Glen Iris (postcode 3146) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is split between two local municipalities: roughly three quarters lies in the City of Boroondara, and the other quarter lies in the City of Stonnington. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... VIC redirects here. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia 6 countries and territories Kiribati Nauru Tuvalu Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Norfolk Island Inflation 4. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” 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... Camberwell Town Hall The City of Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall) is now the corporate headquarters of the City of Stonnington. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Electoral district of Malvern is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly including the Malvern area. ... The Electoral district of Hawthorn is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... Burwood District is an electorate for the Victorian Legislative Assembly in Australia. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Higgins 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. ... Hawthorn East, is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Burke Road, Camberwell (looking north from Camberwell Junction) Camberwell is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Boroondara. ... Burke Road, Camberwell (looking north from Camberwell Junction) Camberwell is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Boroondara. ... Malvern is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Burwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Malvern is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Malvern East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Ashburton is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Postcodes are generally clearly visible outside Australia Post offices. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre (also known as The CBD). ... 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... Camberwell Town Hall The City of Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Stonnington City Centre (Malvern Town Hall) is now the corporate headquarters of the City of Stonnington. ...

History

Glen Iris took its name from a house built by J.C. Turner an early resident of the nearby city of Malvern and its boundaries from its lands. Originally having a 1 1/2 mile frontage on Gardiners Creek and composed of a vineyard, orchard, flower and vegetable gardens. The land was subdivided in 1861 and a suburb was born.

The division between the two municipalities follows the course of Gardiners Creek, which is a tributary of the Yarra River. A tributary of Gardiners Creek running north through the suburb, Back Creek, has largely been turned into a drain. Also roughly following the course of Gardiners Creek is the Monash Freeway, and the Glen Waverley train line. Map of Gardiners Creek, Melbourne and its tributaries. ... The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ... Monash Freeway is a freeway linking Melbournes CBD to its southeastern suburbs and the Gippsland region. ... Heyington railway station Darling railway station East Malvern railway station Mount Waverley railway station The Glen Waverley railway line is a suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Transport

Two train stations on the Glen Waverley line, Gardiner and Glen Iris, lie within the suburb. Passing through the eastern part of Glen Iris is the Alamein train line, with Burwood station also within the boundaries of the suburb. (Glen Iris did not originally cover this far east, and this station and its surrounds were originally in the suburb of Burwood). Residents are also served by the numbers 5, 6, 72 and 75 tram routes, as well as the numbers 612 and 734 bus routes. Gardiner is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Glen Iris, on the Glen Waverley railway line. ... Glen Iris is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Glen Iris, on the Glen Waverley railway line. ... For other uses of the name Alamein, see Alamein. ... Burwood is a railway station on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. ... Burwood is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... This is a list of tram routes operated by Yarra Trams in the city of Melbourne, Australia. ... This is a list of the numerous bus routes in Melbourne, Australia. ...

Glen Iris is roughly 11 km east of the central business district. It is also Melbourne's geographical centre of population.^[3] “km” redirects here. ... This article is about the area with the postcodes 3000 and 3004 in Victoria, Australia known as Melbourne. ... Center of population is a subject of study in the field of demographics. ...

Notable citizens

• Wayne Arthurs - Australian tennis player and Davis Cup representative.
• George Johnston - Author of the Miles Franklin Award winning novel My Brother Jack. Johnson and his first wife rented in Britten Street, Glen Iris for a brief period in 1938-39.^[4]
• Colin McDonald - born 1928 in Glen Iris, is an Australian cricketer who played in 47 Tests from 1952 to 1961.
• Matthew Wales - resident of Glen Iris who was convicted of the murders of Margaret Wales-King and Paul King in 2003 in what became known as the Society Murders.

Glen Iris was also infamously the home of Australian comedian and satirist Barry Humphries' fictional character Sandy Stone.^[5] Wayne Arthurs (b. ... The great Australians Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall with the Cup in 1953 The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in mens tennis. ... George Henry Johnston (July 20, 1912–July 22, 1970) was an Australian journalist and novelist. ... The annual Miles Franklin Literary Award is one of the most illustrious events on the Australian literary calendar. ... My Brother Jack is a classic Australian novel by writer George Johnston. ... This article is about the sport. ... For the womens version of the game, see Womens Test cricket. ... The Society Murders was the name given to the April 4, 2002 murders of husband and wife millionaire socialites Margaret Mary Wales-King, 69, and husband, Paul Aloysius King, 75 at Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia. ... The Society Murders was the name given to the April 4, 2002 murders of husband and wife millionaire socialites Margaret Mary Wales-King, 69, and husband, Paul Aloysius King, 75 at Glen Iris, Victoria, Australia. ... John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934 in Camberwell, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian comedian, satirist and character actor best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife, and Sir Les Patterson, Australias foul-mouthed cultural attaché to Britain. ...

See also

• City of Camberwell, City of Malvern, City of Hawthorn - former local government areas which encompassed parts of Glen Iris.

References

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External links

• Glen Iris, Victoria is at coordinates 37°51′22″S 145°03′32″E / -37.856, 145.059 (Glen Iris, Victoria)Coordinates: 37°51′22″S 145°03′32″E / -37.856, 145.059 (Glen Iris, Victoria)

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