Park Orchards, Victoria

Park Orchards Melbourne, Victoria
Population:	3,590 (2006)
Postcode:	3114
Area:	6.3 km² (2.4 sq mi)
Location:	27 km (17 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Manningham
State electorate:	Warrandyte
Federal Division:	Menzies
Suburbs around Park Orchards: Warrandyte Warrandyte Warrandyte South Donvale Park Orchards Ringwood North Donvale Nunawading Ringwood North

Park Orchards is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. At the 2006 Census, Park Orchards had a population of 3590.

There is a common misconception that Park Orchards was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. The design was in fact carried out in 1926 by the well-known Melbourne firm of Tuxen and Miller. Griffin had no involvement in the Park Orchards subdivision. The misconception has arisen because the Griffins worked with Tuxen on an earlier subdivision, Ranelagh. Saxil Tuxen himself is increasingly recognised in his own right, with Park Orchards being one of the most complete examples of his work.

History

Park Orchards Post Office opened on 1 November 1959 as the suburb developed.

Park Orchards shops.

Knees Road, Park Orchards

Today

The suburb is home to the Park Orchards Tennis Club, Basketball Club, Netball Club and BMX club. The Park Orchards Chalet is the oldest building in the area (dating from the late 1920s) and was constructed by the original vendors, Taylor and Sharpe, as a focus for local community activities. The area is affluent with houses often selling for $1 million or above. The suburb is also home to the Domeney sporting facility, which hosts the home games of the Park Orchards Cricket Club and the Park Orchards North Ringwood Parish Junior Football Club, also known as the Sharks (probably the longest sporting club name in Victoria), as well as the Yarra Valley Old Boys football club. There are two local primary schools and a number of private and state secondary schools in close proximity. The two primary schools are, St. Annes and Park Orchards Primary School (POPS). Adjacent to Domeney is an area of natural bushland known as 'The 100 Acres'. Preserved from development in the early 1970s by concerted community action, it is home to a wide variety of local indigenous plants, birds and animals such as echidnas and sugar gliders.

Sporting clubs

• Park Orchards BMX Club Inc.

See also

• City of Doncaster and Templestowe - the former local government area of which Park Orchards was a part.

External links

• Park Orchards, Victoria is at coordinates 37°46′59″S 145°12′58″E