Devon Meadows, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Devon Meadows is a town in Victoria
, Australia
, 50 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey
. At the 2006 Census, Devon Meadows had a population of 1594.
Devon Meadows Post Office opened on 21 March 1915, and closed in 1941.
Devon Meadows contains a primary school with a current enrolment of about 300, a CFA fire station, community hall and tennis club.
Just east of the main township is a locality known Five Ways after the split intersection where three roads leave the South Gippsland Highway bound for Berwick
, Koo Wee Rup
and Cannons Creek
. A general store at the intersection provides services to travellers.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
.
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...
, 50 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 City of Casey
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
. At the 2006 Census, Devon Meadows had a population of 1594.
Devon Meadows Post Office opened on 21 March 1915, and closed in 1941.
Devon Meadows contains a primary school with a current enrolment of about 300, a CFA fire station, community hall and tennis club.
Just east of the main township is a locality known Five Ways after the split intersection where three roads leave the South Gippsland Highway bound for Berwick
Berwick, Victoria
Berwick is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Berwick had a population of 36,420....
, Koo Wee Rup
Koo Wee Rup, Victoria
Koo Wee Rup is a town in Victoria, Australia, 63 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia...
and Cannons Creek
Cannons Creek, Victoria
Cannons Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 54 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Cannons Creek had a population of 502....
. A general store at the intersection provides services to travellers.
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...
.
Transport
- 795 CranbourneCranbourne, VictoriaCranbourne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne had a population of 14,750....
– Warneet (Monday to Friday). Operated by Cranbourne TransitCranbourne TransitCranbourne Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is owned by the Pulitano Group. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government...
. - 796 CranbourneCranbourne, VictoriaCranbourne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne had a population of 14,750....
– CranbourneCranbourne, VictoriaCranbourne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne had a population of 14,750....
(Monday to Friday (school days)). Operated by Cranbourne TransitCranbourne TransitCranbourne Transit is a bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is owned by the Pulitano Group. As a Melbourne bus company, it operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government...
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