Cranbourne North, Victoria
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Cranbourne North is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 40 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey
. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne North had a population of 9708.
Merinda Park railway station is located within the suburb's boundaries. The station is located on the Cranbourne railway line. Merinda Park Railway Station was opened in March 1995, upon completion of the electrification of the line between South Gippsland Highway
and the junction with the Pakenham railway line at Dandenong South.
Vic Roads has completed duplication of Thompsons Road between Lesdon Avenue and Narre Warren-Cranbourne
Road, which runs the length of the suburb.
Thompson Parkway shopping centre is located on the corner of Thompsons Road and South Gippsland Highway
. It was opened in March 1994, and contains a Safeway
/Woolworths store, Chemist, Flakey Jakes Fish and Chip Shop, Video Ezy, and a number of other specialty shops. Cranbourne North Post Office opened here on 21 March 1994.
The Cranbourne Homemaker Centre is located just outside the formal boundary of the suburb, which includes Bunnings Warehouse, Harvey Norman, Office Works, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi, Beacon Lighting, Autobarn, Red Rooster, Hungry Jacks and more
The Cranbourne Golf Club is located on South Gippsland Highway.
The Camden Green Estate is one of the largest developments in the suburb. Formally a market garden, construction commenced 2003 and is located alongside Narre Warren - Cranbourne Road.
More recently Construction has commenced on the opposite side of Narre Warren - Cranbourne Road on further subdivisions. These include the 'Sierra', 'Eve' and 'The Avenue at Casey' estates. The latter skirts the Melbourne
Urban Growth Boundary
. Glasscocks Road is currently under construction and will run East-West from Dandenong Valley Highway
to Berwick
- Cranbourne
Road when completed.
,and Alkira Secondary College and two primary schools; St Theresa's (a Catholic Primary), Courtenay Gardens Primary.
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...
, 40 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 City of Casey
City of Casey
The City of Casey is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Casey is Victoria's most populous municipality, with a 2006 census population of 214,960. The municipality's population growth rate during both 1996-2001 and 2001-2006 was...
. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne North had a population of 9708.
Merinda Park railway station is located within the suburb's boundaries. The station is located on the Cranbourne railway line. Merinda Park Railway Station was opened in March 1995, upon completion of the electrification of the line between South Gippsland Highway
South Gippsland Highway
The South Gippsland Highway is a partially divided highway in Victoria, Australia which connects the city of Melbourne with the South Gippsland region of Victoria, ending in the town of Sale...
and the junction with the Pakenham railway line at Dandenong South.
Vic Roads has completed duplication of Thompsons Road between Lesdon Avenue and Narre Warren-Cranbourne
Cranbourne
- Places :*Cranborne, Dorset*Cranborne Chase, Dorset*Cranbourne, Berkshire*Cranbourne Chase, Berkshire*Cranbourne Lodge, a royal lodge, within Cranbourne Chase*Cranbourne, Hampshire*Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia**Cranbourne railway line...
Road, which runs the length of the suburb.
Thompson Parkway shopping centre is located on the corner of Thompsons Road and South Gippsland Highway
South Gippsland Highway
The South Gippsland Highway is a partially divided highway in Victoria, Australia which connects the city of Melbourne with the South Gippsland region of Victoria, ending in the town of Sale...
. It was opened in March 1994, and contains a Safeway
Safeway (Australia)
Safeway was the trading name used by Woolworths Limited until 2008 for its supermarkets in Victoria, Australia. Elsewhere in Australia the trading name is Woolworths. In August 2008, Woolworths announced the discontinuation of the Safeway name, and has since gradually rebranded Victorian stores as...
/Woolworths store, Chemist, Flakey Jakes Fish and Chip Shop, Video Ezy, and a number of other specialty shops. Cranbourne North Post Office opened here on 21 March 1994.
The Cranbourne Homemaker Centre is located just outside the formal boundary of the suburb, which includes Bunnings Warehouse, Harvey Norman, Office Works, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi, Beacon Lighting, Autobarn, Red Rooster, Hungry Jacks and more
The Cranbourne Golf Club is located on South Gippsland Highway.
The Camden Green Estate is one of the largest developments in the suburb. Formally a market garden, construction commenced 2003 and is located alongside Narre Warren - Cranbourne Road.
More recently Construction has commenced on the opposite side of Narre Warren - Cranbourne Road on further subdivisions. These include the 'Sierra', 'Eve' and 'The Avenue at Casey' estates. The latter skirts the 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...
Urban Growth Boundary
Urban growth boundary
An urban growth boundary, or UGB, is a regional boundary, set in an attempt to control urban sprawl by mandating that the area inside the boundary be used for higher density urban development and the area outside be used for lower density development.An urban growth boundary circumscribes an...
. Glasscocks Road is currently under construction and will run East-West from Dandenong Valley Highway
Dandenong Valley Highway
The Dandenong Valley Highway stretches almost 30 kilometres from Wantirna South in Melbourne's eastern suburbs to Frankston in the south. For its entire length, its main name is not actually Dandenong Valley Highway, and very few locals use it...
to Berwick
Berwick, Victoria
Berwick is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Berwick had a population of 36,420....
- Cranbourne
Cranbourne
- Places :*Cranborne, Dorset*Cranborne Chase, Dorset*Cranbourne, Berkshire*Cranbourne Chase, Berkshire*Cranbourne Lodge, a royal lodge, within Cranbourne Chase*Cranbourne, Hampshire*Cranbourne, Victoria, Australia**Cranbourne railway line...
Road when completed.
Schools
Cranbourne North has two secondary schools, Lyndhurst Secondary CollegeLyndhurst Secondary College
Lyndhurst Secondary College is a co-educational secondary school, located in Cranbourne North, Victoria, Australia, which is approximately 40 km south east of Melbourne.-History:...
,and Alkira Secondary College and two primary schools; St Theresa's (a Catholic Primary), Courtenay Gardens Primary.