Mount Eliza is a quiet town to the south-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Its postcode is 3930. 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. ... 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 2. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... Frankston is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The Shire of Mornington Peninsula 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 Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Dunkley is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... The Division of Flinders 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. ... Frankston South, on the Frankston Peninsula is typically an upper, middle-class place compared to the counterpart of Frankston North (commonly referred to as The Pines) and is usually referred to as including some of the area east of Frankston CBD as well. ... Baxter is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Mornington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Mornington is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Moorooduc is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 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 Shire of Mornington Peninsula is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... UK and Australian postal codes are known as postcodes. ...

History

Mount Eliza was named in 1836 by Captain William Hobson after Elizabeth Callaghan, the wife of John Batman. Year 1836 (MDCCCXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... William Hobson (September 26, 1792 - September 10, 1842), was the first Governor of New Zealand and co-author of the Treaty of Waitangi. ... John Batman Statue of John Batman at former National Mutual Plaza off Collins Street in Melbourne unveiled 26 January 1979 John Batman (born 21 January 1801 - 5 May 1839) was an Australian farmer and businessman who was one of the first settlers of the Melbourne area and known for founding...

Prior to large scale subdivision, Mount Eliza was mainly a location for holiday homes. This began to change in the early half of the 20th century when many old estates were subdivided. One such subdivision was Ranelagh Estate, designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin in 1924 in tandem with the surveyors Tuxen and Miller. [1] Walter Burley Griffin and his wife Marion Mahony Griffin, in Sydney in 1930 Walter Burley Griffin (November 24, 1876 - February 11, 1937) was an American architect and landscape architect best known for his role in designing Canberra, Australias capital city. ... Watercolour from the Canberra Design Artists Studio (Section). ... Year 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Geography

The suburb is bordered by Kackeraboite Creek, Humphries Road, Moorooduc Highway, Wooralla Drive, the Mornington railway line, Oakbank Road, Manyung Creek and Port Phillip bay. A 16 km highway which runs from Frankston to Mount Martha. ... The Mornington Railway is a tourist railway near Mornington, a town on the Mornington Peninsula, near Melbourne, Victoria. ... Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ...

There is a bay (and Suburb area) called Canadian Bay, that has had the name since the late 19th century. Category: ...

Mount Eliza Village

The town centre is known as Mount Eliza Village, and is the main shopping area for the suburb. Situated at the corner of Canadian Bay Road and Mount Eliza Way, the village is a bustling centre of activity and is well served by many businesses, including all four major banks.

Two major supermarkets, Ritchies (IGA) and Safeway can be found along with many speciality shops. Independent Grocers of Australia, or IGA, is a chain of independent supermarkets in Australia. ... Safeway Australia was a group of supermarkets purchased by Woolworths Limited (an Australian company) in 1985. ...

It is home to many great cafes, specialising in breakfast and lunches. Some good restaurants can also be found.

Local Sports

There are many sporting clubs in Mount Eliza but most notably is the Mount Eliza Football Club which had produced many AFL players including 3 in the last 2 years. AFL has a number of references: Football leagues Australian Football League — professional competition in Australian Rules Football. ...

Schools

There is a good range of schools in Mt. Eliza, including Kunyung Primary School, The Peninsula School, Toorak College, Mt. Eliza Secondary College, Mt. Eliza Primary School, Mt. Eliza North Primary School, and St. Thomas More Catholic Primary School. Also the Mt. Eliza / Melbourne Business School. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Toorak College is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located above Port Phillip Bay in Mt Eliza, a town approximately forty kilometres south of Melbourne. ... St Thomas Mores School is situated on 23 acres in an attractive, rural setting in Canadian Bay Road, Mount Eliza, Victoria. ...

Transport

Mount Eliza is served by two major roadways, the Nepean Highway and Moorooduc Highway. The Nepean Highway The Nepean Highway runs south from Melbourne city in Victoria, Australia to Portsea, along the eastern shores of Port Phillip Bay. ... A 16 km highway which runs from Frankston to Mount Martha. ...

The bus routes This is a list of bus routes that are part of the Melbourne bus network. ...

• 781
• 784 & 785
• 788

pass through the main shopping strip of the suburb.

The bus routes 772 and 773 pass through the area known locally as Eliza Heights, but are mainly part of the Frankston South suburb. Frankston South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

All bus routes are serviced by Peninsula Passenger Service (operated by Grenda). Grenda Corporation is an Australian bus manufacturing, and mass transit company, based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

Trivia

Film and television actress Emilie de Ravin, of "Beast Master" and "Roswell", and currently starring on "Lost" as Claire Littleton, was born and raised here. Emilie de Ravin as Claire on Lost. ... Roswell may mean: Places in the United States of America: Roswell, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta Roswell, New Mexico, known for the purported July 1947 UFO incident (see other uses below) Roswell, Ohio Roswell, South Dakota Other uses: Roswell UFO incident Roswell (TV series), a science fiction television series Roswell... Look up lost in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Claire Littleton is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, played by Emilie de Ravin. ...

Film and stage star Hugh Jackman, as he resides there with his wifes family, was signed up to play for the local cricket club but this information was released to local radio shows Rumor file segment and he had to pull out of playing. Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968) is an Australian film producer, and film, television and stage actor, known for playing Wolverine in X-Men and its sequels, and for his Tony Award-winning performance on Broadway in The Boy from Oz. ...

Nevil Shute writer of such novels including Lonely Road, Pied Piper, On the Beach (made into a movie in 1959 starring ava gardner and gregory peck), No Highway and A Town Like Alice. The latter was adapted as a miniseries for Australian television in 1981. Nevil Shute (London, January 17, 1899 – Melbourne, January 12, 1960) (full name Nevil Shute Norway) was one of the most popular novelists of the mid-20th century. ...

Produced Australian Rules Football players such as Stewart Lowe (St Kilda) and Robert Harvey (St Kilda).

plays residence to australian racing car driver mark skaife

oprah winfrey owns a large property in mount eliza close to the beach.

Is the home of notable acting family the daddo's

Ansett airlines founder resided in Mt ELiza until his death. His residence was sold in 2007 for millions of dollars. Ansett Australia or Ansett was a major Australian domestic and international airline, flying many passengers around Australia and to many destinations in Asia at its height in 1996. ...

Is the setting for the 1950's hollywood film 'the beach'

External links

Coordinates: 38°11′20″S 145°05′31″E / -38.189, 145.092 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and MSN Live Local.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.