Highton Geelong, Victoria
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Population:	14,494 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3216
Property Value:	AUD $260,000 (2005)
LGA:	City of Greater Geelong
Suburbs around Highton: Fyansford Newtown Ceres Highton Belmont Wandana Heights Waurn Ponds Grovedale

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Highton is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. MCite/Citephp.--> Geelong (dʒəˈlɔŋ is the second largest city in the state For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. It is bordered by the Barrabool Hills and Wandana Heights to the west, the Barwon River to the north and east, the former Kardinia Creek to the south-east, and the Princes Highway and Pigdons Road to the south. Wandana Heights is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia, runs through Winchelsea and the city of Geelong, where it is joined The Princes Highway is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide and Port Augusta South Australia

Contents 1 History 2 Education 3 Transport 4 See also 5 References

History

Grazier John Highett set up a farm and finished building his house on a hill overlooking the Barwon River in 1837. Later his property became the Montpellier vineyard, hotel and picnic ground. Highton was named after an abbreviation of his name. Reserves and reservoirs in this beautiful suburb still bear the Montpellier name. ^[2]

The district had been extensively subdivided by the mid-1860s and boasted a hotel, a post office and a population of about 300 people. Vineyards, orchards and farmland were the major commercial activities for some decades. ^[2] Between 1927 and 1933, two major orphanages and the Glastonbury children's home were opened in the suburb. ^[3]

Residential development reached Highton by the post war 1950s, the scenic hills overlooking the Barwon River valley being popular with residents. The Highton shopping centre in Bellevue Avenue was constructed in the mid 1960s. ^[4], and the former Kardinia creek separating the suburb from Belmont was placed underground. Further residential expansion continued southwards, by the 1990s housing had reached the Glastonbury Drive area.

Education

The Highton Primary School was the first school to open in the suburb, opening in 1854. ^[5] Post war growth led to the opening of the Montpellier and Bellaire primary schools. The Geelong Grammar School once occupied a campus in Highton from 1973 to 1998,^[6] and Christian College opened in the former St Augustine’s orphanage in 1980. Geelong Church of England Grammar School is a independent, Anglican, Co-educational, boarding and Day school. Christian College was started in 1980 in Highton, Geelong, Victoria. ^[7]

Transport

Highton is connected by road to the centre of Geelong by Barrabool Road and the Princes Highway. The Princes Highway is a segment of Australia's Highway 1 that extends from Sydney to Adelaide and Port Augusta South Australia Traffic to Melbourne will be able to use Geelong Ring Road that passes to the west of the suburb, due for completion in 2009. The Geelong Ring Road (formerly known as the Geelong Bypass and the Geelong Outer Freeway) is a freeway ring road under construction This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.

Public transport to the area is provided by buses operated by Benders Buslines, on routes to the Geelong city centre travelling via Deakin University and Belmont. Benders Busways is a privately owned Transport company in Geelong, Victoria. Deakin University is an Australian public University with around 33600 Higher education students studying as of 2007 Belmont is a southern suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia.

See also

• The Hermitage founded in 1906. Geelong Church of England Girls' Grammar School, The Hermitage was founded in 1906

References

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