG) and the Council taking it to VCAT. The decision resulted in the development being cut back to five floors and the higher levels had to be set back further. Acronym for Volontaire Civil à lAide Technique, which is a voluntary service in the french overseas territories for citizens from France, from another EU-member state or a country belonging to the European Economic Area. ...

Other developments in the area which anger the local residents are a fifteen story development proposed right at the junction on the old "Henly Honda" site. Another development fought and over-ruled in VCAT is the Burke Avenue site which is being developed as a 7-storey complex with a Coles Supermarket on the ground floor. Acronym for Volontaire Civil à lAide Technique, which is a voluntary service in the french overseas territories for citizens from France, from another EU-member state or a country belonging to the European Economic Area. ...

Notable residents

• Adam Plack, didgeridoo player
• Geoffrey Rush, Australian actor
• Barry Humphries, Comedian (aka Edna Everage) grew up in Camberwell.
• Flea (musician), Guitarist from Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Kylie Minogue, Singer

Australian singers Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue were raised in nearby Burwood and attended Camberwell High School, and it is now also the home of actor Geoffrey Rush. The Australian comedian and gladioli-tossing Barry Humphries (best known as the man behind Dame Edna) also spent his childhood years in the leafy Golf Links Estate at 36 Christowel Street. Adam Plack is an Australian-born didgeridoo player and recording artist. ... Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning Australian actor. ... John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australias foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. ... Dame Edna Everage featuring on a billboard at the Myer department store in Melbourne. ... For other uses, see Flea (disambiguation) Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16, 1962 in Melbourne, Australia), better known by his nickname/stage name Flea, is an Australian-American bassist for the alternative rock/funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers and a frequent session musician for other music acts. ... Red Hot Chili Peppers is an American alternative rock band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1983. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (IPA: [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award-winning Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Kylie Ann Minogue (IPA: [1]) (born May 28, 1968) is a Grammy Award-winning Australian pop singer-songwriter and occasional actress. ... Danielle Jane Minogue (born October 20, 1971) is an Australian singer-songwriter, television personality and occasional actress, model and fashion designer. ... Burwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Camberwell High School is a brilliant government funded, co-education high school for years 7 to 12 and is located on Prospect Hill Rd in Camberwell, a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... For other uses, see Actor (disambiguation). ... Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951) is an Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning Australian actor. ... A comedian, or comic, is an entertainer who amuses an audience by making them laugh. ... Species About 260, see text Gladiolus (from Latin, the diminutive of gladius, a sword), sometimes called the sword lily, is a genus of flowering plants, iris family (Iridaceae). ... John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australias foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. ... Dame Edna Everage is a character played by Barry Humphries. ...

Culture

Between 1926 and 1990, Camberwell was represented in the Victorian Football Association by the Camberwell Football Club For other uses, see VFL (disambiguation). ... The Camberwell Cobras were an Australian Rules Football team who were formed in 1896 and played in the Victorian Football Association between 1926 and 1990. ...

References

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Coordinates: 37°50′06″S 145°04′16″E / -37.835, 145.071 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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