Officer, Victoria
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| Population | 1,761 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3809 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 127 m (417 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Cardinia | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gembrook, Bass | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | La Trobe | ||||||||||||||
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Officer is a satellite suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 54 km south-east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the Shire of Cardinia, as well as being the Council seat of the shire. At the 2011 Census, Officer had a population of 1,761.
History
The suburb is named after the Officer family, who were early settlers in the area. A timber industry was established and by 1870 timber was being transported from the railways sidings, named Officer's Wood Siding. This was shortened to Officer's and later, Officer.
A brickmaking industry began in the 1880s, but died away after the collapse of the land boom. The population was sufficient to justify a Post Office, opening on 16 December 1885 (known as Officer's Siding until 1888, Officer Railway Station until 1913).[2]
On November 17, 2014, the Shire of Cardinia moved from its offices in Pakenham to a new office in Officer, making it the Council seat.
Officer today
Officer is in the south east growth corridor, with many new schools opening in the past ten years. There are now eleven schools in the area; Berwick Grammar School, Glenvale School, Heritage College, Maranatha Christian School (Officer campus), Minaret Islamic College (Officer campus), Officer Primary School, Officer Secondary College, Officer Specialist School, St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, St Clare's Catholic Primary School and St. Francis Xavier College (Officer Campus) are located in Officer.
Officer is home to the Australian Rules ROC Football Club (Rythdale, Officer, Cardinia), competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League. They last won the premiership in 2002.
Despite now being considered a suburb and having its own railway station, most of the land around Officer is undeveloped and used for farming. This is likely to change in the future, when construction of a 4,000 lot housing estate begins at Officer.
Companies
- The new classical homebuilding company Harkaway Homes is headquartered in Officer, Victoria.[3]
Notable people of Officer
- AFL player Greg Tivendale (Number 32 for Richmond) grew up in Officer.
See also
- Shire of Pakenham—a former local government area of which Officer was a part
- Officer railway station
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Officer (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
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