Cheltenham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is shared between the Local Government Areas of the City of Bayside and City of Kingston. Cheltenham is approximately 21 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district, postcode 3192. As a suburb, it was established in the 1880s. Much of the residential development was built in the 1940s and continued into the 1980s. Cheltenham also has a large industrial area on the eastern edge and a smaller area at the far western edge. The western area is noted for Melbourne's only elevator test shaft. Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... km redirects here. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Bayside is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Kingston is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Mordialloc is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly including the suburbs of Braeside, Dingley Village, Mordialloc and Parkdale; and parts of Cheltenham, Heatherton, Highett, Mentone and Springvale South. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... Hotham is an Australian federal electoral division located in the outer south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Division of Goldstein is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... The Division of Isaacs is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... This is a list of Municipalities and their suburbs and townships in the greater metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... Highett is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Highett is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sandringham is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Heatherton is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Located in the heart of the City of Bayside, Black Rock () lies on the shoreline of Port Phillip Bay about 18km south east of Melbourne. ... Beaumaris is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Mentone is a bayside suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place to Be Motto(s): Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (resigning effective 30th July 2007) (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Bayside is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Kingston is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Cheltenham also has a large shopping centre to its north called Westfield Shoppingtown (Southland) which was built in 1968. It has been continually expanded over the years resulting in a bridge across Nepean Highway containing shops across it. Many new retail outlets have popped up in Cheltenham in recent years, most notably the Direct Factory Outlets. Originally built in 1996 as Fairways Market, it is a huge centre for clothing outlets, which has expanded greatly in the past 4 years.

Community Initiatives

A Community Supermarket located at 288A Charman Rd, Cheltenham was established by the Bayside Dream Centre to provide groceries and other essential items to disadvantaged people within the community at affordable prices. This service is available to all people, not only health-care or concession card owners. It is a not-for-profit enterprise. A nonprofit organization (sometimes abbreviated to not-for-profit, non-profit, or NPO) is an organization whose primary objective is to support some issue or matter of private interest or public concern for non-commercial purposes. ...

Sport

Cheltenham is Home to some great sporting facilities and clubs, particular noted sports in the area are Golf, Cricket, Australian Rules Football & Swimming Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

There are a number of golf courses in Cheltenham - Cheltenham Golf Club, Sandringham Municipal Golf Links and The Victoria Golf Club.

Cheltenham Football & Cricket Club are Based in Weatherall Rd. The Cricket Club was established in 1872. Originally in the Embedded imageFrankston-Glenhuntly Cricket Association, Migrating to The Federal District Cricket Association where the Junior sides still play. The 4 Senior Sides now play in the Victorian Turf Cricket Association.

The most famous son of Cheltenham Cricket & Football Clubs is Trevor Barker, who went on to play Australian Rules Football for the St. Kilda Club. Trevor also a talented Cricketer won his only Premiership with Cheltenham Cricket Club as an under 16. His Father Jack coached the side

Cheltenham Amateur Swimming Club is a registered not-for-profit association, affiliated with Swimming Victoria. Following on from Waves Learn to Swim program level 5, they provide swim coaching and training based on modern sustainable principles. They run various levels of swim squads including development squads, competitive squads and fitness squads for non-competitors.

Members have the opportunity to compete in club races and attend social events throughout the year. Members, if they desire, can also attend Inter-Club, District and State competitions.

Education

Some schools in the immediate Cheltenham area are:

• Cheltenham Primary School
• Kingston Heath Primary School
• Our Lady of the Assumption Primary School

The Cheltenham Community and Education Centre is located at 8 Chesterville Road, Cheltenham. They offer English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, courses, childcare facilities and workshops. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Places of Worship

There are a number of religious organisations and places of worship in Cheltenham, including Anglican, Church of Christ, Uniting, Presbyterian and Roman Catholic. The term Anglican describes those people and churches following the religious traditions of the Church of England, especially following the Reformation. ... Alternate meanings: see Church of Christ (disambiguation). ... Logo of the UCA The Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) was formed on June 22, 1977 when the Methodist Church of Australasia, Presbyterian Church of Australia and Congregational Union of Australia came together under the Basis of Union document. ... Presbyterianism is part of the Reformed churches family of denominations of Christian Protestantism based on the teachings of John Calvin which traces its institutional roots to the Scottish Reformation, especially as led by John Knox. ...

Cemeteries

The Old Cheltenham Cemetery, is located 331 Reserve Road, Cheltenham and was established October 1864. Wandering through the cemetery today, you will find the graves of many of Cheltenham's most distinguished inhabitants. You will also find memorials to some of its youngest, such as the many unnamed babies from the nearby Children's Home (the site now occupied by Southland Shopping Centre) who died as a result of disease early in the last century.

Most burials now take place at the Cheltenham Memorial Park, in nearby Reserve Road, established in 1933.

Transport

Cheltenham railway station is located on the Frankston line, at Charman Road. Bus routes also service the suburb. Cheltenham is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Cheltenham on the Frankston railway line. ... The Frankston railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Library Services

The Cheltenham branch of the City of Kingston Library is located 12 Stanley Avenue, Cheltenham.

References

1. ^ Cheltenham, accessed 27 November 2006

External links

Coordinates: 37°58′01″S 145°04′05″E / -37.967, 145.068 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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