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Doncaster
Melbourne, Victoria

Westfield Doncaster Office Tower in Doncaster
Population: 17,879 (2006)[1]
Established: 1860s
Postcode: 3108
Area: 8. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Westfield Doncaster (better known by locals as 'Doncaster Shoppingtown' or simply 'Shoppo' is a Shopping centre 50% owned by the Westfield Group and 50% owned In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 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. 9 km² (3. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 4 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $675,000[2]
Location: 18 km (11 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Manningham
State District: Doncaster, Bulleen
Federal Division: Menzies
Suburbs around Doncaster:
Bulleen Templestowe Lower Templestowe
Balwyn North Doncaster Doncaster East
Mont Albert North Box Hill North Blackburn North

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History

The Doncaster region was settled in the 1860s and 1870s predominantly by German settler orchardists. The German community was named Waldau,[3] but the name Doncaster gradually became commonly accepted. A Lutheran church was the first one in Doncaster in 1858. A Lutheran school opened in 1860 and a denominational school in 1861. [4] Schramm's Cottage, an historic stone cottage originally situated in Doncaster Road (at the site of the fountain next to the Municipal Offices) has been relocated to the site of the original Lutheran Church building in Victoria Street in the 1970s. The remains of the Waldau Cemetery, where approximately 150 burials took place between 1853 and 1888, are located in the grounds of Schramm's Cottage. [5]

In the 1880s an observation tower (285 ft high) was constructed on Doncaster Hill, which attracted day-trippers to (what was then) the countryside. Doncaster Hill is one of the highest points in the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia.

Doncaster was the location of the first electric tram to run in Melbourne in 1889. A tram, tramcar, trolley, trolley car, or streetcar is a railborne vehicle, of lighter weight and construction than a Train Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The tram started in Doncaster and ended in Box Hill (Approx 3. Box Hill is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Whitehorse. 5km away). The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Consequently this was named "Tram Road". However, the service didn't gain any profit, so the service ended in 1896 due to feuds with land holders and financial problems. [6]

Doncaster remained an orchard area until the 1970s with the majority of houses built from the 1950s to the 1980s.

Doncaster Hill is an ambitious project transforming Central Doncaster, (Doncaster Hill) into an apartment and retail mecca. Doncaster Hill is one of the highest points in the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. Being only 12 km from the city and with fantastic views of the Melbourne CBD skyline, much time and investment has been placed by the City of Manningham. The Melbourne city centre (referred to as The City or The CBD (Central Business District or more recently in planning parlance The CAD, or Central The City of Manningham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. However, a lot of apartments have not sold like predicted, and there is much controversy about the cost and scale of the project, and the impact that extra traffic chaos will create - especially as there is poor public transport services in the area. Traffic on Roads may consist of Pedestrians ridden or herded Animals Vehicles Streetcars and other Conveyances either singly

Geography

Doncaster is a suburb centred around Doncaster Hill, which is 12 km east from the Melbourne central business district. Doncaster Hill is one of the highest points in the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Australia. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 The border of the suburb follows the Koonung Creek from Doncaster Road, along the south of the suburb to Wetherby Road, Wetherby Rd & Victoria St form the eastern border and the northern border follows Ruffey Creek, Williamsons Road, Manningham Rd and Ayr Street to the junction of the Koonung Creek and Doncaster Road.

Transport

Doncaster was first settled with the first electric tram in the Southern Hemisphere in the late 1800s. Operating from Box Hill to Doncaster (along what is today Tram Road), the tram opened up accessibility to much land in the area. Box Hill is the name of several places including Box Hill Surrey, England (scene of an important section of Jane Austen's novel Emma) Unfortunately, the line did not last more than a few years.

The major east-west road (Doncaster Road) leads from Kew to Donvale. Kew is a Suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. Donvale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. The Eastern Freeway terminated at Doncaster Road at the western edge of the suburb from 1983 to December 1997. The Eastern Freeway is an urban Freeway in Melbourne, Australia.

As a result of a decision by the Victorian Cain Labor Government, the stage 2 section from Bulleen Road to Doncaster Road was only 2 lanes each way. John Cain (born 26 April 1931) Australian Labor Party politician was the 41st Premier of Victoria, holding office from 1982 During this period Doncaster suffered from heavy traffic congestion and air pollution as Doncaster Road carried 60,000 vehicles a day as a major arterial road. Since the Kennett Government extended the Eastern Freeway along the course of the Koonung Creek to Springvale Road, Doncaster's through-traffic has dropped considerably. Jeffrey Gibb Kennett AC (born 2 March 1948 Australian politician was the Premier of Victoria from 1992 to 1999 Koonung Creek is a small Tributary to the Yarra River in Melbourne's east Route 40, or the Bell / Springvale State Highway is the longest urban highway in Melbourne (other than the Princes Highway) linking

Throughout the 1970s the Doncaster line was planned by the state government to run down the middle of the Eastern Freeway, with land acquired for the line but sold in the 1980s. The Doncaster railway line is a proposed suburban railway in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [7] Various plans have also been made for extension of the route 48 tram north to Doncaster. Tram route 48 is a Public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. [8] Present bus services exist in the area running from a park and ride centre, along dedicated transit lanes to the city.

Shopping

In 1969, Westfield Doncaster (or "Westfield Shoppingtown Doncaster") was built on the corner of Doncaster and Williamsons Roads, and is a well-known shopping complex in Melbourne. Westfield Doncaster (better known by locals as 'Doncaster Shoppingtown' or simply 'Shoppo' is a Shopping centre 50% owned by the Westfield Group and 50% owned In the early 1980s and again in the early 1990s, it was renovated and extended to its current state. From September 2006 however, it has been under construction as the centre is extended once more, due to be completed in late 2008. [1]

Schools

Schools In Doncaster are

Government

Doncaster has a Victorian State Parliamentary seat named after it, the Electoral district of Doncaster. Doncaster Secondary College, is a Secondary school in Melbourne Victoria Australia. East Doncaster Secondary College (EDSC is a government High school in the suburb of Doncaster East, Melbourne, Australia. The Electoral district of Doncaster is a metropolitan electorate of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, located approximately 13 kilometres north-east of Melbourne The current member is Mary Wooldridge. Doncaster is encompassed within the Federal Seat of Menzies, and Kevin Andrews is the local member. The Division of Menzies is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. Kevin Andrews could refer to Kevin Andrews (Australian politician (born 1955 former Australian federal minister Kevin At the municipal level, it is situated within the City of Manningham. The City of Manningham is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia.

See also

References

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  2. ^ Doncaster Suburb Profile, accessed 6 May 2008
  3. ^ German placenames in Australia. www. teachers. ash. org. au. Retrieved on 2008-03-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
  4. ^ Doncaster, Victoria (via web.archive.org). Australian Places Gazetteer. Retrieved on 2008-03-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
  5. ^ Schramm's Cottage (via web.archive.org). Doncaster Templestowe Historical Society. Retrieved on 2008-03-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
  6. ^ Box Hill - Doncaster Electric Tramway 1889-1896, Box Hill and Doncaster Victoria - Engineering Heritage Victoria. home. vicnet. net. au. Retrieved on 2008-03-17. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger
  7. ^ Stephen Cauchi (February 1998). "Whatever Happened to the Proposed Railway to Doncaster East". Newsrail 26 (2): page 40-44. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division).  
  8. ^ The Age - 'Rail line would replace 10,000 cars' - October 18, 2006. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-07-30. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1419 - First Defenestration of Prague. 1502 - Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Islands off

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