Heidelberg West, Victoria
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Heidelberg West is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 10 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Heidelberg West had a population of 5097.
Darebin Creek
, and its surrounding park-lands, act as Heidelberg West's main public open space. This green space contrasts with the urban parts of Heidelberg West, which consist of medium to low-density housing and development.
In 1956, Heidelberg West became the site of the Summer Olympics
athlete's village. The village was converted into a Housing Commission of Victoria
estate following the conclusion of the games, and in recent years has had properties sold into private hands. In 2006 the suburb was selected for urban renewal
by the State Government because of its low socio-economic profile.
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...
, 10 km north-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 Banyule. At the 2006 Census, Heidelberg West had a population of 5097.
Suburb
Heidelberg west contains The Mall, an open style shopping centre constructed during the 1950s. The centre is to be redeveloped as a part of the urban renewal plan. Another shopping strip is situated at the end of Bell Street.Darebin Creek
Darebin Creek
Darebin Creek is a creek that runs through the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the main watercourse of the Darebin Valley and a major tributary of the Yarra River...
, and its surrounding park-lands, act as Heidelberg West's main public open space. This green space contrasts with the urban parts of Heidelberg West, which consist of medium to low-density housing and development.
History
The Heidelberg West Post Office opened on 14 May 1923, and was renamed Heidelberg Heights around 1950. The current office on Oriel Road opened in 1952. The Heidelberg Military Hospital office opened in 1941 and was renamed to Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in 1947.In 1956, Heidelberg West became the site of the Summer Olympics
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
athlete's village. The village was converted into a Housing Commission of Victoria
Housing Commission of Victoria
The Housing Commission of Victoria was a State Government body responsible for public housing in Victoria, Australia...
estate following the conclusion of the games, and in recent years has had properties sold into private hands. In 2006 the suburb was selected for urban renewal
Urban renewal
Urban renewal is a program of land redevelopment in areas of moderate to high density urban land use. Renewal has had both successes and failures. Its modern incarnation began in the late 19th century in developed nations and experienced an intense phase in the late 1940s – under the rubric of...
by the State Government because of its low socio-economic profile.
Education
Heidelberg West hosts the following educational facilities:- Olympic Village Primary School
- Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFENorthern Melbourne Institute of TAFENorthern Melbourne Institute of TAFE is a TAFE institute located in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It has six city campuses located at Preston, Collingwood, Epping, Fairfield, Greensborough, Heidelberg, a country campus at Ararat, and country training facilities at Eden...
Recreation
- Heidelberg West Football Club, an Australian Rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team, competes in the Northern Football League. It plays its home games at Heidelberg Park in HeidelbergHeidelberg, VictoriaHeidelberg is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule....
. - Olympic Colts Cricket Club affiliated with the North Metro Cricket Association and resides at Olympic Village Reserve.
See also
- City of HeidelbergCity of HeidelbergThe City of Heidelberg was a Local Government Area located about northeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1840 until 1994.-History:...
- the former local government area of which Heidelberg West was a part.