Bayswater, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Bayswater is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 28 km east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox
. At the 2006 Census, Bayswater had a population of 10,738.
In the late 1940s, a number of German Templers
(just released from the Tatura Internment Camp) settled in Bayswater and Boronia
. Part of the Temple Society Australia
they built a Community Centre (1961) in Elizabeth Street and a Retirement Village, as well as a Nursing Home Tabulam in partnership with the Australian German Welfare Society (AGWS).
s include Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater West Primary School and Bayswater Secondary College
(formerly Bayswater High School).
Its most well-known reserve is Bayswater Park, where football and cricket is played on the two ovals, as well as netball and tennis on surrounding courts. The adjacent playground, known by the locals as the 'Train Park', contains a disused steam engine which has been altered for children to play on.
Shopping in Bayswater includes 3 supermarkets: Woolworths, Aldi
and Coles
, and a Mitre 10 Home & Trade
. The most recent newest shopping precinct is Mountain High Plaza, which was completed on May 2009, and includes an Anytime Fitness 24hr health club, the Coles supermarket, coffee shops, and variety stores inlcluding Priceline Phramacy and Dimmeys. Bayswater is also the headquarters of the Knox Opportunity Shop, which is run by councillors and others.
Bayswater Station
is located near Mountain Highway
, the main stretch of road running through the suburb and a train ride from Bayswater to the CBD is 26 kilometres.
Bayswater North is located in the City of Maroondah and shares the postcode 3153 with Bayswater.
.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, 28 km east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox
City of Knox
The City of Knox is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. It has an area of and has a estimated population of 155,969 people.-History:...
. At the 2006 Census, Bayswater had a population of 10,738.
History
The first Post Office in the area was Scoresby North which opened on 8 May 1882 and renamed Macauley in 1884. When the railway arrived in 1889 a Bayswater office near the station replaced Macauley. In 1898 Bayswater Village (at the shopping centre of that name) office replaced Bayswater.In the late 1940s, a number of German Templers
Templers (religious believers)
Templers are members of the Temple Society , a German Protestant sect with roots in the Pietist movement of the Lutheran Church. The Templers were expelled from the church in 1858 because of their millennial beliefs. Their aim was to realize the apocalyptic visions of the prophets of Israel in the...
(just released from the Tatura Internment Camp) settled in Bayswater and Boronia
Boronia, Victoria
Boronia is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox...
. Part of the Temple Society Australia
Temple Society Australia
The Temple Society Australia was formed in August 1950 as an autonomous community of the Temple Society. It brought together the Templers shipped in 1941 from Palestine and interned for the duration of WWII in Tatura, Australia, the 300 still in Palestine at the formation of the State of Israel,...
they built a Community Centre (1961) in Elizabeth Street and a Retirement Village, as well as a Nursing Home Tabulam in partnership with the Australian German Welfare Society (AGWS).
Today
Bayswater's schoolSchool
A school is an institution designed for the teaching of students under the direction of teachers. Most countries have systems of formal education, which is commonly compulsory. In these systems, students progress through a series of schools...
s include Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater West Primary School and Bayswater Secondary College
Bayswater Secondary College
Bayswater Secondary College is a state secondary college located in the suburb of Bayswater in eastern Melbourne, Australia.-About the school:...
(formerly Bayswater High School).
Its most well-known reserve is Bayswater Park, where football and cricket is played on the two ovals, as well as netball and tennis on surrounding courts. The adjacent playground, known by the locals as the 'Train Park', contains a disused steam engine which has been altered for children to play on.
Shopping in Bayswater includes 3 supermarkets: Woolworths, Aldi
ALDI
ALDI Einkauf GmbH & Co. oHG, doing business as ', short for "Albrecht Discount", is a discount supermarket chain based in Germany...
and Coles
Coles Supermarkets
Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
, and a Mitre 10 Home & Trade
Mitre 10
Mitre 10 is the trading name of retail and trade hardware store chains, over 700 locations throughout of Australia. Operations are based on a co-operative system where the store owners are members of the national group and each has voting rights...
. The most recent newest shopping precinct is Mountain High Plaza, which was completed on May 2009, and includes an Anytime Fitness 24hr health club, the Coles supermarket, coffee shops, and variety stores inlcluding Priceline Phramacy and Dimmeys. Bayswater is also the headquarters of the Knox Opportunity Shop, which is run by councillors and others.
Bayswater Station
Bayswater railway station, Melbourne
Bayswater is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Bayswater, on the Belgrave railway line. Bayswater is classed as a Premium Station and is in Metcard Zone 2.-Facilities:...
is located near Mountain Highway
Mountain Highway
Mountain Highway is a 18 km highway in Eastern Melbourne. Mountain Highway starts from Burwood Highway and runs through The Basin, then uphill to Sassafras. For most of its length it is dual carriageway, with 2 or 3 lanes in each Direction. From Burwood Highway to Forest Road in the suburb of The...
, the main stretch of road running through the suburb and a train ride from Bayswater to the CBD is 26 kilometres.
Bayswater North is located in the City of Maroondah and shares the postcode 3153 with Bayswater.
Politics and Representation
Bayswater contained three voting booths at the 2010 federal election, all located within the federal electorate of Aston. The suburb is often fairly 'marginal' electorally, in that neither of the main political parties tends to dominate the area. It is therefore a reasonably good barometer in its representation of overall national voting patterns and trends. Historically competitive, the collective 2010 result for the three booths distributed the primary vote in portions of 42.2% to Labor, 41.2% to the Liberals, and 10.8% to the Greens. After the distribution of preferences, the two-party result was 53.8% Labor and 46.2% Liberal.Sport
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, The Bayswater Roos, competing in the Eastern Football LeagueEastern Football League (Australia)
The Eastern Football League is an Australian rules football League, based in the eastern suburbs of metropolitan Melbourne....
.
See also
- City of CroydonCity of CroydonThe City of Croydon was a Local Government Area located about east of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1961 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Bayswater was a part.