Belgrave South is a locality within, and a suburb of, Greater Melbourne mainly beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 39 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 Yarra Ranges

Shire of Yarra Ranges

The Yarra Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges...

. At the 2006 Census, Belgrave South had a population of 1100. It is positioned at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges

Dandenong Ranges

The Dandenong Ranges are a set of low mountain ranges, rising to 633 metres at Mount Dandenong, approximately 35 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...

 and bordered by the suburbs of Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Lysterfield and the localities of Narre Warren East and Selby.

History

The Post Office opened on 20 September 1920 as South Belgrave, becoming Belgrave South in 1923.

In February 1983, the Ash Wednesday fires

Ash Wednesday fires

The Ash Wednesday bushfires, known in South Australia as Ash Wednesday II, were a series of bushfires that occurred in south-eastern Australia on 16 February 1983. Within twelve hours, more than 180 fires fanned by winds of up to 110 km per hour caused widespread destruction across the states...

 swept through the area, destroying many houses.

Town

Belgrave South Primary School was opened in 1907 and is the main primary school for children living in Belgrave South, Belgrave Heights, Narre Warren East and much of Belgrave (as the primary school in Belgrave is Catholic). It has 450 students.

There is a small Foodworks supermarket, a medical clinic, a dance studio, a DVD store, a takeaway store, a butcher, a bakery, a greengrocer, a vet, a mower shop, a gift shop, a picture framer, a Home Hardware, a hairdressing/beauty salon and a pharmacy.

Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve

Belgrave South is home to the 67.5 hectares (166.8 acre) Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve. This is a significant flora habitat including more than 70 Orchid species. It is supported by the Friends Of Baluk Willam.

Michael Imrie, former V8 Supercar

V8 Supercar

V8 Supercars is a touring car racing category based in Australia and run as an International Series under Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile regulations...

 driver and team owner, lives in Belgrave South.

South Belgrave Football Club

The town has an Australian Rules football team (South Belgrave) competing in the Eastern Football League

Eastern Football League (Australia)

The Eastern Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne....

. The club had spent the majority of its time in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League

Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League

The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in Victoria to the east and northeast of Melbourne.-History:...

 taking out the Second Division flag in 1996. Due to the expansion of the league taking on clubs from the Central Goulburn Football League the decision was made at the end of 2007 to transfer leagues. Whilst in the YVMDFL the club wore St Kilda style guernseys. In 2008 the club changed its strip to black with a red and white 'V'.

External links

• Australian Places - Belgrave Heights & Belgrave South
• Friends of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve