Tecoma, Victoria
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Tecoma is a suburb in Melbourne
, Victoria
, Australia
, 34 km east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges
. At the 2006 Census, Tecoma had a population of 2,189.
The suburb is named after the shrub that grew in the area when the need was identified for a railway station for the timber mill that occupied the site where Tecoma Primary School now stands. The Post Office opened on 7 January 1929, closing in 1976.
Tecoma is a small town, nestled between Belgrave and Upwey, adjoining Sherbrooke Forest to the north.
It features a licensed milk bar, video outlet, fish'n'chip shop, hair salon, bakery, second hand clothes shop for kids, second hand furniture shop and a handful of art and craft shops which are along the main road (Burwood Highway), which leads straight up from Melbourne. If you turn off to the east of Walter Street there is also a second hand retro ladies clothing shop and cookies, an opp shop and another hairdressing salon along with a Modern cloth nappy shop with eco baby and cleaning products, also on Walter Street there is a karate school. It also has a number of Real Estate Agencies on both sides of the street. There is an Indian Restaurant, a pet shop and a "Hippie Haven" café, plus a pizza store on Burwood Highway.
Tecoma Primary School
is located across the road from the strip of shops.
Tecoma railway station is the second-last railway station on the Belgrave line, and is one of a relatively few stations in Melbourne's metropolitan electric rail network
to have only one platform.
The homes in Tecoma are mainly in residential bushland, which attracts numerous native birds of many kinds.
Together with its neighbouring township Upwey
, Tecoma has an Australian Rules football team (Upwey-Tecoma) competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
.
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, Victoria
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, 34 km 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 Yarra Ranges
Shire of Yarra Ranges
The Yarra Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges...
. At the 2006 Census, Tecoma had a population of 2,189.
The suburb is named after the shrub that grew in the area when the need was identified for a railway station for the timber mill that occupied the site where Tecoma Primary School now stands. The Post Office opened on 7 January 1929, closing in 1976.
Tecoma is a small town, nestled between Belgrave and Upwey, adjoining Sherbrooke Forest to the north.
It features a licensed milk bar, video outlet, fish'n'chip shop, hair salon, bakery, second hand clothes shop for kids, second hand furniture shop and a handful of art and craft shops which are along the main road (Burwood Highway), which leads straight up from Melbourne. If you turn off to the east of Walter Street there is also a second hand retro ladies clothing shop and cookies, an opp shop and another hairdressing salon along with a Modern cloth nappy shop with eco baby and cleaning products, also on Walter Street there is a karate school. It also has a number of Real Estate Agencies on both sides of the street. There is an Indian Restaurant, a pet shop and a "Hippie Haven" café, plus a pizza store on Burwood Highway.
Tecoma Primary School
Primary education
A primary school is an institution in which children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. Primary school is the preferred term in the United Kingdom and many Commonwealth Nations, and in most publications of the United Nations Educational,...
is located across the road from the strip of shops.
Tecoma railway station is the second-last railway station on the Belgrave line, and is one of a relatively few stations in Melbourne's metropolitan electric rail network
Railways in Melbourne
The Melbourne rail network is operated by Metro Trains Melbourne under franchise from the Government of Victoria. The network is based on a commuter rail model centred on the Melbourne Central Business District and Flinders Street Station, rather than a rapid transit model, with a focus on...
to have only one platform.
The homes in Tecoma are mainly in residential bushland, which attracts numerous native birds of many kinds.
Together with its neighbouring township Upwey
Upwey, Victoria
Upwey is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges and City of Knox. At the 2006 Census, Upwey had a population of 6,760.-History:...
, Tecoma has an Australian Rules football team (Upwey-Tecoma) competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in Victoria to the east and northeast of Melbourne.-History:...
.