Dandenong Melbourne, Victoria
The Australian Taxation Office office building in Dandenong CBD
Population:	16,729 (2006 census)[1]
Established:	1837
Postcode:	3175
Area:	8.9 km²
Property Value:	AUD $70,000 [2]
Location:	31 km from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Greater Dandenong
State District:	Dandenong
Federal Division:	Bruce, Isaacs
Suburbs around Dandenong: Noble Park North Dandenong North Endeavour Hills Noble Park Dandenong Doveton Keysborough Dandenong South Doveton

See also Mount Dandenong, Victoria for the mountain and a different suburb with similar name.

See also Dandenong Ranges and Dandenong Ranges National Park.

Dandenong is an outer suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located 31 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of the Melbourne CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... Download high resolution version (767x952, 140 KB)Australian Taxation Office, Dandenong, Australia File links The following pages link to this file: Dandenong, Victoria ... The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is the Australian government agency that collects taxes and enforces taxation legislation (except customs and external revenues, which are handled by the Australian Customs Service). ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 2. ... “km” redirects here. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... 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 Greater Dandenong 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 Dandenong is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Bruce 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. ... Noble Park North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Dandenong North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Endeavour Hills is an outer eastern suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Noble Park is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia close to 25 kilometres south-east of the central business district. ... Doveton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Keysborough is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Dandenong South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Doveton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Mount Dandenong from Mooroolbark Mount Dandenong as seen from Kilsyth Mount Dandenong is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Dandenong Ranges are a set of mountain ranges, east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Dandenong Ranges National Park is in Victoria (Australia), 38 km east of Melbourne. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... The Hoddle Grid is the layout of the streets of the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ... The City of Greater Dandenong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Once an independent city, it was absorbed by metropolitan Melbourne as its urban sprawl extended south east along the railway and freeway corridors during the late 1960s, while it maintains a distinctive identity and character. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl) is the spreading out of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. ...

Dandenong is a highly multicultural city, with approximately 55.5% of residents born overseas^[1] from 156 different birthplaces and 51% from non-English speaking backgrounds. Significant ethnic groups include immigrants from the Indian subcontinent and southeastern Europe.^[1] Map of South Asia (see note) This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia. ... The Balkans is the historic and geographic name used to describe southeastern Europe (see the Definitions and boundaries section below). ...

The city is situated on Dandenong Creek in the flat land at the foothills of Mount Dandenong and is a major manufacturing and commercial area, and the Dandenong CBD is one of the largest activity centres outside of central Melbourne. Mount Dandenong is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Central Business District of Sydney, Australia. ...

History

The name is thought to be a corruption of an Aboriginal word meaning lofty mountains, and referred to the ranges which overlook the area. The country is flat to undulating and was originally densely forested with red gum. There is also a popular theory that the name comes from 'bad flour', or 'no good damper'. A local tale revolves around local aboriginals finding/stealing a bag of lime and mistakenly using it to make damper. An old local hotel was the 'No Good Damper Inn'.^[3] A third version has the name Dandenong coming from 'a burning' and 'the past' reflecting bushfires on the Dandenongs.^[4] Aboriginal Flag Australian Aborigines is a name used to collectively describe most of the indigenous peoples of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. ...

Joseph Hawdon established a pastoral run on Dandenong Creek in 1837, bringing cattle from Sydney by land. Soon a few timber cutters and a police camp were also located there. By 1850, the whole area had been taken up for grazing. Dandenong Creek was first bridged in 1840. A road was made from Melbourne, making Dandenong, by the late 1850s, an important staging post for travellers into Gippsland. It became known as the 'gateway to Gippsland'. A township was surveyed in 1852. Milling of the red gum timber became an important industry, and charcoal burning, tanning, quarrying and brick making also flourished. A livestock market was established in 1866.^[5] Joseph Hawdon (14 November 1813 – 12 April 1871) was a pioneer settler and overlander of Australia and New Zealand. ... Titians The Pastoral Concert Pastoral refers to the lifestyle of shepherds and pastoralists, moving livestock around larger areas of land according to seasons and availability of water and feed. ... Dandenong Creek runs from the Dandenong Ranges National Park, in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, through the urban areas of Boronia and The Basin, eventually meeting Mordialloc Creek and Patterson River. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Binomial name Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. ...

The Western Port Aboriginal Protectorate Station was located north-east of Dandenong from 1840 to 1844. This area had been an important meeting and ceremonial site for Aboriginal tribes. The Native Police Corps established its headquarters there until its disbandment in 1852. The Police Paddocks were then used for breeding and resting police horses. From as early as the 1830s, a Native Police Corps was established in the Australian colony of New South Wales (now Victoria). ...

By 1861, there were 40 houses in the township housing 193 people. Dandenong Shire was proclaimed in 1873. The Australian Handbook records the progress of the town by 1875.

The Dandenong Town Hall, Lonsdale Street, was built in Free Classical style in 1890 as the combined Shire Hall, Courthouse and Mechanics Institute, at a cost of about 12,000 pounds. The architects were Beswicke and Hutchins and the contractor McCullogh and McApline. The two storey, stucco rendered brick building, on a bluestone base course, features a lofty, Mansard-roofed, corner clock tower and projecting end wings with serlian motif windows and capped by pedimented niches.^[6]

The post-war industrial boom brought an influx of European migrants, particularly from Italy and Greece. This caused the creation of several suburbs of Dandenong including the public housing estate of Doveton. A local authority tower block in Cwmbrân, South Wales Public housing or project homes are forms of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. ...

The city was eventually absorbed by Melbourne as it sprawled south east during the 1960s.

The Dandenong CBD area is currently under urban renewal as part of the Melbourne 2030 planning policy. 1999 photograph looking northeast on Chicagos now demolished Cabrini-Green housing project, one of many urban renewal efforts. ... Melbourne 2030 is a Victorian Government urban planning blueprint for the metropolis of Melbourne covering the period 2000-2030 in which the population of the urban area is expected to grow to just under 5 million people. ...

Redevelopment

Walker St. entrance.

Development in Dandenong had stagnated since the opening of the Dandenong Plaza shopping centre which resulted in the closure of many shops in the central business district. Under the Melbourne 2030 policy, Dandenong was classified as a major activity centre^[7] due to its central location with regard to its access to transport. These projects can be considered to be transit-oriented development, where population density is intended to be higher compared to other areas with poorer access to transport. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 551 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1349 × 1467 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 551 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1349 × 1467 pixel, file size: 1. ... This page is a candidate to be copied to Wiktionary. ... Melbourne 2030 is a Victorian Government urban planning blueprint for the metropolis of Melbourne covering the period 2000-2030 in which the population of the urban area is expected to grow to just under 5 million people. ... Activity centre is a term used in urban planning and design for a mixed-use urban area where there is a concentration of commercial and other land uses. ... Aerial view of growth patterns in Arlington County, Virginia. ...

The Greater Dandenong city council has started a programme called Revitalising Central Dandenong, with $290 million proposed to be spent on various projects such as infrastructure upgrades, improved street frontages and public art in order to improve the general amenity of the Dandenong CBD.^[8] In the longer term, the council wishes to transform Dandenong into a more pedestrian oriented and mixed-use centre.^[9] This contrasts with the current situation where the CBD area is primarily by offices and carparking, with a small amount of retail. The term public art properly refers to works of art in any media that has been planned and executed with the specific intention of being sited or staged in the public domain, usually outside and accessible to all. ... Mixed-use development refers to the practice of containing more than one type of use in a building or set of buildings. ...

Dandenong's redevelopment is being overseen by the City of Greater Dandenong council and VicUrban, a Victorian Government agency responsible for urban planning. The project is a long-term project, expected to continue for 15 to 20 years.^[10] The City of Greater Dandenong is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... VicUrban is an agency of the Victorian Government responsible for overseeing sustainable development in Victoria, Australia. ... The form of the Government of Victoria is prescribed in its Constitution, which dates from 1855, although it has been amended many times since then. ...

Metro 3175

Metro 3175 is a major development located on the site of the former Dandenong Livestock Market. Established in 1866, the market was closed in 1998 and relocated to Gippsland because Dandenong had for many years been incorporated as a part of the Greater Melbourne area as a result of urban sprawl. This left a large unused site situated across the railway lines from the CBD. In November 2005, VicUrban launched a project to develop the land into a mixed-use development consisting of 1100 residences as well as cafes and restaurants, known as Metro 3175, with 3175 signifying Dandenong's postcode.^[11] This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Urban sprawl (also: suburban sprawl) is the spreading out of a city and its suburbs over rural land at the fringe of an urban area. ... VicUrban is an agency of the Victorian Government responsible for overseeing sustainable development in Victoria, Australia. ... The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) regulations in the United States, first enacted by Congress in 1975, exist to regulate and improve the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks (trucks, vans and sport utility vehicles) sold in the US. Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) is the sales weighted... For other uses, see Restaurant (disambiguation). ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ...

Because the site is isolated from the rest of the central Dandenong area, a bridge across the railway lines has been proposed to improve access between the precincts. The bridge will provide access for cars, pedestrians and cyclists and will improve connections to bus services in the area.^[12] Additionally, Cheltenham Road, a major east-west arterial is proposed to be realigned in order to remove traffic from nearby streets and encourage pedestrian use.^[13] Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, features an extensive bus network. ...

When completed, the Metro 3175 project is expected to have a total population of about 3000.

Drum Theatre

Designed by Williams Ross Architects, the Drum Theatre is a redevelopment of the Dandenong Town Hall, built in 1880. The town hall was redeveloped into a performing arts centre with a 525 seat proscenium theatre. At the cost of $13 million, the project commenced construction in 2004 and was opened by Victorian Premier Steve Bracks on 11 February 2006.^[14][15] The performing arts are those forms of art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artists own body, face and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some... The interior of the Auditorium Building in Chicago built in 1887. ... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Stephen Philip Bracks (better known as Steve Bracks) (born October 15, 1954), Australian politician, was the 44th Premier of Victoria, holding the position for eight years, from 1999 to 2007. ... is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The redevelopment involved renovating the existing town hall building and the construction of a modern drum-shaped building. Its striking red colour is prominently visible from nearby streets in the CBD.

Dandenong Stadium

The Dandenong stadium is the home of the Dandenong Rangers and Victoria's state volleyball competition. The Dandenong Jayco Rangers are an Australian Womens Basketball League (WNBL) team based in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Transport

A panorama of the Dandenong Railway Station

Dandenong is primarily a private vehicle dependent community due to poorer public transport compared to more inner suburbs. It is served by the Monash Freeway as well as several other major arterial roads. Eastlink, when completed, will also pass near the suburb. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 243 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 608 pixel, file size: 269 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Jamesbehave I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 243 pixelsFull resolution (2000 × 608 pixel, file size: 269 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Jamesbehave I, the copyright holder of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Dandenong Station on a rainy day. ... Monash Freeway is a freeway linking Melbournes CBD to its southeastern suburbs and the Gippsland region. ... For other meanings, see Eastlink (disambiguation). ...

Dandenong Railway Station is situated adjacent to the CBD and is an interchange station for the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines as well as regional trains on the Gippsland railway line. The state government has proposed triplication of the railway line to support a higher volume of trains for the growing population in and around Dandenong as well as other suburbs and towns along the line. Dandenong Station on a rainy day. ... The Pakenham railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Cranbourne railway line is a suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. ... The Gippsland Railway is the general name for rail lines between Melbourne and Gippsland. ...

The station also serves as a transport hub for the bus network, with almost all bus routes in the area passing through Dandenong station and an interchange on Thomas Street in the CBD. Most buses in the area are operated by Grenda's Bus Services whose depot is located near the railway station. Melbourne, capital city of the State of Victoria, Australia, features an extensive bus network. ... Grenda Corporation is an Australian bus manufacturing, and mass transit company, based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Cycling is facilitated via the Dandenong Creek Trail, part of the off-road cycling network which connects the city trails to nearby Jells Park. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... // The Dandenong Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Dandenong Creek through the outer eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The lake Jells Park is a public park in Wheelers Hill, a suburb to the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Education

Three state high schools – Lyndale Secondary College and two campuses of Dandenong High School (Dandenong and Cleeland) – and one Catholic high school (St John's Regional College), as well as numerous state and two Catholic primary schools, are located within the suburb's boundaries. Dandenong also contains Emerson School, a specialist school for those with mild intellectual disabilities from a catchment area extending as far north as Rowville. St Johns Regional College is located on Caroline Street in the suburb of Dandenong, in Victoria, Australia. ... Rowville is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Sister cities

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References

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External links

Coordinates: 37°59′10″S 145°12′47″E / -37.986, 145.213 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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