Oak Park, Victoria
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Oak Park is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 11 km north of Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland
. At the 2006 Census, Oak Park had a population of 4609.
Oak Park is bound by New Road, Victoria Street, Kiama Street and Charlotte Street in the north, Watt Avenue and Pascoe Vale Road in the east, Moonee Ponds Creek
in the west and Main Street in the south.
estate. The name of the area derived from the name chosen by the purchasers of the Fawkner estate. Oak Park was relatively slowly developed, as the area did not have a railway station until housing development had commenced in the 1950s. Through the 1950s and 1960s development of the area proceeded quickly, with the Post Office opening on 2 April 1957.
including the Oak Park Sports Centre, and the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail
for cyclists. The Oak Park Sports Centre is home to the Oak Park Football Club
, a member of the Essendon District Football League
as well as Therry Penola Football Club, a member of the Victorian Amateur Football Association.
, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League
. Therry Penola Football Club compete in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. St.Francis/Pascoe Vale Junior Football Club compete in the Essendon District Football League.
Oak Park is also served by the St Francis de Sales Cricket Club, based at Rayner Reserve, Forbes Grove Oak Park. St Francis have 13 teams, 6 senior in the MMVCA and 7 junior in the NWCA and have been the winner of the Club Championship 5 of the past 7 years. They are probably the biggest club in success and numbers over the past 15 years. All new players of all abilities,race and sex are welcome.
http://stfrancisdesales.cricketvictoria.com.au/
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...
, 11 km north of 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 Moreland
City of Moreland
The City of Moreland is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the inner northern suburbs between 4 and 10 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre....
. At the 2006 Census, Oak Park had a population of 4609.
Oak Park is bound by New Road, Victoria Street, Kiama Street and Charlotte Street in the north, Watt Avenue and Pascoe Vale Road in the east, Moonee Ponds Creek
Moonee Ponds Creek
The Moonee Ponds Creek is a creek and major tributary of the Yarra River running through urban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from northern to inner suburbs...
in the west and Main Street in the south.
History
Oak Park was formed from part of the John Pascoe FawknerJohn Pascoe Fawkner
John Pascoe Fawkner was an early pioneer, businessman and politician of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In 1835 he financed a party of free settlers from Van Diemen's Land , to sail to the mainland in his ship, Enterprize...
estate. The name of the area derived from the name chosen by the purchasers of the Fawkner estate. Oak Park was relatively slowly developed, as the area did not have a railway station until housing development had commenced in the 1950s. Through the 1950s and 1960s development of the area proceeded quickly, with the Post Office opening on 2 April 1957.
Today
Major features of the area include the Winifred Street shopping centre, two reserves along Moonee Ponds CreekMoonee Ponds Creek
The Moonee Ponds Creek is a creek and major tributary of the Yarra River running through urban Melbourne, Victoria, Australia from northern to inner suburbs...
including the Oak Park Sports Centre, and the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail
Moonee Ponds Creek Trail
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.-Following the path:...
for cyclists. The Oak Park Sports Centre is home to the Oak Park Football Club
Oak Park Football Club
Oak Park Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 12 km north west of Melbourne in the suburb of Oak Park and was founded in 1957 as a junior club playing Under 15's in a local junior competition....
, a member of the Essendon District Football League
Essendon District Football League
The Essendon District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade...
as well as Therry Penola Football Club, a member of the Victorian Amateur Football Association.
Transport
Public transport is provided by the Oak Park railway station which was opened in August 1956 on the Broadmeadows railway line.Sport
Oak Park Football ClubOak Park Football Club
Oak Park Football Club is an Australian rules football club located 12 km north west of Melbourne in the suburb of Oak Park and was founded in 1957 as a junior club playing Under 15's in a local junior competition....
, an Australian Rules football team, competes in the Essendon District Football League
Essendon District Football League
The Essendon District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne, which was established in 1930.The EDFL consists of 24 senior clubs, 10 clubs in A Grade and 14 clubs in B Grade...
. Therry Penola Football Club compete in the Victorian Amateur Football Association. St.Francis/Pascoe Vale Junior Football Club compete in the Essendon District Football League.
Oak Park is also served by the St Francis de Sales Cricket Club, based at Rayner Reserve, Forbes Grove Oak Park. St Francis have 13 teams, 6 senior in the MMVCA and 7 junior in the NWCA and have been the winner of the Club Championship 5 of the past 7 years. They are probably the biggest club in success and numbers over the past 15 years. All new players of all abilities,race and sex are welcome.
http://stfrancisdesales.cricketvictoria.com.au/
See also
- City of BroadmeadowsCity of BroadmeadowsThe City of Broadmeadows was a Local Government Area located about north of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1857 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Oak Park was a part.