Malvern, Victoria
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| Malvern Melbourne, Victoria |
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 Stonnington City Centre |
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| Population: | 9,422 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1835 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3144 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 2.9 km² (1.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $1,102,500 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 10 km (6 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Stonnington | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Malvern | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Higgins | ||||||||||||
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Malvern is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Stonnington. At the 2006 Census, Malvern had a population of 9422. It is a largely residential suburb, and a generally wealthy one.
It is located about 8 kilometres south east of central Melbourne.
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[edit] History
The area of Malvern was first settled in 1835.
Malvern Post Office opened on 1 January 1860 on Glenferrie Road near Malvern Road. In 1892 this was renamed Malvern North, when a new Malvern office on Glenferrie Road near Wattletree Road replaced the Malvern Railway Station office.[3]
The then shire hall (later town hall) was built in 1886 on the corner of Glenferrie Road and High Street and later extended.
Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust ran their first car out of Malvern depot on 30th May, 1910.
[edit] Attractions
Its main shopping attractions are Malvern Central and Glenferrie Road, home to a wide variety of restaurants.
There are several beautiful Victorian parks and gardens in Malvern, including Malvern Gardens in Spring Road.
The Stonnington City Centre (formerly Malvern Town Hall), in Second Empire style, is now the corporate headquarters for the City of Stonnington.
Significant heritage buildings listed on the Victorian Heritage Register include Stonington mansion (1890), Malvern tram depot, The former ES&A Bank (on the corner of Glenferrie Road and High Street) and the Malvern Railway station.
Other significant buildings include St Joseph's Parish Church, several large mansions in the area, Valentine's Mansion (now Caulfield Grammar School - Malvern Campus), De La Salle College, Malvern tower building and Central Park Conservatory.
[edit] Transport
Malvern tram depot, located on Glenferrie Road, provides trams for the various routes which service Malvern.
Malvern Station is a busy station on the Frankston, Pakenham and Cranbourne lines. In addition, Tooronga Station also services the northern section of the suburb on the Glen Waverley line.
[edit] Schools
- De La Salle College, Malvern
- Caulfield Grammar
- Malvern Central Primary School
- Malvern Primary School
[edit] Notable citizens
- Robert Doyle - the former Member for Malvern and former Leader of the Opposition in the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
- Colin Egar - Australian Test cricket match umpire was born in Malvern in 1928.
- Harold Holt - politician and the 17th Prime Minister of Australia from 1966 - 1967 is commemorated by the Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre, a swimming pool complex in Malvern.
- John Landy - former track athlete and the 26th Governor of Victoria, Australia attended school at Malvern Memorial Grammar School
- Hubert Opperman - Australian cyclist and politician, who was once employed by Malvern Star Cycles, a tiny cycle shop in Malvern.
- Bruce Small - successful businessman, who developed Malvern Star bicycles into a household name in Australia.
- Lindsay Thompson - politician who was Premier of the state of Victoria from 1981 to 1982 and the Member for Malvern.
- Sir Robert Menzies Prime Minister of Australia lived in Haverbrack Avenue, Malvern, and has been commemorated in the naming of the Robert Menzies Reserve, bounded by Elizabeth Street, Henderson Avenue and Toorak Road, in Malvern.
- Hollywood Actor Jesse Spencer, late of Neighbours, now of 'House' fame, attended Malvern Central School in the 1980s.
- Actress/Singer Stephanie McIntosh plays Sky Mangel from Neighbours and has 3 hit songs.
- Gertrude Johnson - soprano and founder of the National Theatre died in Malvern in 1973.
- Australian Rules (VFL) Football Champion player and coach Tommy 'T-Shirt' Hafey Tom Hafey attended Lloyd Street Central School (now Lloyd Street Primary), East Malvern.
- Former AFL Collingwood footballer Rupert Betheras grew up in East Malvern and attended Lloyd Street Central School (now Lloyd Street Primary), East Malvern, and De La Salle College Malvern.
[edit] Malvern Star
Malvern is the original home of Malvern Star, once Australia's largest and most well-known bicycle manufacturer[4].
[edit] See also
- City of Malvern - the former local government area of the same name.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Malvern (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21427&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved on 2007-09-29.
- ^ Malvern, accessed 24 March 2008
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved on 11 April 2008
- ^ Canberra Bicycle Museum http://canberrabicyclemuseum.com.au/MalvernStar/
- John Butler Cooper, The History of Malvern
- 150th Anniversary of Gardiner Road Board (later Malvern Council)
- Stonnington Heritage Markers
- About Stonnington - A city is formed
[edit] External links
- Malvern, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- History of Malvern, Victoria
 Stonington mansion after which the City of Stonnington was named. |
 The Valentine's Mansion (now Caulfield Grammar School - Malvern Campus). |
 St Joseph's Parish Church |
Malvern tram depot |
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Stonnington City Centre |
 Sculptures in the City Square |
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