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 Dandenong, Victoria
Dandenong is situated 31 kilometres south-east of Melbourne on the outskirts of the city.
Road and railway into Gippsland passed through Dandenong and it was the junction of road and rail into South Gippsland.
It is still at the centre of an extensive transport network, with a busy railway station and bus interchange.
www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/dandenong.html   (666 words)

  
 Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state Victoria and the second largest city in Australia with a population of 3 366 (census 2001).
Melbourne was founded in 1834 by a group of free settlers led by John Batman and John Fawkner unlike many of Australia's capital cities were founded as penal colonies (Adelaide is another notable exception).
Melbourne is a large commercial and industrial centre with many of Australia's largest and many multinational corporations (approximately one-third of the 100 largest operating in Australia as of 2002) headquartered there.
www.freeglossary.com /Melbourne,_Australia   (2929 words)

  
 Melbourne - Wikitravel
Melbourne is the second-largest city in Australia and the capital of the state of Victoria.
Melbourne is more-or-less centrally located on the coast of Victoria, and there are many natural and manmade attractions close enough to easily visit in a day's return drive.
Melbourne’s public transport system "Metlink" is comprised of trams, trains and buses: trams service the central city and inner suburbs, trains service the suburbs, and buses where there are no tram or train tracks.
wikitravel.org /en/Melbourne   (7597 words)

  
 Melbourne - The Sporting Planet Travel Guide to sports teams, stadiums, events and facilities around the world
Dandenong Basketball Stadium hosts the WNBL Rangers and is located at 270 Stud Road in Dandenong, which is some 25km south west of the City Centre.
The Melbourne Demons were one of the foundation VFL clubs of 1896 but it actually formed as a club some 40 years earlier.
Colonial Stadium is the newest arena in sports-mad Melbourne and hosts the AFL’s Essendon, Kangaroos, St Kilda and Western Bulldogs, as well as hosting some larger NSL soccer matches involving South Melbourne and the Melbourne Knights.
sportingplanet.idx.com.au /melbourne.htm   (4526 words)

  
 history.html
In spite of many changes, the station has remained the hub of Melbourne's suburban railway network.
It may not be physically in the centre of Melbourne, but Flinders Street Station is still undoubtedly the 'heart' of the city.
Eleven through platforms were provided at the station on its completion in 1910 and were vastly different from the original platforms which sported semi-circular verandahs terminated by timber valances and at the west end 'train sheds', embracing both platforms and tracks.
www.buslines.com.au /hillsidetrains/history.html   (1678 words)

  
 Melbourne
Melbourne is unique in having five winegrowing regions within an hour and a half of the city, and there are numerous tours to visit one of the many vineyards in the Yarra Valley, Mornington Peninsula or the burgeoning winegrowing region of Geelong, where world-class Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon are produced.
Melbourne is a multicultural city with a vibrant cultural life and is regarded as one of the culinary, sporting and shopping capitals of Australia, with a wide selection of museums, art galleries, theatres and festivals.
Melbourne, the gateway to Victoria, is an eclectic city of casual elegance, characterised by an interesting blend of modern and Victorian architecture, attractive parks and lush ornamental gardens.
www.pco.com.au /boys2005/melbourne.htm   (671 words)

  
 Walking Melbourne - Architecture, Skyscraper and Buildings Database [ Victoria, Australia]
FLINDERS St Station is about to get a facelift with some of the work complete before the Commonwealth Games, ensuring that long degrading cultural icon and one of the busiest railway stations in the world will not lose its prominence to the newly redeveloped Spencer Street Station.
Melbourne grew from a tiny speculative pastoral outpost in the 1850s into a world city within a mere 30 years, reaching around 1 million people by the turn of the century.
Melbourne is reknowned for it's beautiful 19th century parks, that include fine examples of Victorian landscaping.
www.walkingmelbourne.com /city.php   (1811 words)

  
 Category:Melbourne railway stations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is mass renaming of multiple categories with similar but inconsistent form, with a suggested new name of Category:Railway stations in Melbourne.
Please share your thoughts on the matter at the relevant entry on the Categories for Deletion page.
Wikimedia needs your help in its current fund drive.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Category:Melbourne_railway_stations   (134 words)

  
 Second Iteration - travel
The campus is a very short walk from Caulfield Railway Station or the tram line running down Dandenong Rd. (Please see below for public transport details.) An online map is available to help you find your bearings.
Melbourne is an excellent gateway to see the rest of the vast Australian continent, especially the state of Victoria in which it is situated.
Melbourne International Airport is approximately 20km from the city.
www.csse.monash.edu.au /~iterate/SI/travel.html   (436 words)

  
 MELBOURNE - BACKPACKERS GUIDE TO AUSTRALIA
A large portion of Melbourne's residents were born overseas and immigrated giving the city a multicultural mix with a rich diversity of restaurant cuisines and ethnic festivals.
Melbourne also has a powerful annual line up of major sporting events including the Australian tennis open, both the car and motorcycle Australian Formula One grand prix, the Australian Rules Football grand final and internationally renowned horse races during the Spring Racing Carnival, the biggest race being the Melbourne Cup.
Melbourne is a large city with accommodation in many of its numerous suburbs.
www.geocities.com /austtravel/vic/melbourn.html   (5124 words)

  
 PTUA and CLCV: Media Release - Monty Python Bureaucracy Closes Railway Station
General Motors station was opened in the 1960's to serve the new GMH plant in Dandenong.
General Motors station will close on July 29th, thanks to the action of a bureaucracy that can only be described as 'Pythonesque', according to the PTUA.
Only eight trains (four each way) stop at the station daily, stops that were catered for GMH shifts that no longer exist.
www.ptua.org.au /media/2002/july25.shtml   (349 words)

  
 Melbourne Hotel. Hotels in Central Melbourne at Discounted Rates.
The Astoria City Travel Inn Melbourne is located diagonally opposite Spencer Street Railway Station and Colonial Stadium and is ideally located for your next Melbourne visit.
Atlantis Hotel Melbourne is a brand new 4 star Hotel open at 2002 which is perfectly positioned opposite Colonial Stadium and only 200 meters away from Spencer Street Train and Bus Station.
The Hotel Lindrum Melbourne is located in the central business district at the parliament end of Flinders Street and only minutes walk to major sporting and entertainment venues.
www.holidaycity.com /melbourne-central   (896 words)

  
 Fanthology '87: Trains in the Distance
The Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn, for instance, was built around its railway station.
The railways may still radiate from the centre of Melbourne, but Melbournites' lives do not.
Whatever happens to those model railways, they already have given their special pleasure, not because of what they are, but because of the way they attached themselves to my imagination.
www.geocities.com /Athens/8720/trains.htm   (2851 words)

  
 Tourist Sites - World
Welsh Highland Railway: 2ft gauge railway preserving the heritage of the Welsh Highland Railway and North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways.
Mid Norfolk Railway: The Trust has undertaken a caretaking role on the southern part of the branch carrying out maintenance on the buildings and rail infrastructure, all of which had been neglected since the withdrawal of freight on the branch in 1989.
The present Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Company was formed in 1993 by the members of the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway Association, now a Trust, with the aim of reconstructing as much as possible of this once famous narrow gauge railway.
www.cwrr.com /nmra/Touristb-World.html   (2265 words)

  
 Second Iteration - hotels
Melbourne has an extensive range of quality accommodation to suit all tastes and budgets.
The Hotel Lindrum is a sophisticated, contemporary traveller's haven - and it's located right in the heart of cosmopolitan Melbourne.
A 3 1/2 star property near the intersection of Dandenong Road and Koornang Road.
www.csse.monash.edu.au /~iterate/SI/hotels.html   (614 words)

  
 20001014.html
The Minister for Planning, Mary Delahunty, said Dandenong was one of nine centres across Melbourne that make up the Bracks Government's Transit Cities program, a joint planning and transport initiative to encourage residential and commercial development around key transport connections.
The revitalisation of Dandenong's commercial centre and transport hub moved a step closer today with the appointment of a finance industry executive to head the Dandenong Development Board.
Transit Cities are a key part of the Bracks Government's strategic plan to keep Melbourne a socially vital and economically successful city, in line with the Melbourne 2030 policy.
www.vic.alp.org.au /media/0403/20001014.html   (582 words)

  
 Melbourne Hotel Specials
Novotel Glen Waverley Melbourne is located between the CBD and the Dandenong Ranges, a short 20-30 minute drive to each.
Melbourne Hotel Enterprize is perfectly situated next to the new Crown Casino and Southgate complex, ensuring you are only moments away from some of Melbourne best shopping and entertainment.
Majestically located in Melbourne's most prestigious street - Collins Street, and on the Cnr of Queen Street, the new Sebel Melbourne is a magnificent tribute to Melbourne's historic past.
www.hoteldetective.net /Town/EN/Melbourne-Hotels.htm   (3495 words)

  
 beebo.org/mischief: Flinders Street Station
Flinders Street Station is Melbourne's main commuter railway station.
Dirty trains filled with dirty commuters depart from here, bound for suburbs such as Glen Waverley, Dandenong, Noble Park, Cranbourne and Mitcham.
The hotel has been around since Melbourne was founded, but it's most famous for a striking portrait of a naked woman named Chloe that hangs inside.
beebo.org /mischief/flinders   (134 words)

  
 Steam train links by Steam Train Artist
An operating railway museum recreating various Victorian Railways branch line activities "just as they used to be".
All three railway gauges used in Australia are represented.
The railway-operating arm of the Australian Railway Historical Society in South Australia.
www.steamtrainartist.com /steam_train_links.html   (387 words)

  
 Sydney 10 Days Australia Sydney
View St Paul’s Cathedral, Flinders Street Station, Melbourne Town Hall, Bourke Street Mall, trendy Southbank on the river and the Arts and Culture Centre, Royal Botanic Gardens, the Shrine of Remembrance and Captain Cooks Cottage (admission included).
This beautifully restored 1927 tram, cruises the scenic streets of Melbourne as dinner is served.
Transferred by charter coach to Melbourne domestic Airport to meet your Flight to Cairns.
www.infohub.com /TRAVEL/SIT/sit_pages/7891.html   (1383 words)

  
 Invicta Bus Services - Route 665 - Ringwood - Dandenong (via Knox City Shopping Centre and Stud Park
Then via Melbourne Street, Burwood Highway, Stud Road, Clow Street, Thomas Street, Walker Street, Robinson Street to the terminus at Dandenong Railway Station.
Departs from the terminus at Dandenong Railway Station and runs via Robinson Street, Walker Street, Thomas Street, Clow Street, Stud Road, Burwood Highway, Melbourne Street into Knox City Shopping Centre Bus Stop No.7 or 8.
Then via Melbourne Street, Burwood Highway, Stud Road, Boronia Road, Wantirna Road, Station Street, Warrandyte Road and Maroondah Highway to the terminus at Ringwood Railway Station.
www.invictabus.com.au /inv_665.shtml   (460 words)

  
 Hayley West home page
She now lives and works in Port Melbourne, with a studio in Trawool in the Great Dividing Range in rural Victoria.
Hayley West is a first generation Australian, born to English parents in Melbourne, in 1971.
August 1999 (with Karen Roode) - 'cityartpublicspace', The Public Office, West Melbourne.
www.papaink.org /gallery/home/artist/display/334.html   (584 words)

  
 Puffing Billy Railway Museum/Attraction Review Dandenong Ranges Frommers.com
Home > Destinations > Australia and the South Pacific > Australia > Melbourne > Dandenong Ranges > Attractions > Puffing Billy Railway
Train from Flinders St. Station in Melbourne to Belgrave; Puffing Billy station is a short walk away
For almost a century, Puffing Billy steam railway has chugged over a 13km (8-mile) track from Belgrave to Emerald Lake.
www.frommers.com /destinations/dandenongranges/A27630.html   (245 words)

  
 Melbourne Magpies - watch out cyclists!
Railway Pde Seaford, like to bite, near station
Morack Road outside Vermont Secondary College and normally strikes when traveling toward Boronia Road.
www.step-hen.com /magpie.htm   (490 words)

  
 Metlink - Your guide to public transport in metropolitan Melbourne
Metlink - Your guide to public transport in metropolitan Melbourne
Your guide to public transport in metropolitan MelbourneYour guide to public transport in regional Victoria
metlinkmelbourne.com.au /timetables/timetable_options.php?...&id=MTB862   (25 words)

  
 Remote Vision - BirdsEye View Photography, Melbourne, Australia
Binks Ford to Melbourne city skyline - Footscray
City view across Yarra River to Swanston st bridge - Melbourne CBD
Finish Line area at Park on North Wharf Rd - Docklands Melbourne.
www.birdcagesoft.com /mast/gallery   (767 words)

  
 Melbtrip - Your guide to public transport in metropolitan Melbourne
845 Dandenong Stn to Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills SC Dandenong Stn to Brandon Park SC Dandenong Stn to Endeavour Hills via Endeavour Hills SC Dandenong Stn to Glen Waverley Stn via Waverley Gardens SC Brandon Park SC Dandenong Stn to Chelsea Stn via Carrum Stn
253 Garden City to City via South Melbourne
842 Endeavour Hills to Fountain Gate SC Dandenong Stn to Mossgeil Park
www.geocities.com /melbtrip   (767 words)

  
 Driver Bus Lines Australia -- Driver Bus Lines - Route 624 Kew - Chadstone - Holmesglen - Oakleigh
Then via Middle and Warrigal Roads to Holmesglen Railway Station, then via Warrigal Road, Power Avenue, Amaroo Street, Carramar Street, Euroka Street, Bolwarra Street, Moorong Street, Waverley Road, Huntingdale Road, Ferntree Gully Road, Dandenong Road, Atkinson Street, Atherton Road, Station Street, Chester and Portman Streets to the terminus opposite Oakleigh Railway Station.
Then via Middle and Warrigal Roads to holmesglen Railway Station, then via Warrigal Road, Power Avenue, Amaroo Street, Carramar Street, Euroka Street, Bolwarra Street, Moorong Street, Waverley Road, Huntingdale Road, Ferntree Gully Road, Dandenong Road, Atkinson Street, Atherton Road, Station Street, Chester and Portman Streets to the terminus opposite Oakleigh Railway Station.
Departs from the terminus at the Valerie Street Interchange and runs via Vlerie Street, Harp Road, Normanby Road, Cotham Road, John Street, Sackville Street, Wrixon Street and Auburn Road to Auburn Railway Station, then via Auburn Road, Airedale Avenue, Tooronga Road, Dandenong and Derby Roads to Caulfield Railway Station.
www.buslines.com.au /driver/dr_624.shtml   (701 words)

  
 Kilsyth and Kilsyth South, Victoria
The original village centre was on Mt. Dandenong Road, which was the linking route between the Croydon railway station and the Dandenong Ranges.
Kilsyth is in the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges and the cleared land was suitable for orchards.
Kilsyth has a small shopping centre in Mt. Dandenong Road near the first primary school Mt. Dandenong Road is also the address of a Catholic primary school, elderly persons' accommodation, the Linley reception centre and a larger shopping centre, Churinga Village, near the Kilsyth Hall.
www.arts.monash.edu.au /ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/kilsythandkilsythsth.html   (338 words)

  
 Driver Bus Lines Australia -- Driver Bus Lines - Route 624 Kew - Chadstone - Holmesglen - Oakleigh
Then via Middle and Warrigal Roads to Holmesglen Railway Station, then via Warrigal Road, Power Avenue, Amaroo Street, Carramar Street, Euroka Street, Bolwarra Street, Moorong Street, Waverley Road, Huntingdale Road, Ferntree Gully Road, Dandenong Road, Atkinson Street, Atherton Road, Station Street, Chester and Portman Streets to the terminus opposite Oakleigh Railway Station.
Then via Middle and Warrigal Roads to holmesglen Railway Station, then via Warrigal Road, Power Avenue, Amaroo Street, Carramar Street, Euroka Street, Bolwarra Street, Moorong Street, Waverley Road, Huntingdale Road, Ferntree Gully Road, Dandenong Road, Atkinson Street, Atherton Road, Station Street, Chester and Portman Streets to the terminus opposite Oakleigh Railway Station.
Departs from the terminus in Portman Street opposite Oakleigh Railway Station, and runs under Station Square, Hanover Street, Atkinson Street and Dandenong Service Road, then via the reverse of the route described above to Holmesglen Railway Station, then via Warrigal and Middle Roads to Chadstone Shopping Centre Stop 17 and Stop 13.
www.buslines.com.au /driver/dr_624.shtml   (701 words)

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