19-559: Angliss Hospital is a public hospital in Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria , Australia , located on the corner of Albert Street and Talaskia Road. The hospital is a member of the Eastern Health network, and is located near a number of medical facilities that support the hospital, such as Angliss House and Chandler House. The hospital was originally named William Angliss Hospital and then changed to Angliss Hospital. It
38-646: A number of sporting organizations based in Upper Ferntree Gully—Upper Ferntree Gully Kings Football Club competing in the Eastern Football League and the Cricket Club (Kings Park), Upwey Tecoma Junior Football Club (Talaskia Road), St John's Tecoma Cricket Club (Talaskia Road), Sherbrooke Little Athletic Centre (Kings Park), Upwey/Ferntree Gully Baseball Club (Kings Park), Kenlaural Dance Centre and
57-428: A number of used car yards. Upper Ferntree Gully has a railway station on Burwood Highway. There are train stabling facilities at Upper Ferntree Gully and a terminus for some services. The following bus routes also service the suburb: ^ = territory divided with another LGA Shire of Sherbrooke The Shire of Sherbrooke was a local government area about 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Melbourne ,
76-624: Is a suburb of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 32 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the City of Knox and Shire of Yarra Ranges local government areas . Upper Ferntree Gully recorded a population of 3,417 at the 2021 census . Upper Ferntree Gully was a farming area in its early days and formed the end of the electric train line from Melbourne . Holiday makers and day trippers would then make their way by various means of transport to holiday and day tripper locations in "the hills". Many Melburnians up to (at least)
95-519: Is considered an extension of the most recent development at the hospital completed in 2018, which added an intensive care unit to the hospital and a fourth floor. The cost of the expansion is around $ 170 million and includes an additional 120 beds at a nearby aged care facility. This hospital in Australia-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Upper Ferntree Gully, Victoria Upper Ferntree Gully
114-469: Is home to football, cricket, athletics and baseball. Gilmour Park is also the location of Melbourne Water 's Retarding Basin (along Ferny Creek) and close to Sherbrooke Archery Club. There are a number of groups providing for the local community— Country Fire Authority , Talaksia Scout Group, St Thomas ' Anglican Church, Upper Ferntree Gully Seventh-day Adventist Church , International Women's Group (Coonara House) and Coonara Community House. There are
133-496: Is home to the 1812 Amateur Theatre Group. The suburb of Upper Ferntree Gully is often referred to by residents simply as Upper Gully. Many years ago , Ferntree Gully was known as Lower Ferntree Gully—there was a Lower Gully and an Upper Gully. Upper Ferntree Gully has been part of the Shire Fern Tree Gully, Shire of Sherbrooke , Yarra Ranges Shire (after the realignment of municipal boundaries), but now most of it
152-884: Is in the City of Knox . Upper Ferntree Gully is home to Ferntree Gully Park, part of the Dandenong Ranges National Park ) and Parks Victoria 's Education Centre. The park boasts, in addition to the natural environment, the "1,000 steps". These steps were laid in commemoration of the Kokoda Trail (in World War II the Kokoda Track was a field of action for Australian soldiers in Papua New Guinea). Kings Park (located in Willow Road and alongside Ferntree Gully and Ferny creeks)
171-640: The 1812 Amateur Theatre group. There is a government primary school (Upper Ferntree Gully Primary school) which is located on Talaskia Road. There was a Prep – Year 6 community school (Coonara Community School). The Angliss Hospital (formerly known as the William Angliss Hospital) was established in 1939 and is located in Albert Street and Talaskia Road, Upper Ferntree Gully. Chandler House—Eastern Health Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service—is located nearby in Albert Street (and
190-534: The 1930s also holidayed in cottages in Upper Ferntree Gully. Coonara House in Willow Road is the oldest building in Upper Ferntree Gully, ahead of The Royal Hotel. Coonara House was the farm house for the farm land that is now Kings Park reserve. Some historic buildings and sites have been lost over the years—including the original Primary School (which was nestled into the National Park, near
209-565: The Shire of Sherbrooke was abolished, and along with the Shires of Lillydale , Healesville and Upper Yarra , was merged into the newly created Shire of Yarra Ranges . The districts around Emerald merged with the neighbouring Shire of Pakenham , into the newly created Shire of Cardinia , while Upper Ferntree Gully and Lysterfield were transferred to the City of Knox. Council formerly met at
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#1732797446705228-636: The current Country Fire Authority station), the tearooms (corner of Rollings Road and Burwood Highway—many original architectural features were lost during renovations in the 1990s), the cycling velodrome (a bitumen track that was located behind St Joseph's College on the border of Upper Ferntree Gully and Ferntree Gully —this was used as part of The Sun newspaper's cycling competition), the Progress Hall (adjacent to Martin's Smash Repairs) and Kayser factory (Rose Street). The old bakery in Rose Street
247-649: The hospital in its now present location. Funding from the Angliss' charitable foundation allowed for the hospital to build an additional 27 beds in 1965. In 2017 the hospital celebrated the 100,000th birth to have occurred at the hospital. The Angliss Hospital is considered a medium metropolitan hospital by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare , and has an Emergency Department , Radiology, Midwifery, Intensive Care, Obstetric, Paediatric and Rehabilitation departments. In addition to these facilities,
266-450: The hospital operates the aged care facility located on adjacent Edward Street. The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Angliss Hospital was completed in 2018, at a cost of $ 20 million, adding 14 intensive care beds to the hospital as well as a new short-stay expansion of the hospital's emergency department. In 2018, the recently re-elected Andrews government pledged to expand the hospital with an additional 25 hospital beds. The planned expansion
285-481: The main thoroughfare (Burwood Highway). Ferntree Plaza is the largest retail centre in Upper Ferntree Gully. In May, 2021 a fire burnt through the suburb's second Indian restaurant which was temporarily closed for repairs. CFA and Police units responding initially received word that the fire was, "out the back of the Royal Hotel" which led to dozens of vehicles rushing to the scene. Upper Ferntree Gully also has
304-404: The shire was severed, and incorporated as the Shire of Fern Tree Gully. With increasing urbanisation in suburbs closer to Melbourne, Fern Tree Gully in turn was splintered on 9 October 1963, the western part forming the City of Knox . The eastern part remained as Shire of Fern Tree Gully until the shire was renamed to the Shire of Sherbrooke a year later on 23 December 1964. On 15 December 1994,
323-551: The state capital of Victoria , Australia . The shire covered an area of 191.66 square kilometres (74.0 sq mi), and existed from 1963 until 1994. Its largest population centre was the town of Belgrave . Sherbrooke was originally the northwestern part of the Berwick Road District , which was incorporated on 24 October 1862, and became a shire on 12 May 1868. On 23 May 1889, the Scoresby Riding of
342-413: Was established in 1939 and named after Sir William Charles Angliss , a respected local politician and philanthropist who contributed financially to the hospital's foundation. The Angliss family continued to play a significant role in the hospitals growth and management, well into the 20th Century. In 1945 a decision was made to relocate the hospital due to increased demand, and in 1958, Lady Angliss opened
361-558: Was used as a bush nursing hospital prior to the opening of the Angliss Hospital). There are also a number of medical consulting rooms in the vicinity of the hospital. Willowbrooke aged care facility is located in Willow Road, Upper Ferntree Gully. In terms of animal health, Upper Ferntree Gully also has a veterinary hospital. There are limited retail outlets (mainly food, hairdressing, banking, chemist, post office and repair services) in Upper Ferntree Gully, generally located along
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