Sandringham, Victoria
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Sandringham is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 16 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside
. At the 2006 Census, Sandringham had a population of 8693.
Sandringham includes one of the early estates in the parish of Moorabbin developed by Josiah Holloway from 1852. Named Gipsy Village, lots were sold between 1852 and 1854 though little settlement took place in the early years. Gipsy Village Post Office opened on 1 April 1868, closed in 1871, reopened in 1873 and was renamed Sandringham in 1887.
Most people living in the Sandringham area would be oblivious to the fact that there used to be an aboriginal tribe where Sandringham is today. The tribe where Sandringham is located is called, "Bun Wurrung", many other tribes surrounded it such as Wurundjeri and Watha Wurrung.
Tribes in Victoria.
at the end of the Sandringham railway line, Sandringham is a popular location for beachgoers and has a quaint village atmosphere with a number of cafes and gourmet food and drink outlets. There is a popular coast walk that is attractive to residents and visitors alike. The Sandringham Yacht Club is host to a number of Sydney Hobart yacht race winners.
Sandringham is home to a number of notable Victorian identities, ranging from football players to those who have held posts of high public prominence. Property ranges from grand Beach Road residences to the equally prestigious properties found in the many tree lined streets making Sandringham one of Melbourne's most expensive suburbs.
The suburb once had a large coffee palace overlooking the beach, the Sandringham Hotel, which was redeveloped in the 1960s. The main streets are still home to some remaining elegant old buildings, including the old railway station.
Sandringham is home to Sandringham Primary School, opened in 1855, and one of the oldest schools in Victoria.
Sandringham Village has a selection of cafes, restaurants and take away shops. The main supermarket in Sandringham is Coles. It also hosts offices for four real estate companies.
. Celebrity Rex Hunt
played for Sandringham in 1980 and 1981. Many players from the Sandringham Football Club have gone on to play in the AFL
, including Chris Judd
and Ted Richards
. Sandringham also has an athletics track which hosts many school sports days and the Little aths program. Sandringham netball association courts are nearby. Sandringham Soccer Club is one of Melbourne's prominent soccer clubs, particularly in girls' and women's competitions.
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...
, 16 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 Bayside
City of Bayside
The City of Bayside is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the southern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of 36 square kilometres and has a estimated population of 96,329 people.-City of Brighton:...
. At the 2006 Census, Sandringham had a population of 8693.
History
Most people living in the Sandringham area would be oblivious to the fact that there used to be an aboriginal tribe where Sandringham is today. The tribe where Sandringham is located is called, "Bun Wurrung", many other tribes surrounded it such as Wurundjeri and Watha Wurrung.
Tribes in Victoria.
Today
Sandringham is one of Melbourne's more prestigious bayside suburbs. Located beside Port PhillipPort 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...
at the end of the Sandringham railway line, Sandringham is a popular location for beachgoers and has a quaint village atmosphere with a number of cafes and gourmet food and drink outlets. There is a popular coast walk that is attractive to residents and visitors alike. The Sandringham Yacht Club is host to a number of Sydney Hobart yacht race winners.
Sandringham is home to a number of notable Victorian identities, ranging from football players to those who have held posts of high public prominence. Property ranges from grand Beach Road residences to the equally prestigious properties found in the many tree lined streets making Sandringham one of Melbourne's most expensive suburbs.
The suburb once had a large coffee palace overlooking the beach, the Sandringham Hotel, which was redeveloped in the 1960s. The main streets are still home to some remaining elegant old buildings, including the old railway station.
Sandringham is home to Sandringham Primary School, opened in 1855, and one of the oldest schools in Victoria.
Sandringham Village has a selection of cafes, restaurants and take away shops. The main supermarket in Sandringham is Coles. It also hosts offices for four real estate companies.
Sports
The suburb is home to the Sandringham Football Club, known as the Zebras, one of the more successful clubs in the Victorian Football LeagueVictorian Football League
The Victorian Football League which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association , taking its new name as from the 1996 season, is the premier Australian rules football league in Victoria The Victorian Football League (VFL) which evolved from the former Victorian Football Association...
. Celebrity Rex Hunt
Rex Hunt
Rex James Hunt is an Australian television and radio personality, and a former Australian rules football player. He is an Australian rules football commentator, currently on the 1116 SEN radio station with son in law Lee Raynor conducting a program called Off The Hook. He is better known around...
played for Sandringham in 1980 and 1981. Many players from the Sandringham Football Club have gone on to play in the 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...
, including Chris Judd
Chris Judd
Christopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
and Ted Richards
Ted Richards
Ted Richards is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League .He was recruited as the number 27 draft pick in the 2000 AFL Draft from Xavier College...
. Sandringham also has an athletics track which hosts many school sports days and the Little aths program. Sandringham netball association courts are nearby. Sandringham Soccer Club is one of Melbourne's prominent soccer clubs, particularly in girls' and women's competitions.
Landmarks
- Picnic Point
- Trevor Barker Beach OvalTrevor Barker Beach OvalThe Trevor Barker Oval is an Australian rules football ground in Beach Road, Sandringham, Victoria Australia.It was named after the St Kilda Football Club champion Trevor Barker, who died of cancer in 1996 at the age of 39...
- Sandringham Rotunda
- Sandringham Yacht Club
Notable residents
- Bob HawkeBob HawkeRobert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister....
- Former Prime Minister of Australia lived in Keats Street from 1958 to 1964 and Royal Avenue from 1964 until the early 1980s. - Alan Marshall - Author of I Can Jump Puddles lived in Sandringham for a time. A bronze bust dedicated to him stands outside the Sandringham Library on Abbott Street.
- Chris JuddChris JuddChristopher Dylan "Chris" Judd is a professional Australian rules footballer and current captain of the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League ....
- West Coast EaglesWest Coast EaglesThe West Coast Eagles are an Australian rules football club which plays in the Australian Football League. The club is based in Perth, Western Australia. The club was founded in 1986 and played its first games in the 1987 season. Its current home ground is Subiaco Oval...
premiership captain and currently Carlton captain was born in Sandringham and played football for the Sandringham footy club as a junior. - Guy BoydGuy Boyd (sculptor)Guy Martin à Beckett Boyd was an Australian sculptor.Born in Murrumbeena, Victoria, he was a member of the famous Boyd artistic dynasty, and brother of painters Arthur Boyd and David Boyd. Guy Boyd was a potter and figurative sculptor noted for his ability to capture the fluidity and sensuality of...
- Australian potter and bronze sculptor. - Brad HodgeBrad HodgeBradley John Hodge is an Australian and Victorian cricketer. He attended St Bede's College in Mentone, Victoria. He is a right hand batsman who bats in the middle order, as well as a part time right arm off spin bowler....
- Victorian BushrangersVictorian BushrangersThe Victorian cricket team, nicknamed the Bushrangers, is an Australian cricket team based in Melbourne, that represents the state of Victoria. It is administered by Cricket Victoria and draws its players from Melbourne's Premier Cricket competition...
- Australian Cricketer - Tim FlanneryTim FlanneryTimothy Fridtjof Flannery is an Australian mammalogist, palaeontologist, environmentalist and global warming activist....
, scientist and Australian of the Year 2007, grew up in Sandringham in the 1950s and 60s.