Templestowe Lower, Victoria
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Templestowe Lower is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 15 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
. It's Local Government Area is the City of Manningham
. At the 2006 Census, Templestowe Lower had a population of 13,020.
Templestowe Lower is bounded in the west by Rose Avenue, Russell Street and Sheahans Road, in the north by the Yarra River
, in the east by Ruffey Creek and Williamsons Road, and in the south generally by Manningham Road.
It is home to primary schools and a secondary school, Templestowe College. Like the neighbouring Templestowe, it is poorly serviced by public transportation, lying geographically between two existing rail lines (Hurstbridge and Belgrave/Lilydale). A modest bus service exists, running from Lower Templestowe into the city or to the nearest train lines.
regulations. The area was sometimes known as Unwin's Special Survey
. Many European immigrants moved to Templestowe in the 1970s
Templestowe Lower Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1973.
Templestowe Lower has one shopping centre, Macedon Square/Plaza (Named after the Macedonian Empire). It has a Safeway supermarket, pharmacy, medical centre, post office, several banks and other shops. There are also 2 fast food outlets, Red Rooster and McDonalds, situated opposite Macedon Plaza. Also in this location is Manningham Medical Centre. On the northern side of the suburb are two other fast food outlets/restaurants: Souvlaki Hut and Taco Bill. Templestowe Hotel, despite the name, is actually located in Templestowe Lower.
Templestowe Lower has 2 government primary schools, Templestowe Valley Primary School and Templestowe Heights Primary School, as well as a Catholic primary school, St Kevin's. There is also a secondary college, Templestowe College.
Templestowe Lower's main roads include High Street, Lynwood Parade, Thompsons Road, Manningham Road and Williamsons Road.
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Nick James - Renowned academic and table tennis afficionado also resides in the area.
Melbourne
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, Victoria
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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....
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, 15 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...
. It's Local Government Area is the City of 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...
. At the 2006 Census, Templestowe Lower had a population of 13,020.
Templestowe Lower is bounded in the west by Rose Avenue, Russell Street and Sheahans Road, in the north by the Yarra River
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...
, in the east by Ruffey Creek and Williamsons Road, and in the south generally by Manningham Road.
It is home to primary schools and a secondary school, Templestowe College. Like the neighbouring Templestowe, it is poorly serviced by public transportation, lying geographically between two existing rail lines (Hurstbridge and Belgrave/Lilydale). A modest bus service exists, running from Lower Templestowe into the city or to the nearest train lines.
History
In 1841 Frederic Unwin, a Sydney solicitor, purchased 5,120 acres or eight square miles of land, including most of the present suburb of Templestowe Lower. The land was purchased from the Crown for one pound an acre under the terms of the short-lived Special SurveyPort Phillip District Special Surveys
In August 1840, the Colonial Land and Emigration Commissioners of the British Government decided to allow the purchase of land anywhere in the Port Phillip District of New South Wales – now Victoria, Australia. Special Surveys could be requested to enable the purchase of , or eight square...
regulations. The area was sometimes known as Unwin's Special Survey
Unwin's Special Survey
In 1841, Frederic Unwin, a Sydney solicitor, purchased 5,120 acres or eight square miles of land approximately 10 km north-east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
. Many European immigrants moved to Templestowe in the 1970s
Templestowe Lower Post Office opened around 1902 and closed in 1973.
Points of interest
Templestowe Lower has 2 government primary schools, Templestowe Valley Primary School and Templestowe Heights Primary School, as well as a Catholic primary school, St Kevin's. There is also a secondary college, Templestowe College.
Transport
Like all other suburbs in the Local Government Area of Manningham, Templestowe Lower does not have any tram or train services. Templestowe Lower is served solely by buses in terms of public transport.- 200 City – BulleenBulleen, VictoriaBulleen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Bulleen had a population of 10,528.-Etymology:...
via Kew Junction, Box Hill (every day). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
. - 203 City – BulleenBulleen, VictoriaBulleen is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Bulleen had a population of 10,528.-Etymology:...
via Kew Junction (Monday to Friday). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
. - 205 University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
– Westfield DoncasterWestfield DoncasterWestfield Doncaster is a shopping centre 50% owned by the Westfield Group and 50% owned by LaSalle Investment Management located in Doncaster, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia...
via Kew Junction, Bulleen (Monday to Friday (peak)). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
. - 280 The Pines SCStockland The PinesStockland The Pines is a sub regional shopping centre owned by Stockland in Doncaster East, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It was opened on 27 October 1986 by the state opposition leader of the time Jeff Kennett. The centre is located 19 km east of the Melbourne CBD on the corner...
– The Pines SCStockland The PinesStockland The Pines is a sub regional shopping centre owned by Stockland in Doncaster East, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It was opened on 27 October 1986 by the state opposition leader of the time Jeff Kennett. The centre is located 19 km east of the Melbourne CBD on the corner...
via Tunstall Square SC, Westfield Doncaster, Templestowe Village SC, The Pines SC (Monday to Saturday). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
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via Westfield Doncaster, Box Hill (Monday to Saturday). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
. - 282 The Pines SCStockland The PinesStockland The Pines is a sub regional shopping centre owned by Stockland in Doncaster East, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It was opened on 27 October 1986 by the state opposition leader of the time Jeff Kennett. The centre is located 19 km east of the Melbourne CBD on the corner...
– The Pines SCStockland The PinesStockland The Pines is a sub regional shopping centre owned by Stockland in Doncaster East, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It was opened on 27 October 1986 by the state opposition leader of the time Jeff Kennett. The centre is located 19 km east of the Melbourne CBD on the corner...
via Tunstall Square SC, Westfield Doncaster, Templestowe Village SC, The Pines SC (Monday to Saturday). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
. - 309 City – DonvaleDonvale, VictoriaDonvale 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...
via Doncaster Park & Ride (Monday to Friday). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
. - 313 City – Doncaster Park & Ride (Monday to Friday (peak)). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
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– Mordialloc SC via Essendon, Northland SC, Box Hill, Chadstone SC (every day). Operated by Ventura Bus LinesVentura Bus LinesVentura is a privately owned bus and coach operator in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Today the largest private Melbourne bus company, and operates a number of bus routes under contract from the Victorian State Government. The company purchased National Bus Company for A$45 million, and the Mount...
and WestransWestransWestrans is the brand under which ComfortDelGro Cabcharge markets its bus services to the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.-Routes:Routes operated under Westrans Sunshine...
. - 905 City – The Pines SCStockland The PinesStockland The Pines is a sub regional shopping centre owned by Stockland in Doncaster East, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It was opened on 27 October 1986 by the state opposition leader of the time Jeff Kennett. The centre is located 19 km east of the Melbourne CBD on the corner...
via Eastern Freeway, Templestowe (every day). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
. - 908 City – The Pines SCStockland The PinesStockland The Pines is a sub regional shopping centre owned by Stockland in Doncaster East, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It was opened on 27 October 1986 by the state opposition leader of the time Jeff Kennett. The centre is located 19 km east of the Melbourne CBD on the corner...
via Eastern Freeway, Doncaster East (every day). Operated by NationalBusNational Bus CompanyThe National Bus Company, or NBC, was the Australian brand for National Express Group's mass transit bus services in Melbourne and Brisbane. Its sister companies were Westbus, Hillsbus, and Glenorie in Sydney, Southern Coast Transit in Perth.-Routes:...
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Templestowe Lower's main roads include High Street, Lynwood Parade, Thompsons Road, Manningham Road and Williamsons Road.
Notable residents
Templestowe Lower is the home of two of Manningham's Olympians: Kim Crow, who is on the rowing team and Scott Martin, an Australian shot putter who is best known for appearing on the Commonwealth Bank TV advertisement which aired during the 2006 Commonwealth Games2006 Commonwealth Games
The 2006 Commonwealth Games were held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia between 15 March and 26 March 2006. It was the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held.The site...
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- Mark WilsonMark Wilson (dancer)Mark Wilson is a professional Australian ballroom dancer and dance teacher. He is best known for being a judge on the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars ....
ran a dance studio on Thompsons Road until it was burnt down in 2008.
Nick James - Renowned academic and table tennis afficionado also resides in the area.
See also
- City of Doncaster and Templestowe - the former local government area of which Templestowe Lower was a part.