Endeavour Hills is an outer eastern suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. 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. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Dandenong coat of arms See also Mount Dandenong, Victoria for the mountain and a different suburb with similar name. ... 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 Casey 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 Narre Warren North is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and includes the suburbs of Narre Warren, Harkaway, Narre Warren North and Endeavour Hills. ... 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 Holt is an Australian Electoral Division in 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. ... Rowville is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Lysterfield South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Lysterfield is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Dandenong North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Narre Warren North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Doveton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... This article is about the suburb of Eumemmerring. ... Hallam is a suburb of 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... The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Location

Endeavour Hills is bordered by the Monash Freeway to the west, Churchill Park Drive to the north, Hallam North Road to the east, and Eumemmerring Creek to the south. Monash Freeway is a freeway linking Melbournes CBD to its southeastern suburbs and the Gippsland region. ...

History

The land in the area was home firstly to the Aboriginal people and was later settled by Europeans, who came after the 1830s. They mainly used the land for farming and cattle runs. The suburb as we know it today began with the development of a small housing estate named Endeavour Hills in the mid 1970s. The original sales office was located in what is now the Joseph Banks Medical Centre. A statue of explorer James Cook stood outside; new streets were named around the explorer Cook, his ship the Endeavour, and fellow sailors and explorers. These include James Cook Drive, Thomas Mitchell Drive, Matthew Flinders Avenue and Arthur Phillip Drive. Indigenous Australians are descendants of the first known human inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ... Blue plaque for Captain James Cook Captain James Cook FRS RN (27 October 1728 (O.S.) – 14 February 1779) was an English explorer, navigator and cartographer. ... HMB Endeavour was a small 18th century British sailing ship, famous for being the vessel commanded by Lt. ...

Education

The first school, James Cook Primary School, opened in 1979.

There are three high schools in Endeavour Hills: Maranatha, and two campuses of Eumemmerring Secondary College (Endeavour Hills and Gleneagles). There are also numerous primary schools, including Mossgiel Park, James Cook, Thomas Mitchell, Southern Cross, Chalcot Lodge, St Paul Apostle South and St Paul Apostle North. Eumemmerring College is Victorias largest secondary college, a co-educational government school with multiple campuses. ...

Transport

The nearest train station to Endeavour Hills is Dandenong (located on the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines), as no train lines run through the suburb. Therefore the main mode of transport is by car. There are also five bus routes currently servicing the area. They are: 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. ...

• 842: Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre to Fountain Gate Shopping Centre via Narre Warren North (Cardinia Transit)
  
• 843: Mossgiel Park to Dandenong Station via Doveton (Grenda's Bus Services)
  
• 845: Endeavour Hills to Dandenong Station via Doveton (Grenda's Bus Services)
  
• 849: Mossgiel Park to Dandenong Station via Doveton (Grenda's Bus Services)
  
• 861: Endeavour Hills to Dandenong Station via Doveton (Grenda's Bus Services)
  

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Endeavour Hills is located just north of the Princes Highway, and is between the Heatherton Road and Belgrave-Hallam Road entry / exit points of the Monash Freeway. The Princes Highway is a segment of Australias Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide, via Melbourne. ... Monash Freeway is a freeway linking Melbournes CBD to its southeastern suburbs and the Gippsland region. ...

Shopping And Facilities

The main shopping area is Endeavour Hills Shopping Centre, located on the corner of Matthew Flinders Avenue and Heatherton Road. The shopping centre is currently undergoing major renovations, and the general area around here is also due to be improved. The shopping centre is currently undergoing major renovations, and contains a Coles, Safeway, Big W, and a newly-introduced Aldi, as well as specialty stores. Domino's Pizza, KFC, McDonald's, Charcoal Chicken and Flounder's Fish N Chips are all located just outside.
Around this area, the Endeavour Hills Leisure Centre, Endeavour Hills Library (part of the Casey-Cardinia Library Corporation) and Endeavour Hills Police Station can be found. The library is currently being expanded.
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Just up Raymond McMahon Boulevard, a short walk from the main shopping centre, there is a strip of shops known collectively as The Terrace. Located here are The Cheesecake Shop, Johnny Boy's Pizza, a milk bar, op shop, bottle shop, real estate and various other stores.

Along Heatherton Road, near Reema Boulevard, there is a pharmacy, bakery, Blockbuster, and Coles Express petrol station. There are plans to expand this area in the future. Blockbuster Inc. ... Typical Coles Express It should be possible to replace this fair use image with a free one. ...

Recreation

Endeavour Hills has its own skate park located just outside the Leisure Centre. There are also tennis courts at Sydney Parkinson Reserve, and the suburb boasts an abundance of parks. The Casuarina Forest is located within James Alexander Reserve, and the park itself boasts some spectacular views where one can see all the way out to Port Phillip Bay. Endeavour Hills is a short walk to Lysterfield Park and Eumemmerring Creek. There are also many shared pedestrian/bike paths throughout the suburb. Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ... Lysterfield Park is a public park in Lysterfield, a suburb to the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

External links

Coordinates: 37°58′26″S 145°15′22″E / -37.974, 145.256 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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