Doncaster is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Manningham. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... 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 2. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... 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 Manningham 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 Doncaster is a metropolitan electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located approximately 13 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. ... The Electoral district of Bulleen 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 Menzies 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. ... Bulleen is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Templestowe Lower is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Templestowe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Balwyn North is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Doncaster East (postcode: 3109) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Manningham. ... Mont Albert North is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Box Hill North is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Blackburn North is a suburb of Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Manningham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Geography

Doncaster is a suburb centred around Doncaster Hill, which is 12km east from the Melbourne central business district. The border of the suburb follows the Koonung Creek from Doncaster Road, along the south of the suburb to Wetherby Road, Wetherby Rd & Victoria St form the eastern border and the northern border follows Ruffey Creek, Williamsons Road, Manningham Rd and Ayr Street to the junction of the Koonung Creek and Doncaster Road. Doncaster Hill is one of the highest points in the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ...

Doncaster Hill Project

Doncaster Hill is a project in which will make Central Doncaster, (Doncaster Hill) an apartment mecca. Being only 12km from the city Doncaster Hill is believed to be very successful by the City of Manningham. However, a lot of apartments have not sold and there is has been a lot of controversy about it. It is hoped to become a popular area like the Docklands. Doncaster Hill is one of the highest points in the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. ... The City of Manningham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Westfield Shoppingtown Office Tower, Doncaster, Australia

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Transport

The major east-west road (Doncaster Road) leads from Kew to Donvale. Kew is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Donvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

The Eastern Freeway terminated at Doncaster Road at the western edge of the suburb from 1983 to December 1997. As a result of a decision by the Victorian Cain Labor Government, the stage 2 section from Bulleen Road to Doncaster Road was only 2 lanes each way. During this period Doncaster suffered from heavy traffic congestion and air pollution as Doncaster Road carried 60,000 vehicles a day as a major arterial road. The Eastern Freeway is one of Melbournes major freeways, connecting Alexandra Parade and Hoddle St in the inner suburbs, with Springvale Road in Melbournes east. ... John Cain John Cain (born 26 April 1931), Australian politician, was Labor Premier of the state of Victoria from 1982 to 1990. ...

Since the Kennett Government extended the Eastern Freeway along the course of the Koonung Creek to Springvale Road, Doncaster's through-traffic has dropped considerably. Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 25 July 1948), Australian politician, was the 43rd Premier of Victoria (6th October, 1992 to 20th October, 1999). ... Koonung Creek is a small tributary to the Yarra River in Melbournes east. ...

Public transport advocates, such as the Public Transport Users Association have proposed the return of rail to Doncaster to service the growing high density area of Doncaster hill. Both Light and Heavy Rail options along the Eastern Freeway corridor may be considered by government in future. The Public Transport Users Association, founded in 1976 as the Train Travellers Association, is a community-based public transport lobby group in Victoria, Australia, based in Melbourne. ... This article is about light rail systems in general. ... French 1912 drawing of typical elements of railways Railway tracks running through Stanhope railway station in North East England, UK A railway yard in Portland, Oregon. ...

History

The region was settled in the 1860s and 1870s predominantly by German settler orchardists. The German community was named Waldau[1], but the name Doncaster gradually became commonly accepted. A Lutheran church was the first one in Doncaster in 1858. A Lutheran school opened in 1860 and a denominational school in 1861.[2] Schramm's Cottage, an historic stone cottage originally situated in Doncaster Road (at the site of the fountain next to the Municipal Offices) has been relocated to the site of the original Lutheran Church building in Victoria Street in the 1970s. The remains of the Waldau Cemetery, where approximately 150 burials took place between 1853 and 1888, are located in the grounds of Schramm's Cottage.[3]

In the 1880s an observation tower (285 ft high) was constructed on Doncaster Hill, which attracted day-trippers to (what was then) the countryside. Doncaster Hill is one of the highest points in the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Doncaster was the location of the first electric tram to run in Melbourne in 1889. The tram started in Doncaster and ended in Box Hill (Approx 3.5km away). Consequently this was named "Tram Road". However, the service didn't gain any profit, so the service ended in 1896 due to feuds with land holders and financial problems. more information can be found at Tram Way Society Site This article refers to public transport vehicles running on rails. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Box Hill is a multicultural suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ...

It remained an orchard area until the 1970s with the majority of houses built from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Shopping

Main article: Westfield Doncaster

In 1969, Westfield Doncaster (or "Westfield Shoppingtown Doncaster") was built on the corner of Doncaster and Williamsons Roads, and is a well-known shopping complex in Melbourne. In the early 1980s and again in the early 1990s, it was renovated and extended to its current state. From September 2006 however, it has been under construction as the centre is extended once more, due to be completed in late 2008.[4] Westfield Doncaster is a shopping centre 50% owned by the Westfield Group and 50% owned by LaSalle Investment Management (as of August 2007) located in Doncaster, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Westfield Doncaster is a shopping centre 50% owned by the Westfield Group and 50% owned by LaSalle Investment Management (as of August 2007) located in Doncaster, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Schools

Schools In Doncaster are

• Doncaster Secondary College
• East Doncaster Secondary College
• Birralee Primary School
• Doncaster Primary School
• Doncaster Gardens Primary School
• St. Gregory the Great Primary School

Doncaster Secondary College, is a secondary school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... East Doncaster Secondary College is a government high school in the suburb of Doncaster East, Melbourne, Australia. ... Doncaster is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Government

Doncaster has a Victorian State Parliamentary seat named after it, the Electoral district of Doncaster. The current member is Mary Wooldridge. Doncaster is encompassed within the Federal Seat of Menzies. At the municipal level, it is situated within the City of Manningham. The Electoral district of Doncaster is a metropolitan electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located approximately 13 kilometres north-east of Melbourne. ... The Division of Menzies is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... The City of Manningham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Links

Coordinates: 37°47′13″S 145°07′26″E / -37.787, 145.124 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

• Maps and aerial photos
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  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.

Churches

• Holy Trinity Anglican Church Doncaster
• Doncaster Church of Christ
• Pilgrim Uniting Church
• The Catholic Parish of St. Gregory the Great

Sporting Clubs

• East Doncaster Cricket Club

Member of Parliament

• Mary Wooldridge

References

• Collyer, Eric: Doncaster: A Short History, Doncaster-Templestowe Historical Society, 1994.
• Doncaster-Templestowe Historical Society Website