Lysterfield is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Knox. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... 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. ... 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 Knox 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 Monbulk is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Electoral district of Gembrook is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Electoral district of Ferntree Gully is an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Aston is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... The Division of La Trobe 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. ... Ferntree Gully is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Upper Ferntree Gully is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ... Upwey, Victoria is a residential suburb in hilly surrounds 34 km east-south-east of Melbourne and 2 km west of Belgrave, Victoria. ... Rowville is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ... Belgrave South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Lysterfield South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Narre Warren North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Narre Warren East is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... The states and territories of Australia make up the Commonwealth of Australia under a federal system of government. ... “VIC” redirects here. ... 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 Knox is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

The area around Lysterfield was first settled in 1838. Initially it was part of Narre Warren, but was named Lysterfield in 1874 when land was set aside for a primary school. At this time, Lysterfield included what is now Rowville. The land was primarily used for farming. This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Rowville is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. ...

Lysterfield Road is one of the major blackspots in Victoria. When the Victorian State Government fixed it, it cost $2.3m. Further along that road is the City of Knox Avenue of honour, which was first planted in 1918-19 in recognition of First World War veterans. This is a group of pine trees. Avenue of Honour is the term given to a memorial avenue of trees, with each tree symbolising a person. ... “The Great War ” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Pine (disambiguation). ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...

A well-known attraction in Lysterfield is the Lysterfield Lake, built in 1929 by the State Rivers & Water Supply Commission, to supply water to the Mornington Peninsula, Springvale, and Dandenong. Lysterfield Lake Park was established as a water catchment area surrounding the lake. Today, there are facilities for sailing, swimming, canoeing and walking. It is one-third in the City of Knox, the rest being in the Shire of Yarra Ranges and a small part in the City of Casey. This park includes a few ruins such as the Donlane and the Dargon homestead site, still with its surrounding orchards and the ruins of the dairy that is renowned as Boy's Farm. Lysterfield Park is a public park in Lysterfield, a suburb to the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Springvale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia about 25 kilometres south-east of the central business district. ... See also Mount Dandenong, Victoria for the mountain and a different suburb with similar name. ... The City of Knox is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The Shire of Yarra Ranges is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

Lysterfield is also a place where people raise alpacas, and grow many vegetables, including a large sprout farm. The centre of Lysterfield reflects its rural status, with a farm shop and a petrol station, which is advertised as 'prime land'. Binomial name Lama pacos (Linnaeus, 1758) The Alpaca is one of two domesticated breeds of South American camel-like ungulates, derived from the wild guanaco. ... The Brussels sprout (Brassica oleracea Gemmifera Group) is a cultivar group of Wild Cabbage cultivated for its small (typically 2. ...

Lysterfield is home to the Salesians of Don Bosco Auxilium College, numerous equestrian trails and horse riding schools, the Lysterfield Christian Fellowship, and a quarry operated by Boral Ltd. There is a relatively new housing development in the north west corner. The Salesians of Don Bosco (or the Salesian Society, originally known as the Society of St. ...

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Coordinates: 37°55′48″S 145°18′04″E / -37.93, 145.301 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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