Richmond, Victoria
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Richmond is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 3 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra
. At the 2006 Census, Richmond had a population of 22,475.
Richmond has three of the 82 designated Major Activity Centres
in the Melbourne 2030
Metropolitan Strategy - the commercial strips of Victoria Street
, Bridge Road
and Swan Street
.
The diverse suburb has been the subject of gentrification
since the early 1990s and now contains an eclectic mix of expensively converted warehouse residences, public housing
high-rise flats and Victorian-era
terrace houses, along with a lively retail
sector and a shrinking industrial
and manufacturing
base. Richmond has a vibrant and popular Little Saigon
area along Victoria Street. Richmond was home to the Nine Network
studios, under the callsign of GTV-9
, until the studios moved to Docklands in 2011. Dimmey's is long associated with Richmond, although it is located in the neighbouring suburb of Cremorne. The suburb is well known for its textile industry
history and popular factory outlets centred along Bridge Road
remain an attraction to the area.
Richmond was named after Richmond Hill, London
, with its outlook of the river bend (Yarra
), however the waterfront area was later named Cremorne
.
Richmond is home to the four houses used on the 2011 edition of The Block
that aired on Channel 9.
Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre
is a large modern complex built in 2001 to service the inner eastern suburbs. The Loyal Studley Hotel was built in 1891 and is now used as a homewares shop. Richmond Power Station was built in 1891. The Burnley Theatre is now a commercial homewares shop but contains some elements of the original interiors, including the foyer and stage. 450 Swan Street, completed in 1995 combines an old bank and modern building in outstanding example of deconstructivist architecture by Ashton Raggart McDougall. Richmond Town Hall
is a landmark building currently operated by the City of Yarra which was built in the 1880s and redecorated during the interwar years. Hotels include The Mountain View Hotel, Corner Hotel
, Great Britain Hotel, The Rising Sun and The Swan (1890) and many others known for their live music.
With a large number of small homes in its narrow streets, Richmond has some of Melbourne's best examples of residential architecture from most periods.
Notable examples include The Malthouse, a landmark conversion of silos into apartments by award winning architect Nonda Katsalidis
.
The bluestone
terrace homes at 13 & 15 James Street, built in 1857 in the rustic Gothic
style for Eneas Mackenzie, a civil servant, are classified by the National Trust
and are among the oldest homes remaining in Melbourne.
Lalor House on Church Street, named after and former home of Eureka Stockade
upriser Peter Lalor
is a rich boom-style landmark.
) bordering on Church and Highett Streets. Other notable spaces include Barkly Gardens and the Allen Bain Reserve as well as a number of smaller parks and reserves.
Other large parks are located in nearby suburbs, including Yarra Park and Melbourne Park
in East Melbourne, (Jolimont
) the Golden Square Bicentennial Park, Burnley Park and oval, the Burnley Golf Course (survey paddock) and a number of sport reserves and ovals in Burnley
. Pridmore Park, Yarra Bank Reserve, Creswick Street Reserve and St James Park are in Hawthorn
, Dickinsons Reserve, Yarra Bend Park, Studley Park Golf Course and Studley Park are in Kew
.
Many religious groups exist in Richmond. The local large Catholic
community is served by St Ignatius' Church
on Church Street and St James Parish. Anglicans also have a presence in Richmond served by St Stephens, next door to St Ignatius' Church. A Uniting Church also serves its members with a Fijian
presence located on Church Street.
Due to a large amount of Greek
Immigration
in Australia
there is a Greek Orthodox Church
located on Burnley Street which is open for mass every Sunday and brings together Richmond's Greek
Community.
There is also a large Assemblies of God
Church, Richmond AOG, in Griffiths Street.
Richmond is home to the Richmond Football Club
an Australian rules football
club which is a member of the Australian Football League
. Richmond is one of the most successful football teams in Australia
, having won 10 premierships in the VFL/AFL
. The club has a cult following not only in Richmond, but throughout the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne
.
The Tigers play home games at the MCG
which is just outside the suburbs border, and regularly attract crowds in excess of 40,000, however can draw as large as 80,000 against fierce rivals. The team trains and runs their administration from their spiritual home ground, Punt Road Oval
(just adjacent to the MCG
), but have made plans to develop a more modern club base in Craigieburn
.
Richmond is also the home to Richmond SC
, an football (soccer) club which currently play in the Victorian Premier League
. They play their home matches at Kevin Bartlett Reserve
in Burnley, Victoria
. The ground is named after the Richmond Australian rules footballer Kevin Bartlett, who was the first VFL
player to play 400 senior games.
Richmond has an established transport system involving arterial road
s, five train
stations, seven tram
routes, a bus route and a series of bicycle trails including the Capital City Trail
and the Yarra River Trail.
Richmond is served by tram numbers 24
and 109
on Victoria Street
, tram numbers 78
and 79
on Church Street, tram numbers 48
and 75
on Bridge Road
and tram number 70
on Swan Street
.
The main train station in Richmond is Richmond railway station
, it is an interchange
for all metropolitan passenger trains to the eastern and south-eastern suburbs, viz. the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston, Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley, Sandringham and Alamein lines.
Other train stations in Richmond include Burnley
, East Richmond
, North Richmond and West Richmond.
(private
) is a major surgical hospital, it has a major campus in Richmond fronting both Bridge Road
and Erin Street.
The Melbourne Clinic (private
) is a major psychiatric facility in Church Street.
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...
, 3 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 Yarra
City of Yarra
The City of Yarra is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the inner eastern and northern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 19.5 square kilometres, and at the 2006 census it had a population of 69,330...
. At the 2006 Census, Richmond had a population of 22,475.
Richmond has three of the 82 designated Major Activity Centres
Activity centre
Activity centre is a term used in urban planning and design for a mixed-use urban area where there is a concentration of commercial and other land uses...
in the Melbourne 2030
Melbourne 2030
The Metropolitan Strategy Melbourne 2030 is a Victorian Government strategic planning policy framework for the metropolitan area of Greater Melbourne, intended to cover the period 2001-2030. During this period the population of the metropolitan area is expected to grow by a million people to over 5...
Metropolitan Strategy - the commercial strips of Victoria Street
Victoria Street, Melbourne
Victoria Street is one of the major thoroughfares of inner Melbourne. Running east to west, Victoria Street touches the Hoddle Grid at the intersection of La Trobe Street and Spring Street, opposite the Carlton Gardens. It runs from its terminus at the intersection of Munster Terrace in North...
, Bridge Road
Bridge Road, Melbourne
Bridge Road is a major shopping strip in Melbourne, Australia. It is best known for its abundance of clothing factory outlets, which makes it a popular tourist attraction...
and Swan Street
Swan Street, Melbourne
Swan Street is a major street running through the Melbourne suburbs of Richmond, Cremorne and Burnley. The section of the street between Punt Road and Alexandra Avenue is now known as Olympic Boulevard....
.
The diverse suburb has been the subject of gentrification
Gentrification
Gentrification and urban gentrification refer to the changes that result when wealthier people acquire or rent property in low income and working class communities. Urban gentrification is associated with movement. Consequent to gentrification, the average income increases and average family size...
since the early 1990s and now contains an eclectic mix of expensively converted warehouse residences, public housing
Public housing
Public housing is a form of housing tenure in which the property is owned by a government authority, which may be central or local. Social housing is an umbrella term referring to rental housing which may be owned and managed by the state, by non-profit organizations, or by a combination of the...
high-rise flats and Victorian-era
Victorian architecture
The term Victorian architecture refers collectively to several architectural styles employed predominantly during the middle and late 19th century. The period that it indicates may slightly overlap the actual reign, 20 June 1837 – 22 January 1901, of Queen Victoria. This represents the British and...
terrace houses, along with a lively retail
Retail
Retail consists of the sale of physical goods or merchandise from a fixed location, such as a department store, boutique or kiosk, or by mail, in small or individual lots for direct consumption by the purchaser. Retailing may include subordinated services, such as delivery. Purchasers may be...
sector and a shrinking industrial
Industry
Industry refers to the production of an economic good or service within an economy.-Industrial sectors:There are four key industrial economic sectors: the primary sector, largely raw material extraction industries such as mining and farming; the secondary sector, involving refining, construction,...
and manufacturing
Manufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
base. Richmond has a vibrant and popular Little Saigon
Little Saigon
Little Saigon is a name given to any of several overseas Vietnamese immigrant and descendant communities outside Vietnam, usually in the United States...
area along Victoria Street. Richmond was home to the Nine Network
Nine Network
The Nine Network , is an Australian television network with headquarters based in Willoughby, a suburb located on the North Shore of Sydney. For 50 years since television's inception in Australia, between 1956 and 2006, it was the most watched television network in Australia...
studios, under the callsign of GTV-9
GTV-9
GTV is a commercial television station in Melbourne, Australia owned by the Nine Network. The station is currently based at a new high-tech, purpose-built studios at 717 Bourke Street, Docklands.-History:...
, until the studios moved to Docklands in 2011. Dimmey's is long associated with Richmond, although it is located in the neighbouring suburb of Cremorne. The suburb is well known for its textile industry
Textile industry
The textile industry is primarily concerned with the production of yarn, and cloth and the subsequent design or manufacture of clothing and their distribution. The raw material may be natural, or synthetic using products of the chemical industry....
history and popular factory outlets centred along Bridge Road
Bridge Road, Melbourne
Bridge Road is a major shopping strip in Melbourne, Australia. It is best known for its abundance of clothing factory outlets, which makes it a popular tourist attraction...
remain an attraction to the area.
Richmond was named after Richmond Hill, London
Richmond Hill, London
Richmond Hill in Richmond, London is a hill that rises gently on its northern side from the ancient Thames meadowlands around the site of Richmond Palace up to and slightly beyond the Richmond Gate entrance to Richmond Park, the former royal hunting grounds enclosed by Charles I...
, with its outlook of the river bend (Yarra
Yarra River
The Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches...
), however the waterfront area was later named Cremorne
Cremorne, Victoria
Cremorne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 2 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra...
.
Richmond is home to the four houses used on the 2011 edition of The Block
The Block (Australian TV series)
The Block is an Australian reality television show broadcast on the Nine Network. The show sees four couples compete against each other to renovate a home and sell it at auction for the highest price....
that aired on Channel 9.
History
Commercial and government
Victoria Gardens Shopping Centre
Victoria Gardens is a regional shopping centre located in Richmond, Victoria, Australia approximately east of Melbourne's central business district. It is located on the corner of Victoria and Burnley Streets, Richmond at the eastern end of the Richmond commercial, retail and residential precinct...
is a large modern complex built in 2001 to service the inner eastern suburbs. The Loyal Studley Hotel was built in 1891 and is now used as a homewares shop. Richmond Power Station was built in 1891. The Burnley Theatre is now a commercial homewares shop but contains some elements of the original interiors, including the foyer and stage. 450 Swan Street, completed in 1995 combines an old bank and modern building in outstanding example of deconstructivist architecture by Ashton Raggart McDougall. Richmond Town Hall
Richmond Town Hall
Richmond Town Hall is a civic building located on Bridge Road in Richmond, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.After the amalgamatian of the City of Richmond with the City of Collingwood and the City of Fitzroy in 1994 to form the new City of Yarra, the Town Hall became the corporate headquarters for...
is a landmark building currently operated by the City of Yarra which was built in the 1880s and redecorated during the interwar years. Hotels include The Mountain View Hotel, Corner Hotel
Corner Hotel, Richmond
The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria is one of Melbourne's most popular and respected medium-sized rock venues. In 2005 it celebrated its 10th anniversary with the current owners , however it has been a pub since the 19th century and a live music venue since the 1940s.-History:In 1871 David and...
, Great Britain Hotel, The Rising Sun and The Swan (1890) and many others known for their live music.
Housing
Notable examples include The Malthouse, a landmark conversion of silos into apartments by award winning architect Nonda Katsalidis
Nonda Katsalidis
Nonda Katsalidis is an Australian architect.He is currently a practicing director of architecture firm Fender Katsalidis Architects in partnership with Karl Fender.-Life:Katsalidis migrated to Melbourne, Australia as a 5 year old...
.
The bluestone
Bluestone
Bluestone is a cultural or commercial name for a number of dimension or building stone varieties, including:*a feldspathic sandstone in the U.S. and Canada;*limestone in the Shenandoah Valley in the U.S...
terrace homes at 13 & 15 James Street, built in 1857 in the rustic Gothic
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style for Eneas Mackenzie, a civil servant, are classified by the National Trust
National Trust of Australia
The Australian Council of National Trusts is the peak body for community-based, non-government organisations committed to promoting and conserving Australia's indigenous, natural and historic heritage....
and are among the oldest homes remaining in Melbourne.
Lalor House on Church Street, named after and former home of Eureka Stockade
Eureka Stockade
The Eureka Rebellion of 1854 was an organised rebellion by gold miners which occurred at Eureka Lead in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. The Battle of Eureka Stockade was fought on 3 December 1854 and named for the stockade structure erected by miners during the conflict...
upriser Peter Lalor
Peter Lalor
Peter Fintan Lalor was an activist turned politician who rose to fame for his leading role in the Eureka Rebellion, an event controversially identified with the "birth of democracy" in Australia.- Early life and migration to Australia :...
is a rich boom-style landmark.
Public space
Richmond does have some parks and gardens and reserves but they are notably absent in the main centre of the suburb. The largest park is Citizens Park (Richmond OvalRichmond Oval (South Australia)
Richmond Oval is an Australian rules football oval in Richmond, a western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia...
) bordering on Church and Highett Streets. Other notable spaces include Barkly Gardens and the Allen Bain Reserve as well as a number of smaller parks and reserves.
Other large parks are located in nearby suburbs, including Yarra Park and Melbourne Park
Melbourne Park
Melbourne Park is a sports venue in the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Precinct in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Since 1988, Melbourne Park has been home of the Australian Open in tennis, which is played annually in January...
in East Melbourne, (Jolimont
East Melbourne, Victoria
East Melbourne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, adjacent to Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2006 Census, East Melbourne had a population of 4,330....
) the Golden Square Bicentennial Park, Burnley Park and oval, the Burnley Golf Course (survey paddock) and a number of sport reserves and ovals in Burnley
Burnley
Burnley is a market town in the Burnley borough of Lancashire, England, with a population of around 73,500. It lies north of Manchester and east of Preston, at the confluence of the River Calder and River Brun....
. Pridmore Park, Yarra Bank Reserve, Creswick Street Reserve and St James Park are in Hawthorn
Hawthorn, Victoria
Hawthorn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara...
, Dickinsons Reserve, Yarra Bend Park, Studley Park Golf Course and Studley Park are in Kew
Kew, Victoria
Kew is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Kew had a population of 22,516....
.
Religion
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
community is served by St Ignatius' Church
St Ignatius' Church, Richmond
St Ignatius' Church, Richmond is a Catholic Church located in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond, Victoria, Australia. It is one of the largest churches in Melbourne outside of the central business district...
on Church Street and St James Parish. Anglicans also have a presence in Richmond served by St Stephens, next door to St Ignatius' Church. A Uniting Church also serves its members with a Fijian
Fijian people
Fijian people are the major indigenous people of the Fiji Islands, and live in an area informally called Melanesia. The Fijian people are believed to have arrived in Fiji from western Melanesia approximately 3,500 years ago, though the exact origins of the Fijian people are unknown...
presence located on Church Street.
Due to a large amount of Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
Immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
in 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...
there is a Greek Orthodox Church
Greek Orthodox Church
The Greek Orthodox Church is the body of several churches within the larger communion of Eastern Orthodox Christianity sharing a common cultural tradition whose liturgy is also traditionally conducted in Koine Greek, the original language of the New Testament...
located on Burnley Street which is open for mass every Sunday and brings together Richmond's Greek
Greeks
The Greeks, also known as the Hellenes , are a nation and ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighboring regions. They also form a significant diaspora, with Greek communities established around the world....
Community.
There is also a large Assemblies of God
Assemblies of God
The Assemblies of God , officially the World Assemblies of God Fellowship, is a group of over 140 autonomous but loosely-associated national groupings of churches which together form the world's largest Pentecostal denomination...
Church, Richmond AOG, in Griffiths Street.
Sport
Richmond Football Club
The Richmond Football Club, nicknamed The Tigers, is an Australian rules football club which competes in the Australian Football League. Richmond shares healthy rivalries with Carlton, Collingwood and Essendon. After winning five premierships between 1967 and 1980, the club hit the depths in 1990,...
an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian 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...
club which is a member of the Australian Football League
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. Richmond is one of the most successful football teams in 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...
, having won 10 premierships in the VFL/AFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
. The club has a cult following not only in Richmond, but throughout the Eastern suburbs 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 Tigers play home games at the MCG
McG
Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer....
which is just outside the suburbs border, and regularly attract crowds in excess of 40,000, however can draw as large as 80,000 against fierce rivals. The team trains and runs their administration from their spiritual home ground, Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval
Punt Road Oval is a sporting ground located in Yarra Park, East Melbourne, Victoria situated only a few hundred metres to the east of the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground....
(just adjacent to the MCG
McG
Joseph McGinty Nichol , better known as McG, is an American director and producer of film and television, as well as a former record producer....
), but have made plans to develop a more modern club base in Craigieburn
Craigieburn, Victoria
Craigieburn is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 26 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hume. At the 2006 Census, Craigieburn had a population of 20,784....
.
Richmond is also the home to Richmond SC
Richmond SC
Richmond Soccer Club is an Australian association football club from Richmond, Victoria, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. They currently play in the Victorian Premier League.-History:...
, an football (soccer) club which currently play in the Victorian Premier League
Victorian Premier League
The Victorian Premier League is the highest State level association football competition in Victoria, Australia, and second highest nationally after the A-League...
. They play their home matches at Kevin Bartlett Reserve
Kevin Bartlett Reserve
Kevin Bartlett Reserve is an Australian football stadium in Burnley, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. It is currently the home of Richmond SC. The stadium has a capacity of 5,000....
in Burnley, Victoria
Burnley, Victoria
Burnley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 4 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Yarra. At the 2006 Census, Burnley had a population of 708....
. The ground is named after the Richmond Australian rules footballer Kevin Bartlett, who was the first VFL
Australian Football League
The Australian Football League is both the governing body and the major professional competition in the sport of Australian rules football...
player to play 400 senior games.
Schools
- Melbourne Girls' CollegeMelbourne Girls' CollegeMelbourne Girls' College is an all-girls, government school located in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond. It has one campus on the banks of the Yarra River which is for girls from year 7 to 12. Currently, girls from 212 Melbourne postcodes, in Melbourne and in country Victoria, along with girls from...
- St Kevin's College (Waterford Campus)
- Richmond Primary School
- Richmond West Primary School
- Yarra Primary School
- Trinity Catholic Primary School
Transport
Arterial road
An arterial road, or arterial thoroughfare, is a high-capacity urban road. The primary function of an arterial road is to deliver traffic from collector roads to freeways, and between urban centres at the highest level of service possible. As such, many arteries are limited-access roads, or feature...
s, five train
Train
A train is a connected series of vehicles for rail transport that move along a track to transport cargo or passengers from one place to another place. The track usually consists of two rails, but might also be a monorail or maglev guideway.Propulsion for the train is provided by a separate...
stations, seven tram
Tram
A tram is a passenger rail vehicle which runs on tracks along public urban streets and also sometimes on separate rights of way. It may also run between cities and/or towns , and/or partially grade separated even in the cities...
routes, a bus route and a series of bicycle trails including the Capital City Trail
Capital City Trail
The Capital City Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which circles the Melbourne city centre and some inner eastern and northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and the Yarra River Trail.
Richmond is served by tram numbers 24
Melbourne tram route 24
Tram route 24 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, which runs from La Trobe Street in the city centre, to North Balwyn. Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it falls within Metcard ticketing Zone 1....
and 109
Melbourne tram route 109
Tram route 109 or simply The 109 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs between a terminus in Box Hill and a terminus near Station Pier in Port Melbourne...
on Victoria Street
Victoria Street, Melbourne
Victoria Street is one of the major thoroughfares of inner Melbourne. Running east to west, Victoria Street touches the Hoddle Grid at the intersection of La Trobe Street and Spring Street, opposite the Carlton Gardens. It runs from its terminus at the intersection of Munster Terrace in North...
, tram numbers 78
Melbourne tram route 78
Tram route 78 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The route starts at the Victoria St terminus , then runs along Church St, Richmond, crossing Bridge Rd and Swan St . It continues over the Yarra River along Chapel St, crossing Toorak Rd at stop 49...
and 79
Melbourne tram route 79
Tram route 79 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from North Richmond to St Kilda Beach through the suburbs of South Yarra, Prahran, Windsor, Balaclava, and St, Kilda. Like most tram routes in Melbourne, it is entirely within Metcard ticketing Zone 1...
on Church Street, tram numbers 48
Melbourne tram route 48
Tram route 48 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from Victoria Harbour, Docklands to North Balwyn via Collins Street, Spring Street, Wellington Parade and Bridge Road...
and 75
Melbourne tram route 75
Tram route 75 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It runs from the corner of Spencer Street and La Trobe Street in the city centre to Vermont South in the eastern suburbs....
on Bridge Road
Bridge Road, Melbourne
Bridge Road is a major shopping strip in Melbourne, Australia. It is best known for its abundance of clothing factory outlets, which makes it a popular tourist attraction...
and tram number 70
Melbourne tram route 70
Tram route 70 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is operated by Camberwell Depot and runs from the Waterfront City Docklands to Wattle Park in Box Hill South...
on Swan Street
Swan Street, Melbourne
Swan Street is a major street running through the Melbourne suburbs of Richmond, Cremorne and Burnley. The section of the street between Punt Road and Alexandra Avenue is now known as Olympic Boulevard....
.
The main train station in Richmond is Richmond railway station
Richmond railway station, Melbourne
Richmond is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Richmond. It is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 1.-Facilities:...
, it is an interchange
Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...
for all metropolitan passenger trains to the eastern and south-eastern suburbs, viz. the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston, Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley, Sandringham and Alamein lines.
Other train stations in Richmond include Burnley
Burnley railway station, Melbourne
Burnley is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Burnley on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley and Alamein railway lines...
, East Richmond
East Richmond railway station, Melbourne
East Richmond is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave, Glen Waverley, and Alamein railway lines, on Church Street, in the suburb of Cremorne...
, North Richmond and West Richmond.
Health
Epworth HospitalEpworth Hospital
-Epworth HealthCare:Epworth HealthCare is a provider of acute medical, surgical and rehabilitation services in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The group has four divisions: Epworth Richmond, Epworth Eastern, Epworth Cliveden, Epworth Freemasons and Epworth Rehabilitation, with rehabilitation sites...
(private
Private hospital
A private hospital is a hospital owned by a profit company or a non-profit organisation and privately funded through payment for medical services by patients themselves, by insurers, or by foreign embassies. This practice is very common in the United States and Australia...
) is a major surgical hospital, it has a major campus in Richmond fronting both Bridge Road
Bridge Road, Melbourne
Bridge Road is a major shopping strip in Melbourne, Australia. It is best known for its abundance of clothing factory outlets, which makes it a popular tourist attraction...
and Erin Street.
The Melbourne Clinic (private
Private hospital
A private hospital is a hospital owned by a profit company or a non-profit organisation and privately funded through payment for medical services by patients themselves, by insurers, or by foreign embassies. This practice is very common in the United States and Australia...
) is a major psychiatric facility in Church Street.
Richmond in popular culture
- The 80s cult punk film1980s in filmThe decade of the 1980s in film involved many significant films.----Contents1 Events2 Top Grossing films3 Trends4 List of films: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.-Events:...
Dogs in SpaceDogs in SpaceDogs in Space is a 1986 Australian film set in the "little band scene" in Melbourne in 1978. It was directed by Richard Lowenstein and starred Michael Hutchence as Sam, the drug-addled frontman of the fictitious band from which the film takes its name....
by Richard LowensteinRichard LowensteinRichard Lowenstein is an Australian film director. He has written, produced and directed the feature films He Died With A Felafel In His Hand, Dogs In Space, Say a Little Prayer, Strikebound and Ghost Story, as well as numerous ground-breaking and award-winning music videos for bands such as INXS...
and starring Michael HutchenceMichael HutchenceMichael Kelland John Hutchence was an Australian musician and actor. He was the founding lead singer-songwriter of rock band :INXS from 1977 to his death in 1997, a period of twenty years. Hutchence was a member of short-lived pop rock group Max Q and recorded solo material which was released...
was filmed in Richmond. - SongwriterSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
Paul KellyPaul Kelly (musician)Paul Maurice Kelly is an Australian rock music singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player. He has performed solo, and has led numerous groups, including the Dots, the Coloured Girls, and the Messengers. He has worked with other artists and groups, including associated projects Professor...
's song 'Leaps and Bounds' mentions Richmond's 'clock on the silo', otherwise known as the Nylex ClockNylex ClockThe Nylex Clock is an iconic neon sign sitting atop malting storage silos in the suburb of Cremorne, Victoria, Australia. It is located adjacent to the northern bank of the Yarra River and the Monash Freeway and displays the time and temperature alternately. The text also alternates displaying the...
. - Ron BarassiRon BarassiRonald Dale Barassi, Jr AM is a former Australian rules football player and coach. During a long and decorated career, Barassi has been one of the most important figures in the history of Australian football. His father, Ron Barassi, Sr., was the first Australian footballer killed at Tobruk during...
formerly owned The Mountain View Hotel.
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