Lilydale, Victoria
| Lilydale Melbourne, Victoria |
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 Main Street (Maroondah Highway), Lilydale |
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| Population: | 13,887 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3140 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 15 km² (5.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 39 km (24 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Evelyn, Kilsyth | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Casey | ||||||||||||
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Lilydale is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district situated in the Yarra Valley. At the 2006 Census, Lilydale had a population of 13,887. It began as a town within the Shire of Lillydale and is also notable as the burial site of Dame Nellie Melba (Lilydale Cemetery).
It is both a residential area of metropolitan Melbourne and an industrial area on the city's rural-urban fringe.
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[edit] Toponomy
It is believed to have been named after either an 1852 song "Lilly Dale" by H. S. Thompson or the wife of an original settler named Lilly de Castella.[2][dubious ]
[edit] History
Lillydale township was surveyed in 1860[3].
The Post Office opened on 1 September 1860 as Brushy Creek, and was renamed Lillydale in 1861 and Lilydale around 1872.[4]
The Lilydale Hotel opened in 1862. The railway came to town with the opening of the station in 1882.
The first town hall was built in 1888 along with the Mechanics Institute Free Library building.
Lilydale has an active CFA (Country Fire Authority) volunteer fire brigade, first established in 1905. There was an unregistered brigade dating back to the 1880's prior to this. The brigade also has a satellite station in Chirnside Park. [1]
[edit] Commercial area
Lilydale has franchises of McDonalds and KFC. Lilydale also has shopping centres named 'The Olive Tree' and 'Stockland' as well as shops on both sides of Main Street.
[edit] Transport
Lilydale station is the terminus for the Lilydale offering half hourly metropolitan rail services.
A bus station and taxi rank operates from the railway station servicing many of Melbourne's far eastern suburbs.
Lilydale has segregated bicycle facilities including the start of the Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail which follows the course of the Lilydale-Warburton railway line which was built in 1901 but closed in 1964.
Coldstream Airport is located approx 5 km north east in Coldstream which has an all weather strip to service the area with recreation, charter and fire bombing flying facilities for the local community. Coldstream airport is home to Coldstream Flyers and ACMA - Australian Centre for Mission Aviation.
Lilydale Airport is located in Yering 5 km north of Lilydale.
Lilydale airfiled is home of Yarra Valley Aero Club located on the airfield for use by local pilots.
[edit] Education
There is also a campus of Swinburne University of Technology, which offers TAFE and university courses. Lilydale has four main secondary schools: Lilydale High School, Mount Lilydale Mercy College, Lilydale Heights College, and Lilydale Adventist Academy. Many primary schools are located in the suburb as well.
Other institutions based in Lilydale include the Australia offices for Institute in Basic Life Principles and Advanced Training Institute.
[edit] Parks and reserves
Olinda Creek runs through Lilydale having its source in the nearby Dandenong Ranges and is a tributary of the Yarra River.
Lilydale is well known for Lillydale Lake, a recreational area where children play and learn about the wetlands environment. Surrounding the lake are modern housing estates, such as Lakeview Estate.
[edit] Cultural references
A popular ground covering product from the long established quarry on the edge of the town, used in pathways, driveways, backyards and composed of crushed limestone of varying grades, is commercially and popularly known as "Lilydale Toppings".[5][6]
[edit] Sport
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, The Lilydale Falcons, competing in the Eastern Football League.[7]
It also has a cricket team , competing in the Ringwood District Cricket Association.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lilydale (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21411&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00855b.htm
- ^ Victoria. Dept. of Crown Lands and Survey.. "Township of Lillydale, Parish of Yering, County of Evelyn". http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-rm2740-23. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ http://www.propertyinvesting.com/forums/property-investing/value-adding/4324745
- ^ http://www.bv.com.au/file/file/Surface-Lilydale.pdf
- ^ Full Point Footy, Eastern Football League, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/eastern_football_league.htm, retrieved 2008-10-21
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Lilydale, Victoria |
- Yarra Valley Aero Club located at Lilydale Airport
- Coldstream Flying School
- ACMA
- Lilydale Airport
- Home Page of Yarra Valley Wineries
- Home Page of Yarra Valley Tourism
- Lilydale Fire Brigade
Coordinates: 37°45′29″S 145°21′00″E / 37.758°S 145.350°E
