Beaumaris, Victoria
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| Beaumaris Melbourne, Victoria |
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 Watkins Bay viewed from Ricketts Point |
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| Population: | 12,441 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3193 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 5.2 km² (2.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $872,500[2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 22 km (14 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Bayside | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Sandringham | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Goldstein | ||||||||||||
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Beaumaris is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. At the 2006 Census, Beaumaris had a population of 12,441.
Beaumaris is pronounced bo'morris, the town in Wales it is named after is pronounced byoo'maris. The suburb is located on Port Phillip Bay.
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[edit] History
Beaumaris includes two early estates in the parish of Moorabbin developed by Josiah Holloway from 1852. Named Beaumaris Town and Beaumaris Estate (after the pastoral run in the are and ultimately after Beaumaris in Wales) he marketed the lots by suggesting the railway was imminent and a canal would be built.[3] The township developed slowly, a Post Office opened on 1 March 1868, but was replaced next month by Gipsy Village office (now Sandringham). Beaumaris Post Office did not reopen until 1925. In 1957 this was renamed Beaumaris South when a new Beaumaris office opened in the current location. In 1954 Cromer Post Office opened to the west of the suburb.[4]
[edit] Beaumaris Tram Company
From 1889 to 1914 the Beaumaris Tram Company conducted a horse drawn tram service from Sandringham to Cheltenham through Beaumaris. It closed due to high costs and low patronage. There are no remains to be found of the line, but it is remembered by the name of a suburban street that it once used - Tramway Parade, Beaumaris.
[edit] Education
Beaumaris has one high school, the Beaumaris Campus of Sandringham Secondary College, catering to years 7-10 (the senior campus for years 11-12 is situated in the neighbouring suburb of Sandringham) and three primary schools, Beaumaris, Beaumaris North, and Stella Maris (Catholic).
[edit] Recreation
Beaumaris is home to many parks and reserves and much of Royal Melbourne golf course is in the suburb.
Popular beaches can be found at Ricketts Point & Dalgetty Rd. There are several fishing spots frequented by anglers in the area but much of Beaumaris' waters are in a marine protection zone.
Restaurants and cafes can be found in both the major shopping strips as well as on Beach Road, near Keys Street, over looking the bay. Major shopping strips include The Concourse, located on Reserve Road, and Seaview Shops, located on Balcombe Road.
Business
Beaumaris hosts a branch of the Community Bank network of Bendigo Bank. There is also a website dedicated to the Beaumaris and Black Rock community: http://www.my3193.com.au
The Beaumaris Library and Community Centre is popular.
[edit] Transport
Major thoroughfares include, Balcombe Rd, Reserve Rd, Weatherall Rd, Beach Rd, Haydens Rd, and Charman Rd.
Beaumaris is serviced regularly by the 825 , 600 , 922 , and 923 bus routes connecting with the Cheltenham, Mentone, and Sandringham railway stations.
Bayside's bike path runs through Beaumaris, alongside Beach Road.
[edit] Ricketts Point
The most prominent landmark of this suburb is Ricketts Point, a 115 hectare marine sanctuary and popular beach area. The coastal waters from Table Rock Point in Beaumaris to Quiet Corner in Black Rock and approximately 500 metres to seaward formally became the Ricketts Point Marine Sanctuary under state legislation passed in June 2002.
Ricketts Point Marine Care group, a volunteer organisation concerned with the preservation of the marine sanctuary is active at Ricketts Point.
Ricketts Point is also home to the Beaumaris Life Saving Club, which holds yearly Life Saving Carnivals in the summer.
[edit] Heidelberg School Artists
Near Ricketts Point, there is a monument commemorating the first encounter of Arthur Streeton and Heidelberg school artists Tom Roberts and Fred McCubbin. Their paintings of Beaumaris are also part of the City of Bayside Coastal Art Trail.
Clarice Beckett lived in Beaumaris and painted many landscapes of the area.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Beaumaris (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21063&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
- ^ Beaumaris, accessed 04 July 2008
- ^ Kingston Local History, Josiah Holloway, http://localhistory.kingston.vic.gov.au/htm/article/123.htm, retrieved on 2008-10-22
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved on 2008-04-11
[edit] External links
- Beaumaris, Victoria is at coordinates 37°58′59″S 145°02′36″E / 37.983°S 145.0434°ECoordinates: 37°58′59″S 145°02′36″E / 37.983°S 145.0434°E
- Bayside City Council Website
- Australian Places - Beaumaris
- Sandringham Secondary College
- Stella Maris Primary School
- Royal Melbourne Golf Club
- Metlink - Guide to transport in Melbourne
- [1]- website of Beaumaris Community supported by the Community Bank
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