Ringwood North, Victoria
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Ringwood North is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 25 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood North had a population of 9,656.
, Australia, usually considered to be that area of Ringwood
north of the line of Mullum Mullum Road.
Ringwood North Post Office opened on 9 August 1920 in the then rural area.
Ringwood has its own shopping centre, and also plenty of parklands and reserves nearby without being excessively rural like Wonga Park
or Warrandyte
. Its roads feature a happy medium between the sterile, parallel streetscapes of Ringwood
and the circular, 'contour-line' style streets found in neighbouring Park Orchards
.
Ringwood North is a surprisingly hilly area, which is especially evident around the aptly named Loughnan's Hill area and the infamously steep Glenvale Road
. Glenvale Road also happens to mark the boundary between Ringwood North and Donvale
, and also the boundary between Maroondah and Manningham
. It was the scene of a rather major car accident several years ago in which a Holden HQ one-tonne utility carrying a large load of bricks overturned upon making its descent. Glenvale Road is also home to an 80 year old Tudor house of very famous heritage.
Government secondary schools in Ringwood North are:
.
, Fifi Box
, V8 Motor racing driver Steven Johnson, the O'Donnell family, Gary and Kelvin, footballers and sisters Shelley and Wendy both of whom represented Australia and Victoria in netball.
North Ringwood FC also provided VFL players: Gary O'Donnell, Dean Bailey (past Coach of AFL club Melbourne) Paul Salmon, Terry Cahill to VFL / AFL club Essendon over the last few years. Peter Banfield
past player with the Brisbane bears and his brother David who was captain and coach of Box Hill for many years.
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...
, 25 km north-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 North had a population of 9,656.
Local History
Ringwood North, Victoria is a residential suburb 29 km east of 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...
, Australia, usually considered to be that area of Ringwood
Ringwood, Victoria
Ringwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....
north of the line of Mullum Mullum Road.
Ringwood North Post Office opened on 9 August 1920 in the then rural area.
Ringwood has its own shopping centre, and also plenty of parklands and reserves nearby without being excessively rural like Wonga Park
Wonga Park, Victoria
Wonga Park a locality within Greater Melbourne beyond the Melbourne metropolitan area Urban Growth Boundary, 29 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham...
or Warrandyte
Warrandyte, Victoria
Warrandyte is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham...
. Its roads feature a happy medium between the sterile, parallel streetscapes of Ringwood
Ringwood, Victoria
Ringwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....
and the circular, 'contour-line' style streets found in neighbouring Park Orchards
Park Orchards, Victoria
Park Orchards is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Park Orchards had a population of 3590....
.
Ringwood North is a surprisingly hilly area, which is especially evident around the aptly named Loughnan's Hill area and the infamously steep Glenvale Road
Street luge
Street luge is an extreme gravity-powered activity that involves riding a streetluge board down a paved road or course. Street luge is also known as land luge or road luge...
. Glenvale Road also happens to mark the boundary between Ringwood North and Donvale
Donvale, Victoria
Donvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Donvale had a population of 11,667...
, and also the boundary between Maroondah and Manningham
City of Manningham
The City of Manningham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the northeastern suburbs of Melbourne. The total population is 118,544 , divided up into 10 suburbs, the largest being Doncaster and Templestowe, over an area of 113 square kilometres.The district spans a...
. It was the scene of a rather major car accident several years ago in which a Holden HQ one-tonne utility carrying a large load of bricks overturned upon making its descent. Glenvale Road is also home to an 80 year old Tudor house of very famous heritage.
Primary and Secondary Education in Ringwood North
Government primary schools in Ringwood North are:- http://www.ringwoodheights.vic.edu.au/ Ringwood Heights Primary School
- http://www.ringwoodnorthps.vic.edu.au/ Ringwood North Primary School
- http://www.mullumps.vic.edu.au/ Mullum Primary School.
Government secondary schools in Ringwood North are:
- Parkwood Secondary CollegeParkwood Secondary CollegeParkwood Secondary College is a co-educational public secondary school located in the eastern suburb of Ringwood North in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
(Located in Tortice Drive), and - Norwood Secondary CollegeNorwood Secondary CollegeNorwood Secondary College is a secondary college in the Eastern suburbs, situated in North Ringwood, Victoria, Australia and right next to Mullum Primary School...
(located in Byron Street).
Sport
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, The North Ringwood Saints, 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....
.
Notable people
From North Ringwood have come Nick Malceski, Pat CashPat Cash
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash is a retired Australian professional tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.-Early career:...
, Fifi Box
Fifi Box
Fifi Box is an Australian radio broadcaster and television personality, formerly hosting The Shebang with Marty Sheargold on Triple M, and presenter on the Seven Network's Sunrise program....
, V8 Motor racing driver Steven Johnson, the O'Donnell family, Gary and Kelvin, footballers and sisters Shelley and Wendy both of whom represented Australia and Victoria in netball.
North Ringwood FC also provided VFL players: Gary O'Donnell, Dean Bailey (past Coach of AFL club Melbourne) Paul Salmon, Terry Cahill to VFL / AFL club Essendon over the last few years. Peter Banfield
Peter Banfield
Peter Charles Banfield is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Essendon and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League during the 1980s.-Playing Career:...
past player with the Brisbane bears and his brother David who was captain and coach of Box Hill for many years.
See also
- City of Doncaster and Templestowe - the former local government area of which Ringwood North was a part.
- City of RingwoodCity of RingwoodThe City of Ringwood was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1924 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Ringwood North was a part.