Patterson Lakes, Victoria
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Patterson Lakes is a suburb in outer south-east Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, and is located 32 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston
. In the 2006 Census Patterson Lakes had a population of 7,235 people.
Patterson Lakes consists predominantly of new houses. Patterson Lakes is home to the most popular boat launching facilities in Victoria.
The Patterson River
is a popular portal for Port Phillip
. It includes four public launching ramps; joins the Tidal Canal system to Port Phillip; and includes the Patterson Lakes Marina
and its facilities in Middle Harbour and Inner Harbour.
flowed into low lying regions.
Carrum Carrum Swamp, an extensive wetlands ecosystem was created, an area encompassing some 5000 hectares from Mordialloc to Frankston
and inland towards Dandenong.
Prior to European discovery
, Patterson Lakes was populated by Indigenous Australians
known as the Kulin
people. Specifically, inhabitants in the area were from the Bunurong
language group, of the Mayone-Bulluk clan.
Both the Mayone-Bulluk and Ngaruk-Willam clans would meet in the area of Dandenong often to hold ceremonies and trade. These gatherings were often attended by guests from other Bunurong
clans or from neighbouring tribes, such as the Wathaurung and the Wurundjeri
clans from the Woiwurong. As with most indigenous people of the world, Mayone-Bulluk cultural, ceremonial and spiritual life was dictated by the seasons through the availability of their sustainable natural resources. Through thousands of years of observation Bunurong
People were able to predict the availability of their seasonal resources by certain changes in plant growth and animal behaviour.
Europeans
first set foot in near by Frankston
as early as 1803, thirty-two years before the founding of Melbourne
(the first major European settlement in the then Port Phillip District). A commemorative plaque near the mouth of Kananook Creek marks the location of where Charles Grimes
and his party went ashore searching for fresh water, and met with approximately 30 local inhabitants.
, and the existence of a major swamp
occupying much of the area between Mordialloc
and Seaford
.
In 1866 the Carrum Carrum Swamp was surveyed and the land between Mordialloc Creek and Keast Park in Seaford
was divided into 18 allotments and sold by auction for around three pounds per acre. In 1871 the government opened it for selection. The swamp was an impediment to the settlers and there was much discussion on how to reclaim the land, the first contracts for drainage works commenced in 1873. Attempts to reclaim the lower swamplands were ineffective. In 1876 it was decided to cut a 10 metre wide channel to Port Phillip Bay. It was to be known as ‘Patterson Cut’ and had been named after a State Parliamentarian - the Hon. J.B. Patterson.
In 1876 the area that is now occupied by Patterson Lakes was owned by Len Woodward, who used the area for holding pastures for livestock. In the early 1970's some 200 acres of this area was subdivided into Melbourne's first subdivision around artificial lakes.
Other occupants of the area were the Priestly family who had landholdings either side of the Patterson River
and ran a marina just east of what is now Pier One Drive.
The Fitzgerald family ran a horse riding centre on the north-east Corner of Thompsons Road and Old Wells Road on land that is now owned by Melbourne Water.
The Walker family also owned some of the southern most land bordering Eel Race Creek at one stage.
The suburb of Patterson Lakes was to be located in Carrum on what was originally part of the Carrum Carrum Swamp. The Carrum Carrum Swamp was drained in 1879 when the Patterson Cut, and other drainage measures were undertaken to prevent flooding of the Eumemmering Creek, which overflowed into the Carrum Carrum Swamp. The mouth of the Patterson Cut was mostly only open during the Winter months, so heavy Spring and Summer rains often caused flooding to properties on the edge of the swamp area. Flood damage as far north as Edithvale often occurred. The only remnants of the Carrum Carrum Swamp now form the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands
(a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.)
The development of residential areas adjacent to canals and waterways had been carried out successfully in many places. No-one had attempted to do this in Victoria unlike in other states. When Donald Cameron looked closely at the land adjoining the Patterson River
, he saw the possibility of a development. If it proved to be feasible and practicable, it would give home owners access to Port Phillip from their "back door".
A large part of the area to the east of Carrum had flooded in the 1930's and 1950's, but to the engineers investigating the land, the important issues were why this occurred and how it could be prevented from occurring again. A common misconception was that the area was all swamp and mud. Extensive drilling found that only a surface layer of peat-like material was unsuitable. Underneath this layer was fine dense sand. The engineers realised that once the unsuitable material was removed (and used to strengthen levee banks and create landscaped areas and reserves) they would then be able to excavate to form lakes and canals, and use the excavated sand in forming residential sites. By using this fine, dense, carefully compacted sand, all the proposed residential sites would be brought to a level above that required by the authorities.
The first soil was turned in 1974 in the north-east corner of Patterson Lakes around Iluka Island (Lake Illawong.) Originally the plans were to build high rise towers of up to 15 stories in height.
Patterson Lakes was rezoned from rural to residential.
Central sites were planned for a shopping centre and for a marina which would have a second access to the river via flood gates. Sites for housing and apartments overlooking the marina and the river were identified. Sites for a primary school and for community facilities were also incorporated into the overall plan. Also the project was "different", in that more than a hundred non-lake, residential sites were created to further the concept of a new community having a mix of socio-economic groups.
, which operates from Seaford
on the southern boundary of Patterson Lakes.
The closest private secondary school to Patterson Lakes is Cornish College in Bangholme.
on the Frankston Line operated by Metro Trains Melbourne
.
Access to the area by road is from the Nepean Highway
, East Link, Frankston Freeway
or the Mornington Peninsula Freeway
. There is a new development called Peninsula Link that will also provide access to Patterson Lakes.
Patterson Lakes is accessible by a number of Metlink
bus routes servicing the area, which includes the 857 and 708.
The filming at Kath Day-Knight
and Kel Knight
's "townhouse" (in the fictional suburb of Fountain Lakes), in the Australian comedy television series Kath & Kim
, is shot in Patterson Lakes in Lagoon Place.
The Kath & Kim Filum was also filmed at the same location as the original Day-Knight house of the TV series.
Former Prime Minister of Australia
John Howard
has visited Patterson Lakes Primary School to speak on their radio station, as have Bert Newton
, the hosts of former radio show Get This
, Tony Martin
and Ed Kavalee
.
Patterson Lakes is also home to NBA player Andrew Bogut
and his family, who own a double-storey property on the Tidal Canal.
Most waterfront properties cost $1,100,000 plus, with some houses priced up to $4,000,000. Harbour Town is the most affordable section of Patterson Lakes, as it is located on the fringe of the suburb where the majority of properties do not have views of the water.
ANZSCO also revealed that the birthplace of residents was Australia (67.5%), non-speaking English backgrounds (14.3%), main English speaking backgrounds (10.4%) and not stated (7.8%.)
Federal election
The canal system that runs through most of Patterson Lakes is known as the Tidal Canal. Landmarks inside the Tidal Canal include Clipper Island, Mariners Island, Staten Island, Rhode Island, Barellen Harbours and Schooner Bay.
Other landmarks of Patterson Lakes include Wannarkladdin Wetlands, Patterson Lakes Marina (Middle Harbour and Inner Harbour), Patterson River
and Eel Race Drain (later becomes Kananook Creek.)
Patterson River is managed by Parks Victoria
. The waterways besides Patterson River
are managed by P.L.A.C (Patterson Lakes Advisory Committee) and Melbourne Water.
CBD. In many cases, Patterson Lakes is one of the first areas of the greater Melbourne
area to feel the effect of the cool change weather effect that occurs during the Summer season.
The Selwyn Fault is currently inactive, although minor tremors have historically been experienced.
Indigenous floral species include the silver wattle, lightwood, blackwood, black she-oak, river red gum, spike wattle, hedge wattle, scrub she-oak, jagged fireweed, silver top wallaby grass, Australian salt grass and the blue tussock grass.
Non-indigenous floral species include the sheep's burr, angled onion, lesser joyweed, broom spurge, common swamp wallaby grass, pointed centrolepis, common spikerush and small spikerush.
Reptile species include the Bougainville's skink, grass skink, tree dragon, copperhead snake and tiger snake.
Aquatic species include the striped marsh frog, water rat, platypus, bream, flathead, tupong, Australian salmon, leatherjacket, yelloweye mullet, silver trevally, black crab, spider crab, eel, bass yabbies, mussels and pippies.
Bird species include the nankeen (rufous) night heron, white-faced heron, chestnut teal, straw-necked ibis, pacific black duck, pacific gull, silver gull, magpie-lark, Australian pelican, little pied cormmorant, royal spoonbill, masked lapwing, whiskered (marsh) tern and the caspian tern.
abounds with fish. Considered that there have been several reports of illegal fishing over the last few years, the fish always seem to fight back in this popular waterway. A number of charter companies operate from Patterson River
. Bream and a few other varieties of fish can be sourced from the Tidal Canal and Patterson River
systems.
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...
, and is located 32 km south-east 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 Kingston
City of Kingston
The City of Kingston is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, its northern boundary lying approximately 15 km from the Melbourne city centre along the north-eastern shorelines of Port Phillip...
. In the 2006 Census Patterson Lakes had a population of 7,235 people.
Patterson Lakes consists predominantly of new houses. Patterson Lakes is home to the most popular boat launching facilities in Victoria.
The Patterson River
Patterson River
The Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
is a popular portal for Port Phillip
Port Phillip
Port Phillip Port Phillip Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for...
. It includes four public launching ramps; joins the Tidal Canal system to Port Phillip; and includes the Patterson Lakes Marina
Patterson Lakes Marina
Patterson Lakes Marina is largest marina in Victoria which is situated 1.25 kilometres away from Port Phillip Bay. Travelling time is 35 minutes from Melbourne, and 50 minutes to Portsea. Patterson Lakes Marina is known as the gateway to bustling waterways and the Peninsula via its access to...
and its facilities in Middle Harbour and Inner Harbour.
Early history
After the melting of the last great ice age, sea levels were 1-2 metres higher than we know them today. When sea levels subsided to their current levels, fresh water from the Dandenong RangesDandenong 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...
flowed into low lying regions.
Carrum Carrum Swamp, an extensive wetlands ecosystem was created, an area encompassing some 5000 hectares from Mordialloc to Frankston
Frankston, Victoria
Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
and inland towards Dandenong.
Prior to European discovery
History of Victoria
This article describes the history of the Australian state of Victoria.-Aboriginal history:The state of Victoria was originally home to many indigenous nations that had occupied the land for tens of thousands of years...
, Patterson Lakes was populated by Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
known as the Kulin
Kulin
The Kulin nation, was an alliance of five Indigenous Australian nations in Central Victoria, Australia, prior to European settlement. Their collective territory extended to around Port Phillip and Western Port, up into the Great Dividing Range and the Loddon and Goulburn River valleys. To their...
people. Specifically, inhabitants in the area were from the Bunurong
Bunurong
The Bunurong are Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation, who occupy South-Central Victoria, Australia. Prior to European settlement, they lived as all people of the Kulin nation lived, sustainably on the land, predominantly as hunters and gatherers, for tens of thousands of years...
language group, of the Mayone-Bulluk clan.
Both the Mayone-Bulluk and Ngaruk-Willam clans would meet in the area of Dandenong often to hold ceremonies and trade. These gatherings were often attended by guests from other Bunurong
Bunurong
The Bunurong are Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation, who occupy South-Central Victoria, Australia. Prior to European settlement, they lived as all people of the Kulin nation lived, sustainably on the land, predominantly as hunters and gatherers, for tens of thousands of years...
clans or from neighbouring tribes, such as the Wathaurung and the Wurundjeri
Wurundjeri
The Wurundjeri are a people of the Indigenous Australian nation of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin alliance, who occupy the Birrarung Valley, its tributaries and the present location of Melbourne, Australia...
clans from the Woiwurong. As with most indigenous people of the world, Mayone-Bulluk cultural, ceremonial and spiritual life was dictated by the seasons through the availability of their sustainable natural resources. Through thousands of years of observation Bunurong
Bunurong
The Bunurong are Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation, who occupy South-Central Victoria, Australia. Prior to European settlement, they lived as all people of the Kulin nation lived, sustainably on the land, predominantly as hunters and gatherers, for tens of thousands of years...
People were able to predict the availability of their seasonal resources by certain changes in plant growth and animal behaviour.
Europeans
White people
White people is a term which usually refers to human beings characterized, at least in part, by the light pigmentation of their skin...
first set foot in near by Frankston
Frankston, Victoria
Frankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
as early as 1803, thirty-two years before the founding of Melbourne
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...
(the first major European settlement in the then Port Phillip District). A commemorative plaque near the mouth of Kananook Creek marks the location of where Charles Grimes
Charles Grimes
Charles Grimes was an English-born surveyor who did some valuable work in colonial Australia. He served as surveyor-general of New South Wales and discovered the Yarra River in what is now the state of Victoria. He is perhaps best known for being the surveyor who mapped the route of the Hobart...
and his party went ashore searching for fresh water, and met with approximately 30 local inhabitants.
The foundation of Patterson Lakes
Early development was hampered by poor soils, distance from the Melbourne city centreMelbourne 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...
, and the existence of a major swamp
Swamp
A swamp is a wetland with some flooding of large areas of land by shallow bodies of water. A swamp generally has a large number of hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodical inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp...
occupying much of the area between Mordialloc
Mordialloc, Victoria
Mordialloc is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Kingston...
and Seaford
Seaford, Victoria
Seaford is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
.
In 1866 the Carrum Carrum Swamp was surveyed and the land between Mordialloc Creek and Keast Park in Seaford
Seaford
-In the United States of America:*Seaford, Delaware*Seaford, New York*Seaford, Virginia*Seaford Hundred, an unincorporated subdivision of Sussex County, Delaware; see List of Delaware Hundreds-In Australia:*Seaford, Victoria**Seaford railway station, Melbourne...
was divided into 18 allotments and sold by auction for around three pounds per acre. In 1871 the government opened it for selection. The swamp was an impediment to the settlers and there was much discussion on how to reclaim the land, the first contracts for drainage works commenced in 1873. Attempts to reclaim the lower swamplands were ineffective. In 1876 it was decided to cut a 10 metre wide channel to Port Phillip Bay. It was to be known as ‘Patterson Cut’ and had been named after a State Parliamentarian - the Hon. J.B. Patterson.
In 1876 the area that is now occupied by Patterson Lakes was owned by Len Woodward, who used the area for holding pastures for livestock. In the early 1970's some 200 acres of this area was subdivided into Melbourne's first subdivision around artificial lakes.
Other occupants of the area were the Priestly family who had landholdings either side of the Patterson River
Patterson River
The Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
and ran a marina just east of what is now Pier One Drive.
The Fitzgerald family ran a horse riding centre on the north-east Corner of Thompsons Road and Old Wells Road on land that is now owned by Melbourne Water.
The Walker family also owned some of the southern most land bordering Eel Race Creek at one stage.
The suburb of Patterson Lakes was to be located in Carrum on what was originally part of the Carrum Carrum Swamp. The Carrum Carrum Swamp was drained in 1879 when the Patterson Cut, and other drainage measures were undertaken to prevent flooding of the Eumemmering Creek, which overflowed into the Carrum Carrum Swamp. The mouth of the Patterson Cut was mostly only open during the Winter months, so heavy Spring and Summer rains often caused flooding to properties on the edge of the swamp area. Flood damage as far north as Edithvale often occurred. The only remnants of the Carrum Carrum Swamp now form the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands
Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands
The Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands are a group of two principally freshwater swamps, totalling , lying in the suburbs of Aspendale, Edithvale, and Seaford in south-eastern Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Together they form the Edithvale-Seaford Wetlands Ramsar Site...
(a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance.)
The development of Patterson Lakes
The decision to go ahead with what was originally going to be called Gladesville took place in 1973.The development of residential areas adjacent to canals and waterways had been carried out successfully in many places. No-one had attempted to do this in Victoria unlike in other states. When Donald Cameron looked closely at the land adjoining the Patterson River
Patterson River
The Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
, he saw the possibility of a development. If it proved to be feasible and practicable, it would give home owners access to Port Phillip from their "back door".
A large part of the area to the east of Carrum had flooded in the 1930's and 1950's, but to the engineers investigating the land, the important issues were why this occurred and how it could be prevented from occurring again. A common misconception was that the area was all swamp and mud. Extensive drilling found that only a surface layer of peat-like material was unsuitable. Underneath this layer was fine dense sand. The engineers realised that once the unsuitable material was removed (and used to strengthen levee banks and create landscaped areas and reserves) they would then be able to excavate to form lakes and canals, and use the excavated sand in forming residential sites. By using this fine, dense, carefully compacted sand, all the proposed residential sites would be brought to a level above that required by the authorities.
The first soil was turned in 1974 in the north-east corner of Patterson Lakes around Iluka Island (Lake Illawong.) Originally the plans were to build high rise towers of up to 15 stories in height.
Patterson Lakes was rezoned from rural to residential.
Central sites were planned for a shopping centre and for a marina which would have a second access to the river via flood gates. Sites for housing and apartments overlooking the marina and the river were identified. Sites for a primary school and for community facilities were also incorporated into the overall plan. Also the project was "different", in that more than a hundred non-lake, residential sites were created to further the concept of a new community having a mix of socio-economic groups.
Other history
- In 1966 the Priestley family after gaining relevant approval were instrumental in establishing a dry dock marina. The first man made marina in the Southern Hemisphere was formed and the largest of its kind in Victoria. Having originally been named Whaler's Cove Marina the marina was later renamed Patterson Lakes MarinaPatterson Lakes MarinaPatterson Lakes Marina is largest marina in Victoria which is situated 1.25 kilometres away from Port Phillip Bay. Travelling time is 35 minutes from Melbourne, and 50 minutes to Portsea. Patterson Lakes Marina is known as the gateway to bustling waterways and the Peninsula via its access to...
. - The Patterson Lakes Radio Model Yacht Club was founded in 1981.
- The Patterson Lakes Community Centre was founded in 1985.
- Patterson Lakes Post Office opened on 1 April 1986.
- In April 1966 the Patterson Lakes Canoe Club was founded, and in 2001 a new clubhouse was built at the Patterson River Launching Way.
- The National Watersports Centre was founded in 1988.
- Carrum Rowing Club was founded in 1991.
- The National Watersports Centre Ski Club was founded in 1992.
- In 1999 the Dingley Pony Club moved to Patterson Lakes.
- In January 2004 the Patterson Lakes Outrigger Club was founded at the Patterson River Launching Way.
- The Patterson Lakes Library was founded in late 2009.
- The Gladesville Shopping Centre was founded in late 2011.
Facilities
Patterson Lakes is serviced by the following shopping complexes: Lakeview Shopping Centre, Harbour Plaza Shoppingtown & Medical Centre, Gladesville Shopping Centre and The Glade.Sports and hobby facilities
- Patterson Lakes Basketball Club
- Patterson Lakes Outrigger Club
- Dingley Pony Club
- Carrum Patterson Lakes Junior Football Club
- Long Beach Tennis Club
- Patterson Lakes Tennis Club
- Carrum Cricket Club
- Patterson Lakes Canoe Club
- Carrum Rowing Club
- Victorian Drag Boat Club Paterson Lakes Club
- National Water Sports Centre Ski Club
- Patterson Lakes Radio Model Yacht Club
- Patterson River Motor Boat Club
Other facilities
- Patterson Lakes MarinaPatterson Lakes MarinaPatterson Lakes Marina is largest marina in Victoria which is situated 1.25 kilometres away from Port Phillip Bay. Travelling time is 35 minutes from Melbourne, and 50 minutes to Portsea. Patterson Lakes Marina is known as the gateway to bustling waterways and the Peninsula via its access to...
- Patterson River Launching Way
- Patterson Lakes Library
- Patterson Lakes Community Centre
- National Watersports Centre - developed as an international standard rowing facility in preparation for Melbourne’s bid for the 1996 Olympic Games.
- Numerous retirement villages
- Numerous cafes and restaurants
Education
Patterson Lakes is serviced by a government primary school, Patterson Lakes Primary School, which operates within Patterson Lakes and a government secondary school, Patterson River Secondary CollegePatterson River Secondary College
Patterson River Secondary College is a high school in Carrum, Victoria, Australia. It used to be called Seaford Carrum High School.It is home to approximately 1,050 students and 100 teachers....
, which operates from Seaford
Seaford, Victoria
Seaford is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
on the southern boundary of Patterson Lakes.
The closest private secondary school to Patterson Lakes is Cornish College in Bangholme.
Transport
Patterson Lakes is serviced by the Carrum Railway StationCarrum railway station, Melbourne
Carrum is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Carrum, on the Frankston railway line. Carrum is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.-Facilities:...
on the Frankston Line operated by Metro Trains Melbourne
Metro Trains Melbourne
Metro Trains Melbourne is the current franchise operator of the suburban railway network of Melbourne, Australia. Metro Trains Melbourne is a joint venture led by Hong Kong based MTR Corporation together with John Holland Group and United Group Rail .Metro Trains Melbourne operates a fleet of 381...
.
Access to the area by road is from the Nepean Highway
Nepean Highway
Nepean Highway runs south from the centre of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia to Portsea, along the eastern shore of Port Phillip. It is the primary road route to central Melbourne from Melbourne's southern suburbs.- History :...
, East Link, Frankston Freeway
Frankston Freeway
Frankston Freeway is a very short stretch of Melbourne freeway that was designed to upgrade Wells Road to freeway standard in the 1970s and provides a link from suburban Melbourne to Frankston...
or the Mornington Peninsula Freeway
Mornington Peninsula Freeway
Mornington Peninsula Freeway is an incomplete freeway in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, that provides a link from outer suburban Melbourne to the Mornington Peninsula.- History :...
. There is a new development called Peninsula Link that will also provide access to Patterson Lakes.
Patterson Lakes is accessible by a number of Metlink
Metlink
Metlink, formerly The Met, is the marketing body and umbrella brand for public train, tram and bus transport operators in Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Responsibilities:Metlink is responsible for the promotion of travel by public transport...
bus routes servicing the area, which includes the 857 and 708.
Fame
Kath Day-Knight
Kathleen "Kath" Darleen Day-Knight is a fictional character featured in the Australian television series, Kath & Kim and is portrayed by Jane Turner....
and Kel Knight
Kel Knight
Kel Knight is a fictional character in the Australian television show Kath & Kim, portrayed by comic actor Glenn Robbins.John Michael Higgins portrayed his American equivalent in the American Series.-Background:...
's "townhouse" (in the fictional suburb of Fountain Lakes), in the Australian comedy television series Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim
Kath & Kim is a Logie Award-winning character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina Riley who play the title characters: a suburban mother and daughter with a dysfunctional relationship...
, is shot in Patterson Lakes in Lagoon Place.
The Kath & Kim Filum was also filmed at the same location as the original Day-Knight house of the TV series.
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Prime Minister of Australia
The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful...
John Howard
John Howard
John Winston Howard AC, SSI, was the 25th Prime Minister of Australia, from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007. He was the second-longest serving Australian Prime Minister after Sir Robert Menzies....
has visited Patterson Lakes Primary School to speak on their radio station, as have Bert Newton
Bert Newton
Albert Watson "Bert" Newton, AM, MBE is an Australian television personality, known for hosting television series such as In Melbourne Tonight, Good Morning Australia and 20 to 1. Newton has also hosted the Logie Awards on numerous occasions through his career.-Early life:Newton was born in...
, the hosts of former radio show Get This
Get This
Get This was an Australian radio comedy show which aired on Triple M and was hosted by Tony Martin and Ed Kavalee, with contributions from panel operator, the late Richard Marsland...
, Tony Martin
Tony Martin (comedian)
Tony Francis Martin is a comedian and writer from Te Kuiti, New Zealand who has had a successful TV, radio, stand-up and film career in Australia.- Career :...
and Ed Kavalee
Ed Kavalee
Edward Robert Kavalee is an Australian actor and radio host. He is currently co-host of a comedy program on the Nine Network, The Joy of Sets, with Tony Martin....
.
Patterson Lakes is also home to NBA player Andrew Bogut
Andrew Bogut
Andrew Michael Bogut is an Australian professional basketball player. He plays for the Milwaukee Bucks of the United States' National Basketball Association....
and his family, who own a double-storey property on the Tidal Canal.
Real Estate
Patterson Lakes offers a unique waterfront lifestyle opportunity you could only dream of less than 45 minutes to the CBD and now the East Link Freeway is complete it is believed prices will rise and with its array of properties and prices it allows many to enjoy the holiday atmosphere. People are truly amazed when they inspect properties in Patterson Lakes as many think of it being only lakes. The three lakes and and the canal system with boat moorings and access to Port Phillip Bay blows people away.Most waterfront properties cost $1,100,000 plus, with some houses priced up to $4,000,000. Harbour Town is the most affordable section of Patterson Lakes, as it is located on the fringe of the suburb where the majority of properties do not have views of the water.
Demographics
According to the ANZSCO in 2006, occupations of residents included being clerical and administrative workers (17.9%), managers (17.6%), professionals (15.8%), technicians and trade workers (15.4%), sales workers (12.2%), laborers (7%), community and personal service workers (6.7%), machinery operators and drivers (4.8%) and not stated (2.6%.)ANZSCO also revealed that the birthplace of residents was Australia (67.5%), non-speaking English backgrounds (14.3%), main English speaking backgrounds (10.4%) and not stated (7.8%.)
Politics
State election| Member | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Cathie Ian Cathie Ian Robert Cathie is a former Australian politician.Born in Melbourne to printer George Mitchell Cathie and Sybil Balding, he attended state schools and then the University of Melbourne, where he studied teaching. On 5 January 1957 he married Christine Watson, with whom he had four children; he... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1976–1988 | |
| Mal Sandon | Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1988–1996 | |
| David Lean | Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1996–1999 | |
| Jenny Lindell Jenny Lindell Jennifer Margaret "Jenny" Lindell is an Australian politician and former Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly.... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1999–2010 | |
| Donna Bauer Donna Bauer Donna Jane Bauer is an Australian politician, and has been the member for Carrum in the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 2010... |
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Federal election
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| David Hamer David Hamer David John Hamer, AM, DSC was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School and then the Royal Australian Naval College. He served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1940 to 1968. He was a lieutenant aboard during the battles of Leyte and Lingayen Gulf... |
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| Gareth Clayton Gareth Clayton Gareth Clayton was an Australian politician. Born in Hampshire, England, he was educated at Liverpool University, and at Makerere University in Uganda. He became a teacher and a scientific officer for the Australian Road Research Board... |
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| David Hamer David Hamer David John Hamer, AM, DSC was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was educated at Geelong Grammar School and then the Royal Australian Naval College. He served in the Royal Australian Navy from 1940 to 1968. He was a lieutenant aboard during the battles of Leyte and Lingayen Gulf... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1975 Australian federal election, 1975 Federal elections were held in Australia on 13 December 1975. All 127 seats in the House of Representatives, and all 64 seats in the Senate were up for election following a double dissolution of both Houses.... –1977 |
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| William Burns William Burns (Australian politician) William George Burns was an Australian politician. He was a publican before entering politics. In 1977, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal member for Isaacs, succeeding David Hamer, who transferred to the Senate. He held the seat until his defeat in 1980 by a... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
1977 Australian federal election, 1977 Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 December 1977. All 124 seats in the House of Representatives, and 34 of the 64 seats in the Senate, were up for election.... –1980 |
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| David Charles David Charles (Australian politician) David Ernest Charles was an Australian politician. Born in Melbourne, he was a film and television director before entering politics. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Isaacs. He held the seat until his retirement in 1990.-References:... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
1980 Australian federal election, 1980 Federal elections were held in Australia on 18 October 1980. All 125 seats in the House of Representatives, and 34 of the 64 seats in the Senate, were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Malcolm Fraser with coalition partner the National Country Party led by Doug... –1990 |
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| Rod Atkinson Rod Atkinson Rodney Alexander Atkinson was an Australian Liberal Party politician who represented the Division of Isaacs in the House of Representatives from 1990 to 1996.... |
Liberal Liberal Party of Australia The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office... |
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| Greg Wilton Greg Wilton Gregory Stuart Wilton was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Australian House of Representatives, representing the Division of Isaacs, from 1996 until his suicide at the age of 44... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
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| Ann Corcoran Ann Corcoran Ann Kathleen Corcoran , an Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives from 12 August 2000 to the 2007 election, representing the Division of Isaacs, Victoria.... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
2000 Isaacs by-election, 2000 The 2000 Isaacs by-election was held in the Australian electorate of Isaacs in Victoria on 12 August 2000. The by-election was triggered by the death of the sitting member, the Australian Labor Party's Greg Wilton on 14 June 2000. The writ for the by-election was issued on 30 June... –2007 |
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| Mark Dreyfus Mark Dreyfus Mark Alfred Dreyfus QC , Australian lawyer and politician, is the Australian Labor Party member for the House of Representatives seat of Isaacs, Victoria. He was elected in the 2007 federal election.- Early life :... |
Labor Australian Labor Party The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia... |
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Regions
Lake Carramar, Lake Illawong and Lake Legana are collectively known as the Quiet Lakes region.The canal system that runs through most of Patterson Lakes is known as the Tidal Canal. Landmarks inside the Tidal Canal include Clipper Island, Mariners Island, Staten Island, Rhode Island, Barellen Harbours and Schooner Bay.
Other landmarks of Patterson Lakes include Wannarkladdin Wetlands, Patterson Lakes Marina (Middle Harbour and Inner Harbour), Patterson River
Patterson River
The Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
and Eel Race Drain (later becomes Kananook Creek.)
Patterson River is managed by Parks Victoria
Parks Victoria
-Department:Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The Parks Victoria Act 1998 makes Parks Victoria responsible for managing national parks, reserves and other land under the control of the state,...
. The waterways besides Patterson River
Patterson River
The Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
are managed by P.L.A.C (Patterson Lakes Advisory Committee) and Melbourne Water.
Climate
Patterson Lakes has a temperate climate similar to that of Melbourne, however it is usually 2 °C cooler than the MelbourneMelbourne
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...
CBD. In many cases, Patterson Lakes is one of the first areas of the greater Melbourne
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...
area to feel the effect of the cool change weather effect that occurs during the Summer season.
Topography
The low and mostly flat lying area of Patterson Lakes lies on the Selwyn Fault, and has been named as one of the locations at high risk of being inundated by a rising sea level.The Selwyn Fault is currently inactive, although minor tremors have historically been experienced.
Parks
- Roy Dore Reserve
- Adelong Court Reserve
- Arrunga Court Reserve
- Gladesville Boulevard Reserve
- Kalang Court Reserve
- Legana Court Reserve
- John Lindsay Reserve (named after a paralympian called John Lindsay in 1996)
- Patterson RiverPatterson RiverThe Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
(managed by Parks Victoria)
Indigenous
Indigenous floral species include the silver wattle, lightwood, blackwood, black she-oak, river red gum, spike wattle, hedge wattle, scrub she-oak, jagged fireweed, silver top wallaby grass, Australian salt grass and the blue tussock grass.
Non-indigenous
Non-indigenous floral species include the sheep's burr, angled onion, lesser joyweed, broom spurge, common swamp wallaby grass, pointed centrolepis, common spikerush and small spikerush.
Reptiles
Reptile species include the Bougainville's skink, grass skink, tree dragon, copperhead snake and tiger snake.
Aquatic species
Aquatic species include the striped marsh frog, water rat, platypus, bream, flathead, tupong, Australian salmon, leatherjacket, yelloweye mullet, silver trevally, black crab, spider crab, eel, bass yabbies, mussels and pippies.
Birds
Bird species include the nankeen (rufous) night heron, white-faced heron, chestnut teal, straw-necked ibis, pacific black duck, pacific gull, silver gull, magpie-lark, Australian pelican, little pied cormmorant, royal spoonbill, masked lapwing, whiskered (marsh) tern and the caspian tern.
Fishing
Surprisingly, the Patterson RiverPatterson River
The Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
abounds with fish. Considered that there have been several reports of illegal fishing over the last few years, the fish always seem to fight back in this popular waterway. A number of charter companies operate from Patterson River
Patterson River
The Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
. Bream and a few other varieties of fish can be sourced from the Tidal Canal and Patterson River
Patterson River
The Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
systems.
See also
- City of SpringvaleCity of SpringvaleThe City of Springvale was a Local Government Area located about southeast 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 part of Patterson Lakes was a part. - City of KingstonCity of KingstonThe City of Kingston is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, its northern boundary lying approximately 15 km from the Melbourne city centre along the north-eastern shorelines of Port Phillip...
- current local government area. - Patterson Lakes MarinaPatterson Lakes MarinaPatterson Lakes Marina is largest marina in Victoria which is situated 1.25 kilometres away from Port Phillip Bay. Travelling time is 35 minutes from Melbourne, and 50 minutes to Portsea. Patterson Lakes Marina is known as the gateway to bustling waterways and the Peninsula via its access to...
- Patterson RiverPatterson RiverThe Patterson River is a partly man-made waterway located approximately 35km south-east of Melbourne, Australia in Patterson Lakes, Carrum and Bonbeach....
- Dandenong Creek TrailDandenong Creek TrailThe Dandenong Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which follows Dandenong Creek through the outer eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Following the Path:...
- Kath & KimKath & KimKath & Kim is a Logie Award-winning character-driven Australian television situation comedy series. The series was created by, and is written by Jane Turner and Gina Riley who play the title characters: a suburban mother and daughter with a dysfunctional relationship...
- Electoral district of CarrumElectoral district of CarrumThe Electoral district of Carrum is an electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It lies in the south eastern suburbs of Melbourne, covering Aspendale, Carrum, Chelsea, Edithvale and Patterson Lakes....
- Bay TrailBay TrailThis article is about the trail in Melbourne. For the trail in San Francisco, see San Francisco Bay Trail.The Bay Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians which follows the coastline of Port Phillip Bay through the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.The trail...