38-399: Brunswick Town Hall is located on the corner of Sydney Road and Dawson Street in the inner northern Melbourne suburb of Brunswick, Victoria , Australia. Brunswick was declared a municipality in 1857, after residents petitioned for municipal government. The first municipal chambers were erected in 1859 on Sydney Road at Lobb's Hill, between Stewart and Albion streets. The present Town Hall
76-542: A line that borders Roxburgh Park and Greenvale in the south, and Mickleham Road , Craigieburn Road and a line running north–south that borders Mickleham in the west. Craigieburn's first people were the Wurundjeri people. The suburb takes its name from an old bluestone inn (its site located directly opposite modern day Kingswood Drive) that catered for travellers along the Old Sydney Road . The name
114-542: A recreation hall was built by 1912. At that time, fishing and scenery in the Merri Creek (Craigieburn's eastern boundary) was noted. In the 1920s, a brick facade near the railway station was erected, intended for a harvester factory which was never completed. Post World War II , a primary school opened in 1955, but was moved in 2003 replacing the school at Somerton . In 1961, the Hume Highway overpass near
152-474: A significant part in this campaign. The State Government, concerned about the public sympathy being generated, eventually changed the law in regard to obstruction, with no requirement of permits to speak. A Free Speech memorial was built outside the Mechanics' Institute on the corner of Sydney and Glenlyon Roads to commemorate the success of the free speech fights. Counihan's work as an artist and local resident
190-527: Is a suburb in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 25 km (16 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the City of Hume local government area . Craigieburn recorded a population of 65,178 at the 2021 census . Craigieburn is a satellite suburb located on the urban-rural fringe of Melbourne, ranging from the lower half of Bridgewater Road to Mount Ridley. A large majority of
228-648: Is a very popular supermarket-sized second-hand clothing store, located between Albert Street and Glenlyon Road. Well known for its bridal shops, a recent arrival in Sydney Road is Mariana Hardwick 's emporium in the eponymously (re)named building between Sparta Place and Ballarat Street. Tram route 19 runs along the inner section of Sydney Road, starting at Bakers Road in Coburg North and ending in Elizabeth Street at Flinders Street station in
266-533: Is also commemorated by the Counihan Gallery on Sydney Road run by the City of Merri-bek Council. During the second world war and in the 1950s, Sydney Road came alive with late night shopping. This included late night shopping parades with floats. The construction of the Barkly Square shopping complex immediately to the east of Sydney Road in the 1980s coincided with a decline in the success of
304-665: Is an imposing Victorian building in the Second Empire style, built in 1876. In 1908 Brunswick became a city. Diagonally opposite from the Town Hall is the Mechanics' Institute , built in 1868, and used for education and social activities. A monument to the Free Speech fights of the 1930s stands near the corner. The building was acquired by the Brunswick City Council in 1927 and for many years served as
342-558: Is derived from the Gaelic word Craigie, meaning craggy and Scots word burn that means stream. By 1865, Craigieburn was a small hamlet with a number of farmers, with its surrounding land unsuitable for agriculture. Craigieburn Post Office opened on 26 February 1866. In 1872, the North East railway line to Seymour opened, with a station at Craigieburn opening in that year. The hamlet still remained of little importance, although
380-532: Is served by Craigieburn railway station , which is the terminus of the Craigieburn line . Electrified railway services to the station commenced on 30 September 2007. Craigieburn was previously serviced by V/Line five-car diesel locomotives and Sprinter railcars on the Seymour / Albury line . The previous terminus was Broadmeadows station . In 2018, internal Department of Transport plans to through-route
418-731: Is the largest development in Craigieburn. Other major residential estates have been developed in Craigieburn by Delfin , Peet Limited (Aston), Evolve Development (Annadale) and Villawood (Trilium). Ten bus routes service Craigieburn: For cyclists, Craigieburn is at the start of the Galada Tamboore Cycle Path , which follows the Hume Freeway 14.7 km (9.1 mi) south to meet the Western Ring Road Trail at Thomastown . Craigieburn
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#1732788084838456-501: The Hume Highway ) is a major urban arterial in the northern suburbs of Melbourne , Victoria , Australia . Sydney Road starts at the northern end of Royal Parade at the boundary of Parkville and Brunswick and continues north through Brunswick , Coburg , Coburg North , Hadfield , Fawkner , Campbellfield , Somerton and Craigieburn , where it joins the Hume Freeway . The section passing through Brunswick and Coburg, between Park Street at its southern end and Bell Street near
494-547: The Road Management Act 2004 granted the responsibility of overall management and development of Victoria's major arterial roads to VicRoads : VicRoads declared this road as Sydney Road (Arterial #5733), beginning from Bell Street in Coburg and ending at Brunswick Road, Brunswick in 2004, and as Coburg-Craigieburn Road (Arterial #5500), from Bell Street to where it meets Hume Freeway in Craigieburn in 2006;
532-471: The Western Ring Road ) was upgraded to National Highway M31; it was left as National Highway 31 south of the ring road along its original alignment into central Melbourne. Once the Craigieburn bypass was opened in 2005 and National Route M31 was re-routed onto the new bypass, the old route was replaced with Metropolitan Route 55 from Craigieburn to the central suburb of Docklands . The passing of
570-580: The 1920s the clothing and textile industries grew; evidence of their presence in the area can still be seen in the existence of tailors shops, fabric shops and an abundance of wedding gown shops. During the 1930s the Unemployed Workers Movement held street meetings on the corner of Sydney Road and Phoenix Street. These meetings were harassed and suppressed by the police, under the direct orders of Police Commissioner, General Thomas Blamey . Young Australian artist Noel Counihan played
608-519: The 1990s and early 2000s. The signs of gentrification are increasingly evident in the southern quarter of Sydney Road, with a rising number of clothing boutiques and many new eateries serving eclectic and contemporary Australian 'fusion' cuisine in stylish, designer environments, producing an increasingly diversified street life. As a major activity centre in Merri-bek , Sydney Road is a key component in any strategies of urban intensification to meet
646-851: The ABS Census of 2011 the percentage of residents born in Australia had dropped to 61.4% and the other top responses were Iraq; 5.1%, India; 3.7%, Turkey; 3.4%, Italy; 2.4% and Sri Lanka; 2.3% ; Pakistan. In the 2016 census , 53.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were India 11.3%, Iraq 5.4%, Sri Lanka 2.9%, New Zealand 2.8% and Philippines 1.9%. 44.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Punjabi 7.8%, Arabic 4.6%, Turkish 4.6%, Sinhalese 3.4% and Hindi 3.3%. The most common responses for religion in Craigieburn (State Suburbs) were Catholic 28.4%, No Religion 15.5%, Islam 11.9%, Not Stated 7.7% and Sikhism 7.2%. On 7 May 2012,
684-929: The Brunswick Hotel, the Cornish Arms Hotel, the Sarah Sands Hotel, the Cumberland Arms Hotel, the Edinburgh Castle Hotel and the Court House Hotel. It was originally called Pentridge Road, as it connected the city with Pentridge prison . It was renamed Sydney Road in 1859. The early hub of business activity was between Weston Street and Albert Street in Brunswick, but by the 1880s businesses were rapidly being established beyond Albion Street. In
722-490: The Brunswick Municipal Library. During 1973 the Brunswick City Council embarked on a plan to demolish the Town Hall and build a modern five-story building to house all of council services. The Brunswick Progress Association led a successful public campaign in 1974 against council, to stop the demolition of the town hall. After the amalgamation of the City of Brunswick with the City of Coburg and
760-475: The Danish Agency for Culture and Realdania, which has motivated municipalities to develop the library of the future, so that it is prepared to incorporate, among other things, digital developments and local culture and accommodate diverse population groups with an open and functional architectural expression in balance with its surroundings. Highlands Craigieburn, a residential development by Stockland ,
798-410: The Free Speech fights of the 1930s stands near the corner. The history of many of the single and double story shop fronts can be seen in the names and years moulded into the upper portions of the building facades. The Mechanics Institute now provides a popular performance space and offices for local arts administrators. Sydney Road has a number of institutions that are notable for their contribution to
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#1732788084838836-492: The broader cultural life of Melbourne. The Mediterranean supermarket, between Victoria and Blyth Streets is a long-established, large and well-known source of Italian and other European foodstuffs. The A1 Middle Eastern Bakery, at the top of Brunswick Hill is the most high-profile of a number of such bakeries in the area, well known for products such as flat bread that are supplied across Melbourne. A tour of these bakeries forms part of Melbourne's annual Food and Wine festival. Savers
874-485: The city. The Upfield railway line from the city loop runs parallel to Sydney Road about 200m to the west, with stations at Jewell , Brunswick , Anstey , Moreland and Coburg . The road has historically been signed as Route 31, but since the opening of the Craigieburn Bypass has been relegated to Route 55. [REDACTED] Australian roads portal Craigieburn, Victoria Craigieburn
912-477: The dominant non-Anglo fare, but since the 1980s Sydney Road's eateries have diversified and increased in number, so that the food available now includes Lebanese, Afghan, Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, Japanese, North and East African, Balinese, Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and Nepali cuisines. In the early 2000s, several hotels (pubs) were renovated and have become very popular live music venues. Property prices in Brunswick and Coburg (south of Bell Street) rose sharply in
950-520: The hotels date from the 1850s, including the Cornish Arms hotel and the Sarah Sands Hotel on the corner of Brunswick Road. The Bombay Rock at the corner of Phoenix Street, was one of the pre-eminent rock music venues in Melbourne in the 1970s and 80s. Brunswick Town Hall , built in 1876 on the corner of Dawson Street, is an imposing Victorian edifice. It was saved from planned destruction by
988-598: The municipal council in 1973-1974 when Vic and Vida Little , along with the Brunswick Progress Association , led a successful campaign to preserve it. The building was significantly extended and renovated in the early 1990s to upgrade the library, offices and public assembly spaces. Diagonally opposite from the Town Hall stands the Mechanics Institute, built in 1868, and used for worker education and social activities. A monument to
1026-720: The new Craigieburn Library won the best new public library of the year. The prize, which was established by the Danish Agency for Culture and sponsored by the Danish architecture firm Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects, was awarded at the annual meeting of the IFLA (The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) in Lyon , France . The award is a part of the Model Programme for Public Libraries project of
1064-491: The new Hume Global Learning Centre was opened. The two-storey centre is home to the Craigieburn Library, a café, gallery, occasional childcare facilities and Council's Craigieburn Customer Service Centre on the ground level, and a conference and training centre on level one. The old Craigieburn Library and Council's Customer Service Centre at Craigieburn Road are now relocated to the new building. In August 2014,
1102-721: The railway station opened, replacing a previous level crossing . In 1972, the Hothlyn Corporation started construction of a residential subdivision, marking the start of suburbanisation in Craigieburn. Wilmott Park Golf Course (Craigieburn Golf Club) opened in 1974. The Craigieburn Plaza Shopping Centre opened in 1975, Craigieburn Leisure Centre (Sports Stadium) opened in 1979, the Reserve Bank's Note Printing Branch in 1980, Mitford Crescent Kindergarten And Maternal Health opened in 1980, Craigieburn Secondary College and Craigieburn South Primary School opened in 1984 but
1140-581: The requirements of the Victorian Government's metropolitan strategy, Melbourne 2030 . In his first speech in December 2006, newly elected Moreland Mayor Mark O'Brien proposed turning the entire 4.5 km commercial strip between Brunswick Road and Bell Street into a promenade, which would transform the usually congested Sydney Road into one of the longest pedestrian streets in the world. Sydney Road contains many historical landmarks. Many of
1178-567: The responsibility of the states for road construction and maintenance, but were fully compensated by the Federal government for money spent on approved projects. As an important interstate link between the capitals of Victoria and New South Wales, the Hume Highway was declared a National Highway in 1974. With Victoria's conversion to the newer alphanumeric system in the late 1990s, the section between Craigieburn and Fawkner (where it met
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1216-464: The road in its entirety is still presently known (and signposted) as Sydney Road. In February 1841, George Jones opened a retail store on Sydney Road in Pentridge. The Victorian gold rush in the 1850s caused businesses to flourish on Sydney Road. Many were established to supply the miners on their trek north to the gold fields. Numerous hotels were built along Sydney Road in this period including
1254-417: The road was bypassed as the main route through northern Melbourne when the Craigieburn bypass opened in 2005; the road name was devolved back to its original identity as Sydney Road as a consequence. As a part of the Hume Highway, the road was signed as National Route 31 in 1954. The Whitlam government introduced the federal National Roads Act 1974 , where roads declared as a National Highway were still
1292-401: The site of the former Pentridge prison , at its northern end, is Melbourne's longest continuous shopping strip, with an abundance of small businesses and a variety of restaurants and coffee shops, clothing stores, places of worship, and community services. It is well known for its wedding fashion shops, discount shopping and a number of specialist food stores. Previously part of Hume Highway ,
1330-743: The southern portion of the City of Broadmeadows in 1994 to form the City of Moreland , the town hall now functions as secondary offices for the new Moreland City Council. The Brunswick Town Hall and Atrium is available for hire, and is a venue for the Brunswick Music Festival. The town hall building contains the Counihan Gallery and the Brunswick branch of the Merri-bek City Library. 37°46′18″S 144°57′38″E / 37.771732°S 144.960651°E / -37.771732; 144.960651 Sydney Road Sydney Road (in its northernmost part also known as
1368-438: The strip. The Sydney Road Brunswick Association was formed in the early 1990s to provide a focus for action to revive the strip, utilising a range of community development and marketing techniques. With postwar immigration, many migrant families established businesses. The multicultural nature of business on Sydney Road is reflected in the cuisines offered by its restaurants and cafes. Italian, Greek and Balkan cuisines were once
1406-403: The suburb is more than 200 metres above sea level, with Mount Ridley being the northernmost hill in northwestern metropolitan Melbourne with clear views of Melbourne's central business district 29.7 km away. Craigieburn is bounded by Mount Ridley Road, the Hume Freeway and Donnybrook Road in the north, Merri Creek in the east, Patullos Lane, the Craigieburn / North East railway line and
1444-928: Was completed in 1990 and within a few years there was a Catholic primary school, community health centre, several reserves and a public golf course. By 1991, the population was over 10,000 due to large housing growth. In 2005, the Hume Highway bypassed Craigieburn with the opening of the Craigieburn Bypass . In the 2021 census , there were 65,178 people in Craigieburn. According to ABS Census 2006 data, 71.9% of those in Craigieburn were born in Australia; 1.9% were born in England; 1.9%, in Sri Lanka ; 1.8%, in Italy ; 1.5%, in New Zealand ; 1.2%, in Iraq ; and 3.9%, in India . In
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