Beaconsfield, Victoria
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Beaconsfield is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 46 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
. At the 2006 Census, Beaconsfield had a population of 3846.
The suburb has its own railway station
.
Beaconsfield Post Office opened on 7 October 1878; Beaconsfield Railway Station Post Office opened on 1 January 1883. In 1891 Beaconsfield was renamed Beaconsfield Upper and around 1902 Beaconsfield Railway Station was renamed Beaconsfield.
The suburb has a small shopping centre with an Aldi
and Woolworths, and schools include Beaconsfield Primary, and St Francis Xavier College (Beaconsfield Campus).
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
, which is where football stars Brendan Fevola
, Chris Newman, Tim Barker
and Austinn Jones
formerly played.
The local cricket side is a powerhouse in the WGCA, and won the 2004/05, 2005/06 and 2010/11 Premierships
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 46 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
Shire of Cardinia
Cardinia Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
. At the 2006 Census, Beaconsfield had a population of 3846.
The suburb has its own railway station
Beaconsfield railway station, Melbourne
Beaconsfield is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Beaconsfield, on the Pakenham railway line. Beaconsfield is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.-Facilities:...
.
History
It was the creation of the railway station at the Cardinia Creek crossing that lead to the naming of the area. Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield), had died the day before rail submission was agreed to and the name Beaconsfield was suggested in his honour.Beaconsfield Post Office opened on 7 October 1878; Beaconsfield Railway Station Post Office opened on 1 January 1883. In 1891 Beaconsfield was renamed Beaconsfield Upper and around 1902 Beaconsfield Railway Station was renamed Beaconsfield.
The suburb has a small shopping centre with an Aldi
ALDI
ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ', short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany...
and Woolworths, and schools include Beaconsfield Primary, and St Francis Xavier College (Beaconsfield Campus).
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
The Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the Victorian Country Football League. The MPNFL contains teams near the south eastern region of Victoria, Australia...
, which is where football stars Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola
Brendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....
, Chris Newman, Tim Barker
Tim Barker
Tim Barker is an Irish rugby union footballer. He plays for Ulster having previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Castres Olympique.-External links:*...
and Austinn Jones
Austinn Jones
Austinn "Aussie" Jones is a former Australian rules footballer with the St Kilda Football Club.The 176 cm Jones played for the Collingwood reserves in the mid-1990s, but they were afraid to recruit him due to him weighing just 64 kilograms...
formerly played.
The local cricket side is a powerhouse in the WGCA, and won the 2004/05, 2005/06 and 2010/11 Premierships
Notable people from Beaconsfield
- Vanessa AmorosiVanessa AmorosiVanessa Amorosi is an Australian singer-songwriter and recording artist. Her combined album and single sales have reached over 2 million worldwide.-Early life:...
- Professional singer who had several Top 40 chart hits - Len MaddocksLen MaddocksLeonard Victor Maddocks is a former Australian cricketer and cricket administrator who played in 7 Tests from 1954 to 1956...
- Former Australian cricketerCricketerA cricketer is a person who plays the sport of cricket. Official and long-established cricket publications prefer the traditional word "cricketer" over the rarely used term "cricket player".... - Brendan FevolaBrendan FevolaBrendan Fevola is a professional Australian rules footballer. He played with the Carlton and Brisbane Lions football clubs in the Australian Football League....
- Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er
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