Maryknoll, Victoria
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Maryknoll is a town in Victoria
, Australia
, 61 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia
. At the 2006 Census, Maryknoll had a population of 471.
Maryknoll lies adjacent to Bunyip State Park
, and is one of the youngest towns established in the Shire of Cardinia
.
was still recovering from World War II
- not just the returned soldiers and their families, but migrants from Eastern Europe who had lived and lost through the war. Fathers Simon Heaven a Jack Rouse of the Catholic Church envisaged a new 600 acres (2.4 km²) intentional community
in West Gippsland where people could heal physically and emotionally. The name Maryknoll replaced the original name of St Mary's in 1955 and Maryknoll Post Office opened on 3 October 1955.
The original settlement consisted of about 30 families, one of which was the Noonan family which live there to this day.
By the 1970s, land in the area was being opened up for wider settlement, and in the 1980s many new non-Catholic residents came to settle here.
Dan Mackinnon was the first settler to come here, apart from the founder of the land.
Father Wilfrid Pooley was a helping founder of Maryknoll. He was the leader of the plans and lived in Maryknoll for quite some time with a friend of his, Patrick Noonan.
Maryknoll has no school, with children often commuting to Pakenham, Warragul, Drouin or other places for education. Maryknoll also has a lawn cemetery and a small pony club with twenty members attending.
Kangaroos, Wombats and Possums are very common native species, and Koalas have been occasionally sighted. The area also has a deer problem, with wild herds inhabiting forests and Bunyip State Park.
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...
, 61 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...
. At the 2006 Census, Maryknoll had a population of 471.
Maryknoll lies adjacent to Bunyip State Park
Bunyip State Park
Bunyip State Park is a state park east of Melbourne, near the town of Gembrook. The area was used for logging from 1898 until 1990, and was turned into a state park two years later...
, and is one of the youngest towns established in 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...
.
History
In 1950, society in VictoriaVictoria (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....
was still recovering from World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
- not just the returned soldiers and their families, but migrants from Eastern Europe who had lived and lost through the war. Fathers Simon Heaven a Jack Rouse of the Catholic Church envisaged a new 600 acres (2.4 km²) intentional community
Intentional community
An intentional community is a planned residential community designed to have a much higher degree of teamwork than other communities. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision and often follow an alternative lifestyle. They...
in West Gippsland where people could heal physically and emotionally. The name Maryknoll replaced the original name of St Mary's in 1955 and Maryknoll Post Office opened on 3 October 1955.
The original settlement consisted of about 30 families, one of which was the Noonan family which live there to this day.
By the 1970s, land in the area was being opened up for wider settlement, and in the 1980s many new non-Catholic residents came to settle here.
Dan Mackinnon was the first settler to come here, apart from the founder of the land.
Father Wilfrid Pooley was a helping founder of Maryknoll. He was the leader of the plans and lived in Maryknoll for quite some time with a friend of his, Patrick Noonan.
Facilities
Facilities include a CFA, community hall, Catholic Church, milkbar and recreation reserve which contains Maryknoll Tennis Club and Nar Nar Goon-Maryknoll Cricket Club. Numerous forested parks and walking tracks are scattered throughout the locality.Maryknoll has no school, with children often commuting to Pakenham, Warragul, Drouin or other places for education. Maryknoll also has a lawn cemetery and a small pony club with twenty members attending.
Flora & Fauna
Maryknoll is abundantly covered in forest, with Eucalypts, Wattles, Banksias and Sheoak being common species. Ferns, Pittosporum and introduced species can also be found, and types of rare orchids have been discovered in the area.Kangaroos, Wombats and Possums are very common native species, and Koalas have been occasionally sighted. The area also has a deer problem, with wild herds inhabiting forests and Bunyip State Park.
External links
- Maryknoll - The Catholic Settlement 1950s (Casey-Cardinia)