HIGHETT, VICTORIA

'Highett' is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayside. The name comes from Highett Road, the name of the railway station which was built when the line from Caulfield to Mordialloc was opened in 1881. Highett Road is believed to have been named either after John Highett, a grazier and/or drover (1836) or William Highett, parliamentarian and local land owner (1850s). Highett's most substantial residential growth began in the 1950s. Industry was attracted to the area, including a large CSIRO complex. A primary school was opened in 1953 and a high school in 1956. The strip shopping centre near the railway line expanded, and still remains active.
The suburb has its own railway station.

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