Ringwood East, Victoria
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Ringwood East is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 25 km east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood East had a population of 9280.
It is located in the "Green Belt" of Melbourne with a lot of native trees and wildlife preserved in areas such as Wombalono Park and its surrounding suburban streets.
The access to high performing public schools such as Ringwood Secondary College, as well as renowned private schools Tintern Girls Grammar and Aquinas College
is leading to high demand for housing in Ringwood East. The area is now being seen as a real life-style option by people who may have previously looked to areas such as Balwyn and Camberwell for quality schools.
Ringwood East has its own railway station, and is a Zone 2 station on the Lilydale railway line.
Ringwood East Post Office opened around 1902 in what was then a rural area, before the railway station opened in 1925.
, Old Lilydale Road and Beaufort Roads. At the time of the hotel's existence, the area was grazing land. Hotels in these times usually began as shanties, selling coffee to passing coaches, before gaining their liquor licences.
Although some historians have speculated that the name is derived from the Scottish word 'burn', meaning 'stream', it is more popularly believed to be derived from a canvas toll bridge in the area which was burnt down. The hotel was also known to locals as The Blazing Stump.
The shopping precinct serves residents from both sides of Maroondah Highway
and from as far as Mount Dandenong Road.
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They are based at the reserve on the corner of Mount Dandenong Road and Dublin Road. The East Ringwood Cricket Club and Tennis Club are also on the same large block of land.
Melbourne
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, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
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, Australia
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, 25 km 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 Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood East had a population of 9280.
It is located in the "Green Belt" of Melbourne with a lot of native trees and wildlife preserved in areas such as Wombalono Park and its surrounding suburban streets.
The access to high performing public schools such as Ringwood Secondary College, as well as renowned private schools Tintern Girls Grammar and Aquinas College
Aquinas College, Melbourne
Aquinas College is a co-educational Roman Catholic college located in the Melbourne suburb of Ringwood.The current Principal is Tony O'Byrne, who has held the position since 1989. In 2007, O'Byrne was selected by the Herald Sun as "Principal of the Year"...
is leading to high demand for housing in Ringwood East. The area is now being seen as a real life-style option by people who may have previously looked to areas such as Balwyn and Camberwell for quality schools.
Ringwood East has its own railway station, and is a Zone 2 station on the Lilydale railway line.
Ringwood East Post Office opened around 1902 in what was then a rural area, before the railway station opened in 1925.
Burnt Bridge
Burnt Bridge is a locality within the suburb. It is named after the Burnt Bridge Hotel, which was operated by Elizabeth Moore and Lucy Dawson as early as the 1840s, and located along the Lilydale Trail, near the present day junction of Maroondah HighwayMaroondah Highway
Maroondah Highway , is a major east-west thoroughfare in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and a highway servicing the lower alpine region Victoria, Australia.-History:...
, Old Lilydale Road and Beaufort Roads. At the time of the hotel's existence, the area was grazing land. Hotels in these times usually began as shanties, selling coffee to passing coaches, before gaining their liquor licences.
Although some historians have speculated that the name is derived from the Scottish word 'burn', meaning 'stream', it is more popularly believed to be derived from a canvas toll bridge in the area which was burnt down. The hotel was also known to locals as The Blazing Stump.
The shopping precinct serves residents from both sides of Maroondah Highway
Maroondah Highway
Maroondah Highway , is a major east-west thoroughfare in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne and a highway servicing the lower alpine region Victoria, Australia.-History:...
and from as far as Mount Dandenong Road.
Sporting Clubs
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, The East Ringwood Kangaroos, competing in the Eastern Football LeagueEastern Football League (Australia)
The Eastern Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne....
.
They are based at the reserve on the corner of Mount Dandenong Road and Dublin Road. The East Ringwood Cricket Club and Tennis Club are also on the same large block of land.