Burnside is a suburb in Melbourne

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

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, 22 km west 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 Shire of Melton

Shire of Melton

The Shire of Melton is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer western suburbs of Melbourne. The Shire comprises several settled urban areas, the main one being the township of Melton, which lies at the western end of the Shire...

. At the 2006 Census, Burnside had a population of 5792.

Attractions

• Burnside Shopping Centre
• Kororoit Creek
  Kororoit Creek
  Kororoit Creek is a major waterway of over 80 km in length in the north-west and western parts of Melbourne. Its headwaters are north of Sunbury at 400m above sea level in ordovician geology...
  
  

Burnside is located beside the upper end of the Kororoit Creek

Kororoit Creek

Kororoit Creek is a major waterway of over 80 km in length in the north-west and western parts of Melbourne. Its headwaters are north of Sunbury at 400m above sea level in ordovician geology...

 which still has populations of native reptiles, including Tiger snake, Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard

Eastern blue-tongued lizard

The Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard is a subspecies of large skink which is common throughout Eastern Australia, often found in bushland and suburban areas where conditions are suitable...

, Common snakeneck turtle

Common snakeneck turtle

The eastern long-necked turtle , also known as the eastern snake-necked turtle, common snake-necked turtle or common long-necked turtle, has as its most distinctive feature its extremely long neck. In some cases, this turtle's neck can be as long as its carapace...

 and Eastern brown snake

Eastern brown snake

The eastern brown snake , often referred to as the common brown snake, is a species of genus Pseudonaja. This snake is considered the second most venomous land snake based on its value in mice. It is native to Australia, New Guinea and Indonesia.-Description:Adult eastern brown snakes are highly...

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Kororoit Creek

Kororoit Creek

Kororoit Creek is a major waterway of over 80 km in length in the north-west and western parts of Melbourne. Its headwaters are north of Sunbury at 400m above sea level in ordovician geology...

 is also home to the Eastern Banjo Frog

Eastern Banjo Frog

Limnodynastes dumerilii is a frog species from the family Myobatrachidae. The informal names for this species, and its subspecies, include...

, Common Eastern Froglet

Common Eastern Froglet

The Common Eastern Froglet is a very common, Australian ground-dwelling frog, of the family Myobatrachidae.-Distribution:...

 and even the endangered Growling Grass Frog

Growling Grass Frog

The Growling Grass Frog , also commonly known as the Southern Bell Frog, Warty Swamp Frog and erroneously as the Green Frog is a species of ground dwelling tree frog is native to South eastern Australia; ranging from southern South Australia along the Murray River though Victoria to New South...

 and Striped Legless Lizard

Striped Legless Lizard

The Striped Legless Lizard is a species of lizard in the Pygopodidae family.It is endemic to Australia.-References:* Australasian Reptile & Amphibian Specialist Group 1996. . Retrieved on 28 July 2007....

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External links

• Burnside, Burnside Heights and Friends Community Group{defunct link at Sept 11 2010}