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Camberwell
Melbourne, Victoria

Camberwell Town Hall
Population: 19,637 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3124
Area: 5. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Camberwell Town Hall is located on Camberwell Road Camberwell, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 8 km² (2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 2 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $962,500 [2]
Location: 13 km (8 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Boroondara
State District: Hawthorn, Burwood
Federal Division: Kooyong, Higgins
Suburbs around Camberwell:
Hawthorn East Canterbury Surrey Hills
Hawthorn East Camberwell Burwood
Glen Iris Glen Iris Burwood
Burke Road, Camberwell (looking north from Camberwell Junction)
Burke Road, Camberwell (looking north from Camberwell Junction)

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A feature sight of Camberwell is the Burke Road shopping strip, which stretches north approximately 600 m from Camberwell Junction, where three tram routes converge - the 70, 72, and 75. Burke Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. Camberwell Junction is a major intersection in Melbourne, Australia. This is a list of Tram routes operated by Yarra Trams in the city of Melbourne, Australia. Tram route 70 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tram route 72 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Tram route 75 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Half-way up the shopping strip is Camberwell railway station, which services the Belgrave, Lilydale, and Alamein train lines. Camberwell is a railway station which serves the Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein lines in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell The Belgrave railway line is a Broad gauge electric Suburban railway in Melbourne, Australia. The Lilydale railway line is a Suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. The Alamein railway line is a Suburban electric railway in Melbourne, Australia. This is a list of the 200 currently operating suburban railway stations (216 including greater metropolitan stations in Melbourne, Australia East Camberwell, Riversdale, Willison, and Hartwell stations also lie within the suburb's boundaries. East Camberwell is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Camberwell on the Lilydale Riversdale is a Railway station on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. Willison is a Railway station on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. Hartwell is a Railway station on the Alamein line in Melbourne, Australia. Several bus routes also cover the area. This is a list of bus routes that are part of the Melbourne bus network.

The historic Rivoli Cinemas sit just west of Camberwell Junction in the adjacent suburb of Hawthorn East

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History

Camberwell received its name as a result of an early settler being reminded of the way three roads intersected in the south London district of Camberwell. Hawthorn East, is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. Camberwell is a district of London, England and forms part of the London Borough of Southwark. The development that followed was a product of the expansion of Melbourne's suburban rail network in the 1880s. The Prospect Hill area is adjacent to the railway station and is the oldest part of the suburb. The original subdivision was relatively generous blocks which were quickly filled with fine Victorian and Edwardian houses. Due to its hilly topography, many east-west streets in the Prospect Hill area have an excellent view of Melbourne's central business district. Its main commercial centre developed along Burke Road from its railway station to Camberwell Junction, some 500m to the south. Burke Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. Camberwell Junction is a major intersection in Melbourne, Australia. Several tram routes converge on this point. Though Burke Road is the boundary with Hawthorn East, this precinct is effectively the 'centre' of Camberwell.

Though the area was originally agricultural, Camberwell is now one of the most well-established of Melbourne's 'middle-ring' suburbs. It is part of the City of Boroondara, the local government area with the lowest socio-economic disadvantage index in Australia. The City of Boroondara is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. There is almost no industrial land in Camberwell, and commercial uses are concentrated near the Burke Road precinct, which has long been one of the busiest in suburban Melbourne. Burke Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. House prices in Boroondara are well-above the metropolitan median and those in the Prospect Hill precinct are several times the Boroondara median.

Development Controversies

The multimodal accessibility of the Burke Road precinct, and the desirability of the suburb as a place to live has meant that development pressures have long existed in Camberwell. At the same time, the area has a long history of resident action in the face of perceived threats its identity and way of life. For example, In the 1970s a plan to re-develop a large section of the Burke Road shopping strip and its hinterland into a mall and commercial complex was fiercely fought and won. Burke Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. The site is well-known for its market, held every weekend on a large parking area behind the shopping strip. Though the carpark has been upgraded, the market is still a feature and continues to attract a diverse base of traders and customers from around Melbourne.

More recently, a furore erupted amongst locals over plans to develop the 'air rights' over the Camberwell railway station. Camberwell is a railway station which serves the Belgrave, Lilydale and Alamein lines in the eastern Melbourne suburb of Camberwell This local dispute gained air-time on national television, radio and in the broadsheet press, and was very publicly supported by Geoffrey Rush and Barry Humphries. Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Camberwell station lies in a cutting that carves its way through the side of Prospect Hill. There is a large marshalling yard adjacent to the station and a carpark, which form a significant break in the Burke Road streetscape. Burke Road is a major north-south thoroughfare in Melbourne, Australia. Local planners had for many years been aware of the potential for improving the local urban environment and a structure plan from 1988 incorporated the idea of developing over the station. The logic of 'transit-oriented development' (TOD) is essentially the same as that which had driven the Burke Road precinct oirginally, and the same principle of intensifying land uses around public transport nodes was claimed to be what drove the plans for Camberwell station. TOD in cities Many cities in the USA and Canada are developing TOD policy

Arguably, the process and the proposal were very poorly handled, and the local community were up in arms. The concept design showed little regard for TOD principles, incorporating several levels of car-parking for the employees of the offices above, and no residential component. To many locals, the design denigrated the heritage-listed station building. Geoffrey Rush (a user of the station) led the community in an attempt to stop the development, while Barry Humphries shared the stage at a rally against the project on one of his visits from London. Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian The comedian performed a poem about planners at the rally which, in typical Humphries style contained elements of satire that appeared to be about local prejudices as much as the planning profession. A decision as to the fate of the station has not yet been made public.

A recent release of plans to develop the old bank adjacent to Sofia's Pizza House into a seven floor high building resulted in the Boroondara Residents'Action Group (BRAG) and the Council taking it to VCAT. The decision resulted in the development being cut back to five floors and the higher levels had to be set back further.

Other developments in the area which anger the local residents are a fifteen story development proposed right at the junction on the old "Henly Honda" site. Another development fought and over-ruled in VCAT is the Burke Avenue site which is being developed as a 7-storey complex with a Coles Supermarket on the ground floor.

Notable residents

Australian singers Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue were raised in nearby Burwood and attended Camberwell High School, and it is now also the home of actor Geoffrey Rush. Michael Peter Balzary (born October 16 1962 more commonly known by the Stage name Flea, is an Australian-born American Bassist, Trumpet player Red Hot Chili Peppers are Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Peter Howard Costello (born 14 August 1957 is an Australian politician William Lucas may refer to William Lucas (politician (1800–1877 nineteenth century politician and lawyer from Virginia William Lucas (British Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE, born 28 May 1968 is an Australian pop Singer - Songwriter and occasional Actress. Danielle Jane Minogue (born 20 October 1971 known as Dannii, is an Australian singer songwriter Television personality and occasional actress, Burwood is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. Camberwell High School is a government funded Co-educational High school for years 7 to 12 and is located on Prospect Hill Rd in Canterbury An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Geoffrey Roy Rush (born 6 July 1951 is a Golden Globe - BAFTA - Emmy - AFI - and Academy Award -winning Australian actor The Australian comedian and gladioli-tossing Barry Humphries (best known as the man behind Dame Edna) also spent his childhood years in the leafy Golf Links Estate at 36 Christowel Street. A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh Gladiolus (from Latin, the Diminutive of gladius, a Sword) is a Genus of Flowering plants in the iris family John Barry Humphries, AO, CBE (born 17 February 1934, Kew, Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian Dame Edna Everage is a character played by Australian Comedian Barry Humphries.

Culture

Camberwell Market is a weekly event held to support Rotary that allows residents and non-residents to sell used clothes, books, furniture, crafts etc to crowds wandering the markets each Sunday. The market has a colourful atmosphere and attracts crowds from afar who enjoy wondering the morning market and the occasional cinnamon donut in the carpark. Between 1926 and 1990, Camberwell was represented in the Victorian Football Association by the Camberwell Football Club

See also

References

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  2. ^ domain.com.au: Camberwell

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