Rowville, Victoria
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| Population: | 34,412 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1882 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3178 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 19.5 km² (7.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 29 km (18 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Knox | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Scoresby, Ferntree Gully | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Aston | ||||||||||||
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Rowville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km[2] south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Rowville had a population of 34,412.
Rowville is named after the Row family, whose property Stamford Park was established in 1882. The Stamford Park homestead has been restored in recent years by Knox Council. Geographically, Rowville is one of the largest suburbs south-east of Melbourne. Rowville Post Office opened on 20 December 1905 and closed in 1987. In 1989 it reopened in the new Stud Park Shopping Centre.[3]
Rowville has developed rapidly over the 1980s and 1990s, especially in terms of housing and light industrial activities. Culturally, Rowville is still developing, like many of Melbourne’s outer suburbs. Development has included the construction of the Wellington Village shopping centre on Wellington Road, complementing the Rowville Lakes shopping centre on Kelletts Road.
Stud Park Shopping Centre, opened in 1989, is the largest in the suburb. It houses the Rowville branch of the Eastern Regional Library, and is adjacent to the Rowville Community Centre. In October, the Stringybark Festival is held at the centre. This popular event is organised by the Knox Council, and focuses on environmental sustainability. There are three golf courses within Rowville.
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 of course City of Knox.
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[edit] Education
Rowville has one dual-campus high school, Rowville Secondary College, with an Eastern Campus (7-10) and a Western Campus (7-12). Students from the Eastern Campus move to the Western Campus to complete their VCE.
There are 4 government primary 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 suburbs has changed and Lysterfield Primary is once again in Lysterfield.
St. Simons Primary School celebrated their 25th-year anniversary in 2007.
Karoo Primary School celebrated their 10th-year anniversary in 2001.
[edit] Climate
| Climate data for Rowville | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 26.1 (79.0) |
26.4 (79.5) |
24.0 (75.2) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.2 (61.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
14.2 (57.6) |
16.4 (61.5) |
18.9 (66.0) |
21.2 (70.2) |
23.8 (74.8) |
19.5 (67.1) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
13.8 (56.8) |
12.4 (54.3) |
10.0 (50.0) |
8.2 (46.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
5.7 (42.3) |
6.3 (43.3) |
7.5 (45.5) |
8.8 (47.8) |
10.2 (50.4) |
11.8 (53.2) |
9.5 (49.1) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 52.6 (2.071) |
52.0 (2.047) |
53.2 (2.094) |
66.7 (2.626) |
88.8 (3.496) |
68.7 (2.705) |
74.4 (2.929) |
81.7 (3.217) |
83.3 (3.28) |
85.3 (3.358) |
80.1 (3.154) |
73.8 (2.906) |
861.5 (33.917) |
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[edit] Transport
Rowville is a heavily car-dependent community, with many families having at least two cars. Three or four cars per household are not uncommon, depending on the number of children of driving age still living at home. 70% of residents drive cars to work.[4]
The current State Government has proposed that the public transport problems will be resolved by the SmartBus system, which includes special bus lanes on major traffic routes. One SmartBus route, connecting Rowville to Caulfield via Monash University and Huntingdale Station has been established, with the other providing a link to Ringwood and Frankston which began operation in 2008.[citation needed]
[edit] Sport
- Rowville Football Club in the Eastern Football League
- St. Simons Football Club in the Eastern Football League [5]
- 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
- Blue Park on Sovereign Crest Boulevard
- Eildon Park Tennis Club
- Rowville Tennis Club
- Rowville Netball 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]
[edit] Community Service Groups
Rowville is well supported by local community groups;
[edit] Governance
Federal
Rowville is in the Federal Division of Aston which is held by The Honorable Chris Pearce M.P. Home Page, Chris Pearce M.P. - Parliamentary Home Page of the Liberal Party of Australia.
State
Rowville is split down the middle with half of the suburb in the State Lower House seat of Scoresby which is held by Kim Wells M.P. of the Liberal Party of Australia and the State Lower House seat of Ferntree Gully which is held by Nick Wakeling, Nick Wakeling M.P. Home Page of the Liberal Party, following the 2006 election.
Council
Rowville is part of the City of Knox and has 3 ward councillors representing it.
- Taylor Ward - Darren Pearce Cr Darren Pearce
- Friberg Ward - Andrew Walter Cr Andrew Walter
- Tirhatuan Ward - Mick Van de Vreede Cr Mick Van de Vreede
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Rowville (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21577&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-11-29.
- ^ http://www.postcodes-australia.com/areas/vic/ferntree+gully/rowville
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Method of Travel to Work- 3178, Excel Document.
- ^ St. Simons Football Club, retrieved 2010-06-01.
- ^ Golf Select, Kingston Links, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=366, retrieved 2009-05-11
- ^ Golf Select, Tirhatuan Park, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=691, retrieved 2009-05-11
- ^ Golf Select, Waverley, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=334, retrieved 2009-05-11
[edit] External links
- http://www.rlcnews.org.au/stories/the_changing_landscape/discovering_the_history_of_rowville_and_lysterfield.php
- St. Simons Football Club
Coordinates: 37°56′13″S 145°13′44″E / 37.937°S 145.229°E
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