Eltham is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Located about 25 km northeast of central Melbourne, it is one of the 'green wedge' areas that attempt to provide relatively undeveloped, accessible environments within the Melbourne suburban region. These green wedge areas are under constant pressure from developments such as road and freeway expansions. Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $222,022 (2nd)  - Product per capita  $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  5,110,500 (2nd)  - Density  22. ... Image File history File links Eltham1. ... 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. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... 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 Shire of Nillumbik 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 Eltham is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Electoral district of Yan Yean 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 Jagajaga is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... This is a list of suburbs in the city of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... Briar Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Eltham North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the suburb of Melbourne. ... Montmorency is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the suburb of Melbourne. ... Lower Plenty is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Templestowe is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Warrandyte is an outlying semi-rural suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27km east-north-east of the Melbourne central business district. ... Housing subdivision near Union, Kentucky, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Capital Melbourne Government Constitutional monarchy Governor David de Kretser Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 37  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $222,022 (2nd)  - Product per capita  $44,443/person (5th) Population (End of September 2006)  - Population  5,110,500 (2nd)  - Density  22. ...

History

Eltham developed around what is now Main Road from the 1840s. A reserve for a village at the junction of the Diamond creek and Yarra River is shown on maps around 1848. By 1851, the first Crown allotments were being subdivded and sold, along with a private subdivision developed by TM Holloway and known as Little Eltham. At this time, the town's centre was located around the intersection of Pitt Street and Main Road. The arrival of the railway in 1902 drew business further north along Main Road to the current town centre. The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ...

Appeal to Artists

Eltham has been a popular location for artists since the early 1900s. Eltham is famous for the Montsalvat artist community which built a rustic set of medieval-style buildings in the 1930s. Montsalvat is still open to the public and the centre of a wine and jazz festival each year. Montsalvat is an artists colony in Eltham, Victoria, also used for conferences, seminars and receptions. ... Face The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... A glass of red wine This article is about the alcoholic beverage. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...

Aside from the Montsalvat artist community, Eltham has also been home to artists such as Walter Withers [1] and Neil Douglas [2], as well as to writers like Alan Marshall [3] and Mervyn Skipper [4]. Alan Marshall (2 May 1902--21 January 1984) born in Noorat, Australia) was an Australian writer, story teller and social documentor, was . ...

Significant Buildings

One of the legacies of this artistic tradition is the local architecture, particularly the use of mudbricks as a building material. Alistair Knox was perhaps the best-known exponent of this technique of construction. Australia's first mudbrick community building, the Eltham Community Centre (or "the Mud Hut" as locals affectionately call it) was opened in 1978.

Monsalvat, in Hillcrest Avenue, operates as a commune to artists and craftspeople. The first building was constructed in 1935 by artist Justus Jorgensen. The Great Hall at Monsalvat was built in 1938.

Shillinglaw Cottage was built in 1878 by a local builder, George Stebbing, with handmade bricks using an unusual design featuring burnt header bricks throughout the facade.

St Margaret's Church, located in Pitt Street, was constructed in 1880 and is included on the Historic Buildings Register.

The Eltham Courthouse, on the corner of Main Road and Brougham Street, was built in 1859 and was classified by the National Trust in 1977.

The timber trestle railway bridge across the Diamond Creek just south of the Eltham Railway Station is one of the few remaining examples of this type of construction in Melbourne. Built in 1901, the bridge was the subject of a lengthy dispute during the 1970s between Victorian Railways and local residents over its preservation.

Education

Eltham includes secondary schools Catholic Ladies' College and Eltham High. Primary schools include Eltham East Primary, Our Lady Help Of Christians Primary and Eltham Primary. Several schools are also located in the connecting area of Eltham North.

Amenities

Eltham has a local train station, Eltham Station, located on the Hurstbridge line. The suburb is home to the Eltham Wildcats Basketball Club, one of the largest junior basketball clubs in the world^{[citation needed]}, whilst the Eltham Panthers Cricket and Football Clubs are also popular gathering points. Trestle bridge south of Eltham railway station. ... ELTHAM WILDCATS BASKETBALL CLUB is widely recognised as the largest junior basketball club in the world. ... ‹ The template below (Expand) is being considered for deletion. ...

The suburb is home to the Eltham Tennis Club, one of the largest tennis clubs in the Nillumbik Shire.

Local Wildlife

The Eltham Copper Butterfly (Paralucia pyrodiscus lucida) was discovered in 1938 in Eltham. After 1956 it was thought to be extinct until a population was found again at Eltham in 1986. A preserve for the butterflies has been created on land connecting to Eltham's Linear Park.

Famous "Elthamites"

Daniel "Dangaroo" Young - musician (vocalist of This Providence) This Providence (previously known as Sunday Best), is a five-piece indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. ...

Jennifer Adams - newsreader Jennifer Adams, daughter of Joe Adams, former associate director of the Midland Hammerskins. ...

Adam Dale - Australian Test Cricketer Adam Craig Dale (born December 30, 1968, Ivanhoe, Victoria) is a former Australian cricketer. ...

Ben Mendelsohn - actor Ben Mendelsohn (April 3, 1969) is an Australian actor and musician. ...

Peter Moore - Australian Rules footballer with Melbourne and Collingwood - won two Brownlow Medals Peter Moore can refer to: Peter Moore, a serial killer. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football...

Adam Simpson - current captain of the Kangaroos Australian rules football club Adam Simpson (born February 16, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer who is captain of the Kangaroos. ... Its true that everything old is new again which is why youre once again seeing people wearing KangaROOS shoes. ... High marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Aussie Rules Football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of football...

Wilbur Wilde - musician, television personality Wilbur Wilde (born Nicholas Nick Aitken on 5 October 1955) is an Australian saxophonist. ...

Terry Wallace - Richmond Football Club - Coach Terry Wallace (born December 13, 1958) was an Australian rules centre position player who started at Hawthorn, played briefly at Richmond and finally at Footscray (Western Bulldogs). ...

Bertrand Dhanasen - Child Pianist

Nenita Azarcon-Dhanasen - Technologist

Surapong Dhanasen - Chef

Andrew Montgomerie - Former Academic Mathamatition Wizard

Emily Browning - Actor Emily Jane Browning (born December 7, 1988) is an Australian actress, known for her role as Violet Baudelaire in Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events. ...

Kerry Armstrong - Actor Kerry Armstrong (b. ...

Stephanie Moorhouse - Former Olympic Gymnast

Jenny Teichman - Philosopher Jenny Teichman is an Australian/British philosopher, writing mostly on ethics. ...

Cadel Evans - cyclist

External links

Coordinates: 37°43′08″S 145°08′49″E / -37.719, 145.147 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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