13-397: Croydon South could refer to Croydon South, Victoria , Australia, a suburb of Melbourne Croydon South (UK Parliament constituency) Croydon South (historic UK Parliament constituency) Croydon South (electoral division) , Greater London Council See also [ edit ] South Croydon [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
26-652: Is a suburb of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 26 kilometres (16 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the City of Maroondah local government area . Ringwood East recorded a population of 10,764 at the 2021 census . It is located in the "Green Belt" of Melbourne, with much of the native vegetation and wildlife preserved in areas such as Wombalono Park and its surrounding suburban streets. The access to high performing public schools, such as Ringwood Secondary College , as well as renowned private schools Tintern Grammar and Aquinas College ,
39-656: Is also a netball team, SCYC Flames Inc Netball Club , which competes in the Lilydale-Yarra Valley Netball Association. Eastfield Park is also home to the Mountain District Horse and Pony Club, which is the oldest pony club in Victoria and now Australia. It was established in 1944 at Cheong Park and re-established at Eastfield Park in 1975. Tinternvale Primary School is located on Tintern Avenue, Ringwood East, and
52-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Croydon South, Victoria Croydon South is a suburb of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the City of Maroondah local government area . Croydon South recorded a population of 4,759 at the 2021 census . Croydon South has two main retail areas, Eastfield Shopping Centre on
65-627: Is leading to high demand for housing in Ringwood East. The area is now being seen as a real life-style option by people who may have previously looked to areas, such as Balwyn and Camberwell , for quality schools. Ringwood East has its own railway station which is within the Myki Zone 2 fare zone on the Lilydale railway line . Maroondah Hospital is also located in Ringwood East, a large public hospital and emergency department serving
78-414: Is on the border of Croydon South, Bayswater North and Ringwood East . It was established in 1976, and as of 2017, there were 330 enrolments of which 9% were non-native English speakers. Croydon South Primary School was built in 1967, and was located on Belmont Road West, Croydon South. In July 2008, it was proposed that Croydon South Primary School and Tinternvale Primary School merge and be located on
91-688: The South Croydon Bulldogs, who became the 2017 Division One premiers in the Eastern Football League . Croydon South has two cricket teams; South Croydon, based at Cheong Park and Eastfield, based at Benson Oval. Both the teams compete in the Ringwood District Cricket Association (RDCA). The South Croydon Youth Club (S.C.Y.C) Scorpions basketball club is also based at Cheong Park, offering basketball to local youth, age 6 to 18. There
104-613: The corner of Eastfield and Bayswater Roads, and Merrindale Shopping Centre on Dorset Road. Croydon South is close to the foothills of Mount Dandenong and the Dandenong Ranges . Croydon South Post Office opened on 1 February 1961 as the suburb was developed. Croydon South has a medical centre located in the Merrindale Shopping Centre. Croydon South is also located 2.5 km from Maroondah Hospital . The suburb has an Australian Rules football team,
117-431: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Croydon_South&oldid=1229976352 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
130-654: The site of Tinternvale, due to falling enrolments at Croydon South. The merger occurred at the start of the 2009 school year. The Education Department agreed to a large increase in funding for the merger at the Tinternvale site and to bring the newly merged school into line with current standards. Following the merger, Tinternvale Primary School had around 410 students. Croydon Special Development School serves students between 3 and 18 years old. As of 2017, there were 102 students enrolled. ^ = territory divided with another LGA Ringwood East Ringwood East
143-609: The surrounding eastern suburbs. Ringwood East Post Office opened around 1902, in what was then a rural area, before the railway station opened in 1925. Burnt Bridge is a locality within the suburb of Ringwood East. It is named after the Burnt Bridge Hotel, which was operated by Elizabeth Moore and Lucy Dawson as early as the 1840s and was located along the Lilydale Trail, near the present-day junction of Maroondah Highway , Old Lilydale Road and Beaufort Roads. At
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#1732780836552156-471: The time of the hotel's existence, the area was grazing land. Hotels in these times usually began as shanties, selling coffee to passing coaches, before gaining their liquor licences. Although some historians have speculated that the name is derived from the Scottish word 'burn', meaning 'stream', it is more popularly believed to be derived from a canvas toll bridge in the area, which was burnt down. The hotel
169-487: Was also known to locals as 'The Blazing Stump'. The shopping precinct serves residents from both sides of Maroondah Highway and from as far as Mount Dandenong Road. Burnt Bridge has a post office, pharmacy, supermarket, bakeries, cafe and takeaways. The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, the East Ringwood Roos, competing in the Eastern Football League . They are based at the reserve located on
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