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(Redirected from Dandenong)
:''See also Mount Dandenong, Victoria for the mountain and a different suburb with similar name.
:''See also Dandenong Ranges and Dandenong Ranges National Park.''
'Dandenong' is an outer suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located southeast of the Melbourne CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong.
Once an independent city, it was absorbed by metropolitan Melbourne as its urban sprawl extended south east along the railway and freeway corridors during the late 1960s, while it maintains a distinctive identity and character.
Dandenong is a highly multicultural city, with approximately 55.5% of residents born overseas[2] from 156 different birthplaces and 51% from non-English speaking backgrounds. Significant ethnic groups include immigrants from the Indian subcontinent and southeastern Europe.
The city is situated on Dandenong Creek in the flat land at the foothills of Mount Dandenong and is a major manufacturing and commercial area, and the Dandenong CBD is one of the largest activity centres outside of central Melbourne.
The name is thought to be a corruption of an Aboriginal word meaning lofty mountains, and referred to the ranges which overlook the area. The country is flat to undulating and was originally densely forested with red gum. There is also a popular theory that the name comes from 'bad flour', or 'no good damper'. A local tale revolves around local aboriginals finding/stealing a bag of lime and mistakenly using it to make damper. An old local hotel was the 'No Good Damper Inn'.[3] A third version has the name Dandenong coming from 'a burning' and 'the past' reflecting bushfires on the Dandenongs.[4]
Joseph Hawdon established a pastoral run on Dandenong Creek in 1837, bringing cattle from Sydney by land. Soon a few timber cutters and a police camp were also located there. By 1850, the whole area had been taken up for grazing. Dandenong Creek was first bridged in 1840. A road was made from Melbourne, making Dandenong, by the late 1850s, an important staging post for travellers into Gippsland. It became known as the 'gateway to Gippsland'. A township was surveyed in 1852. Milling of the red gum timber became an important industry, and charcoal burning, tanning, quarrying and brick making also flourished. A livestock market was established in 1866.[5]
The Western Port Aboriginal Protectorate Station was located north-east of Dandenong from 1840 to 1844. This area had been an important meeting and ceremonial site for Aboriginal tribes. The Native Police Corps established its headquarters there until its disbandment in 1852. The Police Paddocks were then used for breeding and resting police horses.
By 1861, there were 40 houses in the township housing 193 people. Dandenong Shire was proclaimed in 1873. The Australian Handbook records the progress of the town by 1875.
The Dandenong Town Hall, Lonsdale Street, was built in Free Classical style in 1890 as the combined Shire Hall, Courthouse and Mechanics Institute, at a cost of about 12,000 pounds. The architects were Beswicke and Hutchins and the contractor McCullogh and McApline. The two storey, stucco rendered brick building, on a bluestone base course, features a lofty, Mansard-roofed, corner clock tower and projecting end wings with serlian motif windows and capped by pedimented niches.[6]
The post-war industrial boom brought an influx of European migrants, particularly from Italy and Greece. This caused the creation of several suburbs of Dandenong including the public housing estate of Doveton.
The city was eventually absorbed by Melbourne as it sprawled south east during the 1960s.
The Dandenong CBD area is currently under urban renewal as part of the Melbourne 2030 planning policy.
Development in Dandenong had stagnated since the opening of the Dandenong Plaza shopping centre which resulted in the closure of many shops in the central business district. Under the Melbourne 2030 policy, Dandenong was classified as a major activity centre[7] due to its central location with regard to its access to transport. These projects can be considered to be transit-oriented development, where population density is intended to be higher compared to other areas with poorer access to transport.
The Greater Dandenong city council has started a programme called ''Revitalising Central Dandenong'', with $290 million proposed to be spent on various projects such as infrastructure upgrades, improved street frontages and public art in order to improve the general amenity of the Dandenong CBD.[8] In the longer term, the council wishes to transform Dandenong into a more pedestrian oriented and mixed-use centre.[9] This contrasts with the current situation where the CBD area is primarily by offices and carparking, with a small amount of retail.
Dandenong's redevelopment is being overseen by the City of Greater Dandenong council and VicUrban, a Victorian Government agency responsible for urban planning. The project is a long-term project, expected to continue for 15 to 20 years.[10]
''Metro 3175'' is a major development located on the site of the former Dandenong Livestock Market. Established in 1866, the market were closed in 1998 and relocated to Gippsland because Dandenong had for many years been incorporated as a part of the Greater Melbourne area as a result of urban sprawl. This left a large unused site situated across the railway lines from the CBD. In November 2005, VicUrban launched a project to develop the land into a mixed-use development consisting of 1100 residences as well as cafes and restaurants, known as ''Metro 3175'', with 3175 signifying Dandenong's postcode.[11]
Because the site is isolated from the rest of the central Dandenong area, a bridge across the railway lines has been proposed to improve access between the precincts. The bridge will provide access for cars, pedestrians and cyclists and will improve connections to bus services in the area.[12] Additionally, Cheltenham Road, a major east-west arterial is proposed to be realigned in order to remove traffic from nearby streets and encourage pedestrian use.[13]
When completed, the Metro 3175 project is expected to have a total population of about 3000.
Designed by Williams Ross Architects, the Drum Theatre is a redevelopment of the Dandenong Town Hall, built in 1880. The town hall was redeveloped into a performing arts centre with a 525 seat proscenium theatre. At the cost of $13 million, the project commenced construction in 2004 and was opened by Victorian Premier Steve Bracks on 11 February 2006.[14][15]
The redevelopment involved renovating the existing town hall building and the construction of a modern drum-shaped building. Its striking red colour is prominently visible from nearby streets in the CBD.
The Dandenong stadium is the home of the Dandenong Rangers and Victoria's state volleyball competition.
Dandenong is primarily a private vehicle dependent community due to poorer public transport compared to more inner suburbs. It is served by the Monash Freeway as well as several other major arterial roads. Eastlink, when completed, will also pass near the suburb.
Dandenong Railway Station is situated adjacent to the CBD and is an interchange station for the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines as well as regional trains on the Gippsland railway line. The state government has proposed triplication of the railway line to support a higher volume of trains for the growing population in and around Dandenong as well as other suburbs and towns along the line.
The station also serves as a transport hub for the bus network, with almost all bus routes in the area passing through Dandenong station and an interchange on Thomas Street in the CBD. Most buses in the area are operated by Grenda's Bus Services whose depot is located near the railway station.
Cycling is facilitated via the Dandenong Creek Trail, part of the off-road cycling network which connects the city trails to nearby Jells Park.
★ St John's Regional College (Catholic co-ed high school)
★ St Mary's Primary School (Catholic co-ed primary school)
★ Dandenong High School Cleeland Campus (Government co-ed high school)
★ Dandenong High School (Government co-ed high school)
★ Dandenong Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ Dandenong West Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ Lyndale Secondary College (Government co-ed high school)
★ Lyndale Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ Rosewood Downs Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ St Gerard's Primary School (Catholic co-ed primary school)
★ St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary (Catholic co-ed primary school)
★ Emerson School (Specialist School)
★ Greenslopes Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ Wooranna Park Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China 1996 [1]
1. Dandenong, accessed 9 August 2007
2.
3. 4.0 What's In A Name?
4. RLHP Local Stories: Name Origins of Places In Rowville and Lysterfield
5. Dandenong History
6. Town Hall, Dandenong, VIC Profile:
7. Addendum to Melbourne 2030 Activity Centres and Principal Public Transport Network Plan Department of Sustainability and Environment
8. Revitalisation Projects City of Greater Dandenong
9. Destination Dandenong City of Greater Dandenong
10. Who's Involved? VicUrban
11. Metro 3175 City of Greater Dandenong
12. George Street Bridge VicUrban
13. Revitalising Central Dandenong: A Shared Vision
14. Town Hall Redevelopment City of Greater Dandenong
15. Dandenong Performing Arts Centre Williams Ross Architects
★ History of Dandenong
★ Dandenong Theatre Company
★ Windmill Theatre Company
★ Revitalising Central Dandenong
★ City of Greater Dandenong - Major Developments
★ Australian Places - Dandenong
★ What's In A Name?
★ RLHP Local Stories: Name Origins of Places In Rowville and Lysterfield
:''See also Mount Dandenong, Victoria for the mountain and a different suburb with similar name.
:''See also Dandenong Ranges and Dandenong Ranges National Park.''
'Dandenong' is an outer suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia located southeast of the Melbourne CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Greater Dandenong.
Once an independent city, it was absorbed by metropolitan Melbourne as its urban sprawl extended south east along the railway and freeway corridors during the late 1960s, while it maintains a distinctive identity and character.
Dandenong is a highly multicultural city, with approximately 55.5% of residents born overseas[2] from 156 different birthplaces and 51% from non-English speaking backgrounds. Significant ethnic groups include immigrants from the Indian subcontinent and southeastern Europe.
The city is situated on Dandenong Creek in the flat land at the foothills of Mount Dandenong and is a major manufacturing and commercial area, and the Dandenong CBD is one of the largest activity centres outside of central Melbourne.
| Contents |
| History |
| Redevelopment |
| Metro 3175 |
| Drum Theatre |
| Dandenong Stadium |
| Transport |
| Schools |
| Sister cities |
| References |
| External links |
History
The name is thought to be a corruption of an Aboriginal word meaning lofty mountains, and referred to the ranges which overlook the area. The country is flat to undulating and was originally densely forested with red gum. There is also a popular theory that the name comes from 'bad flour', or 'no good damper'. A local tale revolves around local aboriginals finding/stealing a bag of lime and mistakenly using it to make damper. An old local hotel was the 'No Good Damper Inn'.[3] A third version has the name Dandenong coming from 'a burning' and 'the past' reflecting bushfires on the Dandenongs.[4]
Joseph Hawdon established a pastoral run on Dandenong Creek in 1837, bringing cattle from Sydney by land. Soon a few timber cutters and a police camp were also located there. By 1850, the whole area had been taken up for grazing. Dandenong Creek was first bridged in 1840. A road was made from Melbourne, making Dandenong, by the late 1850s, an important staging post for travellers into Gippsland. It became known as the 'gateway to Gippsland'. A township was surveyed in 1852. Milling of the red gum timber became an important industry, and charcoal burning, tanning, quarrying and brick making also flourished. A livestock market was established in 1866.[5]
The Western Port Aboriginal Protectorate Station was located north-east of Dandenong from 1840 to 1844. This area had been an important meeting and ceremonial site for Aboriginal tribes. The Native Police Corps established its headquarters there until its disbandment in 1852. The Police Paddocks were then used for breeding and resting police horses.
By 1861, there were 40 houses in the township housing 193 people. Dandenong Shire was proclaimed in 1873. The Australian Handbook records the progress of the town by 1875.
The Dandenong Town Hall, Lonsdale Street, was built in Free Classical style in 1890 as the combined Shire Hall, Courthouse and Mechanics Institute, at a cost of about 12,000 pounds. The architects were Beswicke and Hutchins and the contractor McCullogh and McApline. The two storey, stucco rendered brick building, on a bluestone base course, features a lofty, Mansard-roofed, corner clock tower and projecting end wings with serlian motif windows and capped by pedimented niches.[6]
The post-war industrial boom brought an influx of European migrants, particularly from Italy and Greece. This caused the creation of several suburbs of Dandenong including the public housing estate of Doveton.
The city was eventually absorbed by Melbourne as it sprawled south east during the 1960s.
The Dandenong CBD area is currently under urban renewal as part of the Melbourne 2030 planning policy.
Redevelopment
Walker St. entrance.
Development in Dandenong had stagnated since the opening of the Dandenong Plaza shopping centre which resulted in the closure of many shops in the central business district. Under the Melbourne 2030 policy, Dandenong was classified as a major activity centre[7] due to its central location with regard to its access to transport. These projects can be considered to be transit-oriented development, where population density is intended to be higher compared to other areas with poorer access to transport.
The Greater Dandenong city council has started a programme called ''Revitalising Central Dandenong'', with $290 million proposed to be spent on various projects such as infrastructure upgrades, improved street frontages and public art in order to improve the general amenity of the Dandenong CBD.[8] In the longer term, the council wishes to transform Dandenong into a more pedestrian oriented and mixed-use centre.[9] This contrasts with the current situation where the CBD area is primarily by offices and carparking, with a small amount of retail.
Dandenong's redevelopment is being overseen by the City of Greater Dandenong council and VicUrban, a Victorian Government agency responsible for urban planning. The project is a long-term project, expected to continue for 15 to 20 years.[10]
Metro 3175
''Metro 3175'' is a major development located on the site of the former Dandenong Livestock Market. Established in 1866, the market were closed in 1998 and relocated to Gippsland because Dandenong had for many years been incorporated as a part of the Greater Melbourne area as a result of urban sprawl. This left a large unused site situated across the railway lines from the CBD. In November 2005, VicUrban launched a project to develop the land into a mixed-use development consisting of 1100 residences as well as cafes and restaurants, known as ''Metro 3175'', with 3175 signifying Dandenong's postcode.[11]
Because the site is isolated from the rest of the central Dandenong area, a bridge across the railway lines has been proposed to improve access between the precincts. The bridge will provide access for cars, pedestrians and cyclists and will improve connections to bus services in the area.[12] Additionally, Cheltenham Road, a major east-west arterial is proposed to be realigned in order to remove traffic from nearby streets and encourage pedestrian use.[13]
When completed, the Metro 3175 project is expected to have a total population of about 3000.
Drum Theatre
Designed by Williams Ross Architects, the Drum Theatre is a redevelopment of the Dandenong Town Hall, built in 1880. The town hall was redeveloped into a performing arts centre with a 525 seat proscenium theatre. At the cost of $13 million, the project commenced construction in 2004 and was opened by Victorian Premier Steve Bracks on 11 February 2006.[14][15]
The redevelopment involved renovating the existing town hall building and the construction of a modern drum-shaped building. Its striking red colour is prominently visible from nearby streets in the CBD.
Dandenong Stadium
The Dandenong stadium is the home of the Dandenong Rangers and Victoria's state volleyball competition.
Transport
A panorama of the Dandenong Railway Station
Dandenong is primarily a private vehicle dependent community due to poorer public transport compared to more inner suburbs. It is served by the Monash Freeway as well as several other major arterial roads. Eastlink, when completed, will also pass near the suburb.
Dandenong Railway Station is situated adjacent to the CBD and is an interchange station for the Pakenham and Cranbourne lines as well as regional trains on the Gippsland railway line. The state government has proposed triplication of the railway line to support a higher volume of trains for the growing population in and around Dandenong as well as other suburbs and towns along the line.
The station also serves as a transport hub for the bus network, with almost all bus routes in the area passing through Dandenong station and an interchange on Thomas Street in the CBD. Most buses in the area are operated by Grenda's Bus Services whose depot is located near the railway station.
Cycling is facilitated via the Dandenong Creek Trail, part of the off-road cycling network which connects the city trails to nearby Jells Park.
Schools
★ St John's Regional College (Catholic co-ed high school)
★ St Mary's Primary School (Catholic co-ed primary school)
★ Dandenong High School Cleeland Campus (Government co-ed high school)
★ Dandenong High School (Government co-ed high school)
★ Dandenong Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ Dandenong West Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ Lyndale Secondary College (Government co-ed high school)
★ Lyndale Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ Rosewood Downs Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ St Gerard's Primary School (Catholic co-ed primary school)
★ St Elizabeth's Catholic Primary (Catholic co-ed primary school)
★ Emerson School (Specialist School)
★ Greenslopes Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
★ Wooranna Park Primary School (Government co-ed primary school)
Sister cities
★ Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China 1996 [1]
References
1. Dandenong, accessed 9 August 2007
2.
3. 4.0 What's In A Name?
4. RLHP Local Stories: Name Origins of Places In Rowville and Lysterfield
5. Dandenong History
6. Town Hall, Dandenong, VIC Profile:
7. Addendum to Melbourne 2030 Activity Centres and Principal Public Transport Network Plan Department of Sustainability and Environment
8. Revitalisation Projects City of Greater Dandenong
9. Destination Dandenong City of Greater Dandenong
10. Who's Involved? VicUrban
11. Metro 3175 City of Greater Dandenong
12. George Street Bridge VicUrban
13. Revitalising Central Dandenong: A Shared Vision
14. Town Hall Redevelopment City of Greater Dandenong
15. Dandenong Performing Arts Centre Williams Ross Architects
External links
★ History of Dandenong
★ Dandenong Theatre Company
★ Windmill Theatre Company
★ Revitalising Central Dandenong
★ City of Greater Dandenong - Major Developments
★ Australian Places - Dandenong
★ What's In A Name?
★ RLHP Local Stories: Name Origins of Places In Rowville and Lysterfield
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