Lake Gardens, Victoria
| Lake Gardens Ballarat, Victoria |
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 Lake Gardens Avenue looking West from Gilles Street near the Ballarat Botanic Gardens |
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 Lake Gardens
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| Population: | 1,751[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3355 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 5.5 km (3 mi) from Ballarat Central | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Ballarat | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Ballarat West | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Ballarat | ||||||||||||
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Lake Gardens is a relatively new suburb on the western rural-urban fringe of Ballarat, Victoria Australia located near Lake Wendouree and directly behind the Ballarat Botanical Gardens from which the suburb draws its name. The suburb is bounded by Gilles Street to the east, O'Donnell's Road to the west and Gregory Street West to the north. The population at the 2006 census was 1,751.[1]
Built on the site of the former Lakeside Mental Hospital, the Lake Gardens Estate was subdivided prior to 2002 when the first land sales occurred and as a result consists completely of contemporary housing, primarily large detached homes in the neo-eclectic architecture style. Some[by whom?] claim that the suburb is said to be haunted by ghosts of the former mental hospital.[2]
Lake Gardens is almost entirely residential. It has no commercial area in Lake Gardents and the nearest shopping centres are in Wendouree to the north and Alfredton to the south.
[edit] Parks and open space
Lake Gardens is surrounded by open space with the Ballarat Botanic Gardens and former zoo grounds to the east, Wendouree Park and Ballarat Golf Course to the south and vacant land to the west. The Ballarat Aquatic building is in Lake Gardens and includes a 25 Metre 8 lane Indoor heated pool.
[edit] Transport
The main roads are Lake Gardens Avenue and Stirling Drive.
A bus service runs the Lake Gardens route (16) along these roads and via Johns Wood between the Ballarat CBD and Stockland Shopping Centre in Wendouree.[3]
Wendouree railway station, opened in 2009 is located immediately next to the suburb in Wendouree.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lake Gardens (L) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC23066&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ Betts, Marianne [Victoria's favourite haunts] from the Herald Sun, 28 February, 2009, pg 6-7
- ^ Ballarat Bus Network
Coordinates: 37°33′S 143°49′E / 37.55°S 143.817°E
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