Cardinia, Victoria
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Cardinia is a town in Victoria
, Australia
, 52 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
.
Cardinia is located between Pakenham
and Tooradin
on the south-eastern fringe of Melbourne
.
The Post Office opened on 1 September 1881, known as Cardinia Creek until 1912, and closing in 1970.
Cardinia is part of the Australian Rules ROC Football Club (Rythdale
, Officer
, Cardinia) competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
.
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...
, 52 km south-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 Shire of Cardinia
Shire of Cardinia
Cardinia Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located south-east of Melbourne between the Western Port bay and the Yarra Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne...
.
Cardinia is located between Pakenham
Pakenham, Victoria
Pakenham is a satellite suburb of Melbourne on the edge of the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is Cardinia Shire. At the 2006 Census, Pakenham had a population of 19,644...
and Tooradin
Tooradin, Victoria
Tooradin is a town in Victoria, Australia, 57 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Tooradin had a population of 1183.-Today:...
on the south-eastern fringe of 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...
.
The Post Office opened on 1 September 1881, known as Cardinia Creek until 1912, and closing in 1970.
Cardinia is part of the Australian Rules ROC Football Club (Rythdale
Rythdale, Victoria
Rythdale is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia.-History:Rythedale Post Office opened on 22 June 1925, was renamed Rythdale around 1930 and closed in 1944...
, Officer
Officer, Victoria
Officer is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 49 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2006 Census, Officer had a population of 1417.- History :...
, Cardinia) competing in the Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League
The Mornington Peninsula Nepean Football League is an Australian rules football competition, governed by the Victorian Country Football League. The MPNFL contains teams near the south eastern region of Victoria, Australia...
.