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Tirhatuan Wetlands, to the south of Rowville Rowville is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 km southeast of Melbourne ‘s Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local politics area. Rowville recorded a population of 33,672 at the 2016 Census. [ 1 ] Reading: Rowville, Victoria – Wikipedia
Rowville is named after the Row class, whose property Stamford Park was established in 1882. The Stamford Park homestead has been restored in holocene years by Knox Council. Geographically, Rowville is one of the largest suburb southeast of Melbourne. Rowville Post Office opened on 20 December 1905 and closed in 1987. In 1989 it reopened in the new Stud Park ( once Darryl Park ) Shopping Centre. [ 2 ] Rowville developed quickly over the 1980s and 1990s, specially in terms of house and unhorse industrial activities. Culturally, Rowville is placid developing, like many of Melbourne ‘s forbidden suburb. Development has included the construction of the Wellington Village shopping center on Wellington Road, complementing the Rowville Lakes shopping center on Kelletts Road. Rowville has many estates including the prestigious Sovereign Crest Estate and the older Timbertop Estate. Sovereign Crest Estate covers is a medium-sized estate of the realm which includes homes located on parts of Karoo Road, in particular 130–above. Stud Park Shopping Centre, opened in 1989, is the largest in the suburb. It houses the Rowville arm of the Eastern Regional Library, and is adjacent to the Rowville Community Centre under the Clock Tower. The Stringybark Festival is held at the center every third weekend of October each year and attracts over 25,000 visitors. The event is organised by the Knox Council, and is one of Australia ‘s longest running sustainability event. There are three golf courses within Rowville. Stud Park is presently getting an expansion. Rowville is at the intersection of many local government areas with the suburb connecting to suburbs within the Shire of Yarra Ranges, City of Monash, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Casey and City of Knox .
education [edit ]
Rowville has one dual-campus high school, Rowville Secondary College, with an eastern Campus ( 7–12 ) and a western Campus ( 7–12 ). Students from the Eastern Campus used to move to the western Campus to complete their VCE. But now they can complete VCE at the eastern campus deoxyadenosine monophosphate well. There are 4 politics basal schools, Rowville Primary, Karoo Primary School, Heany Park Primary and Park Ridge Primary, and one Catholic Primary School, St. Simons the Apostle Primary School. When Lysterfield Primary School was relocated to its present site, it was in Rowville, however the boundary between the suburb has changed and Lysterfield Primary is once again in Lysterfield. St. Simons Primary School celebrated their twenty-fifth anniversary in 2007. Karoo Primary School celebrated their twentieth anniversary in 2012. Rowville Primary celebrated its fortieth birthday in 2013 .
transmit [edit ]
Rowville is presently a heavily car-dependent community, with many families having at least two cars. This is improbable to change, without the addition of significant improvements to public transport serving the sphere, such as greater bus topology frequencies and coverage. The Rowville railway line, has long been called for, but lacks political commitment. Light railing connections to the north and south would besides help reduce car-dependency. Three or four cars per family are not uncommon, depending on the issue of children of driving senesce still living at home. 70 % of residents drive cars to work. [ 3 ]
The current State Government has proposed that the public enchant problems will be resolved by the SmartBus system, which includes special bus lanes on major traffic routes. One SmartBus path, connecting Rowville to Caulfield via Monash University and Huntingdale Station has been established, with the other providing a link to Melbourne Airport and Frankston which began process in 2008. [ citation needed ]
Commerce [edit ]
Rowville ‘s main center of commerce is Stud Park Shopping Centre located on the corner of Stud Road and Fulham Road. It contains a Coles, Woolworths, Kmart, and over 60 peculiarity stores including two hairdressers, a drugstore, two travel agents, banks, a vet and assorted food outlets. It has approximately 1500 car park spaces and is serviced regularly by bus topology services. [ 4 ] Wellington Village, located at 1100 Wellington Road, is Rowville ‘s second largest shop center. It contains an IGA, Aldi, Bendigo Bank, Biggin & Scott Real Estate, a butcher, a vet, a bakery, a pharmacy, a hairdresser and assorted food outlets. Rowville Lakes is a third, smaller patronize center on Kelletts Road. It contains an IGA, a pharmacy, a real estate of the realm agent, a hairdresser, and versatile food outlets. home to manufacture and distribution of major australian Corporations of Parmalat, Sigma Pharmaceuticals, Jeld Wen, Regal Senoit Australia, Twinings, Darrel Lea Chocolates, Matthews, Australia Post stamp printing, Callaway Golf, D4J, Johnson Controls, Brilliant Lighting, Cold Xpress and Eaton .
sport [edit ]
- Rowville Football Club in the Eastern Football League
- Rowville Knights Community Football Club in the Eastern Football League[5]
- Lysterfield Junior Football Club in the Eastern Football League
- Rowville Cricket Club in the Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association
- Eildon Park Cricket Club in the Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association
- Lysterfield Cricket Club in the Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association
- Rowville Eagles Soccer Club
- Knox United Soccer Club located in Karoo Rd
- Knox Churches Soccer Club
- Blue Park on Sovereign Crest Boulevard
- Eildon Park Tennis Club
- Rowville Tennis Club
- Rowville Netball Club
- Aston Athletic FC
- Rowville Little Athletics Club
- Rowville Lakes Little Athletics Club
- Bird Pigeon Racing Club on Victoria Knox Ave
- Belly Dancing Classes at Eildon Park Cricket Club by Dimmies
- Turtle Collection on Pickworth Crescent
- Wheel of Fortune Champion of Candlebark Quadrant
- Rowville Rockets Basketball Club
- Lysterfield Netball Club
- KLD all stars cheerleading and dance
- Omega Trampoline Sports Club
Golfers play at the course of the Kingston Links on Corporate Avenue, [ 6 ] at the course of the Tirhatuan Park Golf Club on Police and Stud Roads [ 7 ] or at the course of the Waverley Golf Club on Bergins Road. [ 8 ]
Community service groups [edit ]
Rowville is supported by local community groups ; including the 1st Rowville Scout Group since 1972, being based in an architectural wonder of its Scout Hall since 1991 .
government [edit ]
federal [edit ]
Rowville is in the Federal Division of Aston which is held by Alan Tudge MP [ 9 ] [ 10 ] of the Liberal Party .
express [edit ]
Rowville is in the State Lower House seat of Rowville which is held by Kim Wells [ 11 ] of the Liberal Party.
council [edit ]
Rowville is part of the City of Knox and has three ward councillors representing it .
- Taylor Ward – Darren Pearce[12]
- Friberg Ward – Susan Laukens [13]
- Tirhatuan Ward – Nicole Seymour[14]
