MOUNT DANDENONG, VICTORIA

'Mount Dandenong' is a suburb and geographical area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges.
'Mount Dandenong' is also a mountain which is 633 metres tall, on which the suburb is located.
Light to moderate Snow falls has been recorded on Mount Dandenong once every couple of winters. Unusually, Mount Dandenong experienced snow fall on Christmas Day 2006, which is the middle of summer in Australia⁴.

Contents

The summit

Attractions

History

Pictures

Recent Snowfalls on Mount Dandenong

References

External links

The summit

The peak of the mountain, at 633m above sea level, is also the site of the television signal towers for the City of Melbourne, which range in height from 72m to 180m. These towers are visible from quite a distance and distinguish Mount Dandenong from others in the Dandenong Ranges. On a clear day, it is possible to see as far as the Melbourne Central Business District, and parts of Port Phillip Bay.

Attractions

Other attractions include parks, forests, an arboretum, numerous lookout and many restaurants. The William Ricketts Sanctuary is situated on the East face of Mount Dandenong. It is a unique park with over 93 ceramic sculptures woven into the eucalyptus forest.
Close to the summit of the mountain sits the SkyHigh Mt. Dandenong restaurant, gardens and maze, re-opened in 2005.

History

Originally the town was to be named Mount Corhanwarrabul, but due to the problems that were foreseen with the spelling and pronunciation of this name, the Surveyor-General's office opted to name it Mount Dandenong. Though today there is still a Mount Corhanwarrabul, which is on the site of Burkes' Lookout.The town of Mt. Dandenong was settled in 1893, along with a neighbouring town, Olinda. It was around this time that the Government established ten acre farms that would be used to harvest timber.
By 1900 the town had its own post office, general store and primary school.
In 1922 The first Motorcars were see in operation in Mount Dandenong
Around 2002 it was proposed that the word "Melbourne" be erected in large letters at the peak of the Mountain in the style of the Hollywood sign, visible from the city centre. However this was met with outrage from local residents and was not pursued.

Pictures

William Ricketts Sanctuary	Close up view of the Towers atop Mt. Dandenong	Mount Dandenong as seen from Kilsyth

Recent Snowfalls on Mount Dandenong

★ 2007 - 17th and 18th July^[2][3]

★ 2006 - 25th December^[4]

★ 2006 - 15th November^[5]

★ 2006 - 28th October^[6][7]

References

1. Mount Dandenong, accessed 27 November 2006
2. Wet and white Victoria shivers through coldest day Carolyn Webb
3. Wintry blast to continue Mike Edmonds
4. Melbourne shivers at Christmas Anthony Dowsley
5. Rain hits the target Sarah Wotherspoon
6. Snow falls in south-east Aust as cold snap bites
7. Snow, hail...but we're still in longest dry Jordana Borensztain

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