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Encyclopedia > Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Moonee Ponds
MelbourneVictoria

The Clocktower Centre, Moonee Ponds
Population: 12,636 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3039
Area: 4.4 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $500,000 [2]
Location: km (4 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Moonee Valley
State District: Essendon
Federal Division: Maribyrnong
Suburbs around Moonee Ponds:
Aberfeldie Essendon Brunswick West
Aberfeldie Moonee Ponds Brunswick West
Maribyrnong Ascot Vale Parkville

Moonee Ponds is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moonee Valley. This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... VIC redirects here. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 756 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1000 × 793 pixel, file size: 583 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Moonee Ponds, Victoria... 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, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 1. ... “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... The City of Moonee Valley 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 Essendon 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 Maribyrnong 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. ... Aberfeldie is a residential suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Essendon is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Brunswick West is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Aberfeldie is a residential suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Brunswick West is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Maribyrnong is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located 9km from the Melbourne CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. ... Tram running down Union Road, Ascot Vale. ... An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... 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 Moonee Valley is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...


Moonee Ponds is where Barry Humphries' fictional housewife-megastar Dame Edna Everage originally lived as well as the home of prominent unionist Bill Shorten. It is also home to Queens Park and the Moonee Valley Racecourse. 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. ... Dame Edna Everage featuring on a billboard at the Myer department store in Melbourne. ... Bill Shorten Bill Shorten (born 1967), Australian trade union official and Labor Candidate, is National Secretary of the Australian Workers Union (AWU), one of Australias oldest and largest unions. ... Queens Park is a significant park in Moonee Ponds in the City of Melbourne, Australia // Located in Moonee Ponds bound by the following roads; Mount Alexander Road, The Strand, Pascoe Vale Road, Kellaway Avenue Early travellers heading for the goldfields met here because fresh water was available in the lagoon. ... Moonee Valley Racecourse is the smallest of Melbourne, Victoria, Australias horse-racing tracks. ...

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Attractions

  • The Clocktower Centre was the Essendon Town Hall, but today is a large theatre. As well as serving for some international, interstate and local functions, the Centre has a number of conference rooms. It is named after its large clocktower.
  • The Moonee Ponds Junction is the centre of the suburb, with buses, trams and trains all converging in the area. The Clocktower Centre is nearby.
  • The local alley way has at late been encsrawled by the phrase 'Philipa'.
  • Puckle Street is the main shopping street and there are many shops along its length. At its eastern end is Moonee Ponds Junction and at its western end is the Moonee Ponds train station.
  • The Moonee Valley Racecourse is one of Melbourne's largest horse-racing tracks.
  • Lauren signed a seat. She's a slutbagg

The Clocktower Centre The Clocktower Centre, previously known as Essendon Town Hall or Moonee Ponds Town Hall, is a civic building in Moonee Ponds in Melbourne, Australia. ... Essendon is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Transport

Moonee Ponds Station is located at the western end of Puckle Street, on the Craigieburn railway line. Bus 467 runs from the station to Aberfeldie. At the eastern end of Puckle Street is Moonee Ponds Junction. Tram number 82 terminates at the junction and Tram number 59 stops there. There is a bus interchange at the junction (called Moonee Ponds Interchange) where many bus routes terminate (routes 404, 472, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 483, 501, 504, 506 and 508). Moonee Ponds railway station building. ... The Craigieburn railway line is a suburban electric railway serving the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. ... Aberfeldie is a residential suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 82 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Tram route 59 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...


The Maribyrnong River Trail and Moonee Ponds Creek Trail are cycling tracks in and around Moonee Ponds. // The Maribyrnong River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Maribyrnong River through the north western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...


References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Moonee Ponds (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
  2. ^ Moonee Ponds, accessed 9 August 2007

Australian Bureau of Statistics logo The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the Australian government agency that collects and publishes statistical information about Australia. ... is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Coordinates: 37°45′54″S 144°55′12″E / -37.765, 144.92 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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Moonee Ponds Creek (248 words)
Running from 2001 to 2004, The Moonee Ponds Creek - Keep it Clean project focused on raising community awareness and providing practical solutions to reduce the amount of rubbish discharged into the Yarra River at Port Phillip Bay, Victoria.
Each year, an estimated 180 tonnes of litter enters the Moonee Ponds Creek.
In addition, the project saw the installation of 20 gross pollutant traps, two floating litter traps, and the establishment of the Racecourse Road litter trap and Jacana Wetlands (the southern section).
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