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Transport

The number 59 tram provides public transport along Mt Alexander and Keilor roads to the city. Tram route 59 is a public transport service in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Train services are available from Essendon, Glenbervie, and Strathmore railway stations on the Craigieburn railway line. Essendon railway station is located on Buckley Street near Mt Alexander Road in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon, 9 Glenbervie is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Essendon, on the Craigieburn Strathmore is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Strathmore, on the Craigieburn The Craigieburn railway line is a Suburban electric railway inner section of the main North East railway line serving the northern suburbs of Melbourne

Bus services are also available from Essendon with several routes ending at the station or continuing through to Moonee Ponds. Essendon railway station is located on Buckley Street near Mt Alexander Road in the Melbourne suburb of Essendon, 9 Moonee Ponds is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located in the suburb of Moonee Ponds, on the Craigieburn

The suburb is bordered on the south west by the Maribyrnong River Trail, and on the east and north by the Moonee Ponds Creek Trail. The Maribyrnong River Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows the Maribyrnong River through the north western suburbs The Moonee Ponds Creek Trail is a shared use path for cyclists and Pedestrians which follows the Moonee Ponds Creek through the northern suburbs of Both are used by commuting and recreational cyclists.

Politics

The seat of Essendon in the Victorian Legislative Assembly is based on the suburb. The Legislative Assembly, or lower house is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of Victoria in Australia The current state member is Judy Maddigan for the Australian Labor Party. Judith Marilyn Maddigan (born 3 February 1948) Australian politician was Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2003-2005

Schools

• St Columba's College
• St Bernard's College
• Buckley Park College
• Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School
• Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School
• Ave Maria College
• Essendon Keilor College (VCE Campus)

Sport and culture

Windy Hill stadium in Essendon. St Columba's College is an all-female Roman Catholic Secondary school in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. St Bernard's can refer to St Bernard's Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada St Buckley Park College is a medium sized public Secondary school located in Essendon, Victoria, Australia. Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (PEGS is an independent, Uniting Church, Co-educational, Day school, with campuses located in Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, most often referred to simply as Lowther, is an independent, Anglican, Day school for girls located Ave Maria University - Latin American Campus Ave Maria University – Latin American Campus (AMULAC is a branch campus of Ave Maria University in Florida Essendon Keilor College was founded in 1992 from the amalgamation of Queens Park Secondary College (formerly Essendon Technical School Essendon High School Windy Hill (officially known as Essendon Recreation Reserve) is an Australian rules football ground located in Essendon, a northwestern Suburb Former Home of the Bombers.

Essendon is home of the Essendon Football Club (the Bombers) an Australian rules football club which is a member of the Australian Football League. Essendon Football Club, nicknamed The Bombers, is an Australian rules football club and is part of the Australian Football League. Australian (rules football, or simply known as football, footy or Aussie rules, is a Team sport played between two teams of 18 players The Australian Football League (AFL is both the professional Australian national competition in the Sport of Australian Rules Football and its highest Essendon is one of the most successful football teams in Australia, having won 16 premierships in the VFL/AFL.

The Essendon District Football League is one of the strongest suburban football competitions in Melbourne and in the zone days, fed many players into elite level competition. About The league currently caters for children aged 7 years old right up to open-age

Essendon is the birthplace of the late Australian conservationist and television personality Steve Irwin, best known as "The Crocodile Hunter". Stephen Robert Irwin (22 February 1962 – 4 September 2006 known simply as Steve Irwin and Nicknamed " The Crocodile Hunter " was an iconic ^[3]

History

Robert Lawson designed the Grecian temple-style mansion Earlsbrae Hall with Frederick Grey in 1890. Robert Arthur Lawson ( 1 January 1833 &ndash 3 December 1902) was one of New Zealand 's most eminent 19th century architects Admiral Sir Frederick William Grey GCB ( 23 August 1805 - 2 May 1878) was a senior naval officer and First Sea Lord

• Essendon and the banks of the Maribyrnong River were originally inhabited by the Wurundjeri tribe of the Kulin Aboriginal nation. The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia, near Mount Macedon. The Wurundjeri are Indigenous Australians of the Kulin nation who occupied the Yarra River Valley and its tributaries in what is now Melbourne The Kulin alliance is one of the Indigenous Australian nations of Australia who lived in central Victoria Australia, around Port Phillip See also Indigenous Australians This List of Indigenous Australian group names contains names and collective designations which have been applied either formerly

• In 1803, Charles Grimes and James Fleming were the first known European explorers into the Maribyrnong area.

• In 1851, the gold rush opened up the Moonee Ponds District with miners travelling along Mount Alexander Road to Castlemaine.

• In 1862, 169 residents sought the formation of the Borough of Essendon and Flemington.

• In the 1880s, the local council resisted industrial development in the form of cattle saleyards and brickworks, out of concern for pollution of the Maribyrnong River. The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia, near Mount Macedon. Instead it embarked on a program to create, in its upper reaches, a playground for rowers, fishermen and swimmers.

• In 1890, a large mansion was built in the town. It was designed by eminent architect R.A. Lawson and built at a cost of £35,000. Robert Arthur Lawson ( 1 January 1833 &ndash 3 December 1902) was one of New Zealand 's most eminent 19th century architects Originally known as Earslbrae Hall, it was the home of Collier McCracken, a member of a local brewing family. The building now houses Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School. Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, most often referred to simply as Lowther, is an independent, Anglican, Day school for girls located

• In 1906 the North Melbourne Electric Tramway and Lighting Company opened its electric tramway system linking Essendon with the city. The Australian state of Victoria has a number of defunct energy supply and distribution utility companies List of Melbourne tram routes The city of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia first had trams introduced in 1885 and is now home to the largest Tram ^[4] The company also supplied electric power to the neighbouring suburbs from its power station on Mt Alexander Road, near the intersection with South Street. ^[5]

See also

• City of Essendon - the former local government area of the same name. The City of Essendon was a Local Government Area located about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

References

External links

• Essendon, Victoria is at coordinates 37°45′07″S 144°54′32″E / -37.752, 144.909 (Essendon, Victoria)Coordinates: 37°45′07″S 144°54′32″E / -37.752, 144.909 (Essendon, Victoria)
• Essendon Historical Society Inc