34-437: Parkville may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Parkville, Victoria , an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria Parkville, New South Wales , a small town near Scone, New South Wales United States [ edit ] Parkville, Hartford, Connecticut , a neighborhood Parkville, Maryland Parkville, Michigan Parkville, Missouri ,
68-533: A 20-year period and employment of about 13,600 jobs. Having previously hosted the 1956 Olympics, Melbourne has hosted world sporting events such as the 1979 World Fencing Championships . The city made a bid to host the 1996 Summer Olympics , but was unsuccessful in its bid to Atlanta . Following the failure of the Olympic bid, the city would later make plans to host the Commonwealth Games. During
102-414: A disability (EAD). These events were included in the official medal tally. * Host nation ( Australia ) The logo of the 2006 Commonwealth Games is an image of 2 figures, which represents sport and culture, achievement and excellence, while the colours green, yellow, and red represents celebratory, fresh and youthfully optimistic character of Melbourne city. The two figures in
136-473: A distinctly eco-friendly image. The creation of this village attracted controversy, with critics claiming it was created by alienating public parkland, while proponents maintained that it represented the renewal of an otherwise derelict inner-city area. The change from Daylight Saving Time to Standard Time in Australian states that follow it was delayed from 26 March to 2 April for 2006 to avoid affecting
170-553: A suburb of Kansas City Parkville, Pennsylvania Transportation [ edit ] Parkville railway station , in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Parkville station (Connecticut) , in Hartford, Connecticut, United States See also [ edit ] Parkeville, Indiana Parksville (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
204-652: Is a major education, research and healthcare precinct and home to the University of Melbourne , Monash University Pharmacy faculty, Royal Melbourne Hospital , Royal Women's Hospital , Royal Children's Hospital , the Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre and CSL . The residential areas have a high median house price due to the proximity to the city centre and parkland, Victorian era buildings, terrace houses and tree-lined streets. Originally known as Park ville or Park-ville ,
238-597: Is a major terminus for seven tram routes that operate along Swanston Street . Royal Park, which Parkville was named after, is the largest of Melbourne's inner city parks (181 hectares) and is home to the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens . The park is home to a wide range of sports and wildlife. Royal Park is home to the Parkville District Cricket Club, who are based at Brens Pavilion. Royal Park Golf Course
272-527: Is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne , Victoria , Australia , 3 km (1.9 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District , located within the Cities of Melbourne and Merri-bek local government areas . Parkville recorded a population of 7,074 at the 2021 census . Parkville is bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to
306-627: Is north of the Zoological Gardens. ^ = territory divided with another LGA ^ = territory divided with another LGA 2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games , officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006 , were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth held in Melbourne , Australia between 15 and 26 March 2006. It
340-631: Is the main railway station in Parkville, located in Royal Park to the north and adjacent to the Melbourne Zoo , and is on the Upfield line , serviced by Metro Trains Melbourne . The planned Melbourne Metro Rail Project tunnel will have an underground Parkville railway station . Twelve tram routes service Parkville, all operated by Yarra Trams : The Melbourne University Tram Stop
374-458: Is the roster between the 2006 games and the 2002 games was the absence of Zimbabwe , which had withdrawn from the Commonwealth of Nations . The 2006 Commonwealth Games included 17 sports, with 12 individual sports and 4 team sports. In total there are 245 events at the Games. The athletics, swimming, table tennis and weightlifting sports included fully integrated events for elite athletes with
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#1732772067851408-520: The 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , two cities initially expressed interest in hosting the event; Melbourne, Australia and Wellington , New Zealand. Wellington withdrew its bid, citing the costs involved with matching the bid plan presented by Melbourne, which became the default host without members of the Federation going to vote. The following venues were used at
442-614: The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. On request of Sierra Leone officials, the Commonwealth Games Federation cancelled those athletes' Games accreditation, allowing the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) to cancel their visas at midnight on 27 March, and begin investigating their disappearance. At 7.20 am on that day, New South Wales Police located six of
476-612: The Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Yarra River were again centrepieces for the ceremony. Samresh Jung of India was given the David Dixon Award at the closing ceremony. He was the "Best Athlete of the 18th Commonwealth Games". The games were closed by The Earl of Wessex , Prince Edward. There were 71 countries, territories and bodies competing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. The only difference
510-880: The Victorian College of Pharmacy , on Royal Parade, which is now a campus of Monash University . The Athlete's Village for the 2006 Commonwealth Games was built on the grounds of the former Royal Park Psychiatric Hospital located in Parkville. The Athlete's Village has since been converted into a residential area known as Parkville Gardens. In the 2016 census , there were 7,409 people in Parkville. 50.1% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were China 7.1%, Malaysia 3.7%, England 2.7%, New Zealand 2.3% and India 2.2%. 58.2% of people only spoke English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Mandarin 9.1%, Cantonese 2.8%, Spanish 1.4% and Italian 1.4%. The most common response for religion
544-528: The 1870s Parkville was a popular area for the middle class, and many large terrace houses were built in the area. During World War One and Two , Royal Park was the site of military encampments. Camp Pell in Royal Park was the temporary military camp for United States forces during the Second World War. In 1944, Melbourne Hospital was moved to Parkville. In 1960 Parkville became home to
578-602: The 2006 Commonwealth Games. The sport(s) that were played at that venue are listed after it. Early concerns arose about the large cost of staging the event, with projected costs likely to be over AUD 1 billion and a high likelihood the Victorian taxpayer would have to cover the expense. The cost was described in some local media as excessive. National Party leader Peter Ryan said that the Labor government should win "gold (medal) for burning money". However, not all of this money
612-581: The Closing Ceremony on 26 March, officials from the Cameroon team reported to police that nine of their members had also vanished. These incidents were not without precedent: 27 athletes similarly disappeared from the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England (21 from Sierra Leone, 5 from Bangladesh and one from Pakistan), and over 80 athletes and officials overstayed their visas after
646-659: The Sierra Leonean athletes in a house at Freshwater near Manly Beach in Sydney. All six indicated they wished to seek political asylum in Australia , and were granted bridging visas by DIMA while their refugee applications were arranged. The athletes claimed to have been subjected to violence and torture in their home country; seventeen-year-old Isha Conteh stated she could be forced into female genital cutting if she returned. On Tuesday 28 March, six further Sierra Leoneans turned themselves in to immigration authorities in Sydney and were also granted bridging visas. Two of
680-510: The event. With 245 sets of medals, the games featured 17 Commonwealth sports . These sporting events took place at 13 venues in the host city, two venues in Bendigo and one venue each in Ballarat , Geelong , Lysterfield Park and Traralgon . The site for the opening and closing ceremonies was the Melbourne Cricket Ground , which was also used during the 1956 Olympics. The mascot for
714-499: The first time ever, the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games appointed a Goodwill Partner, Plan International Australia . Both the Melbourne Cricket Ground and the Yarra River were centrepieces for the ceremony, which included many fireworks, and other spectacle. The Games were opened by Elizabeth II , in her capacity as Head of the Commonwealth . The Queen is also Head of State of a number of Commonwealth countries. Both
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#1732772067851748-554: The games was Karak , a red-tailed black cockatoo (a threatened species ). The official song of the games, " Together We Are One ", was composed by the ARIA awardee Australian recording artist Delta Goodrem . During the closing ceremony of the games, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation Mike Fennell declared to the crowd "Melbourne, you are simply the best". For the first time in
782-405: The games. In addition, state and private schools amended their usual term times so as to allow the first term holidays to coincide with the Games. Melbourne's public transport system – train, tram and bus – ran to altered timetables with some amended or substituted services for the duration of the Games. For the most part, timetabled services were unchanged but suffered due to higher loads. For
816-682: The history of the Commonwealth Games , the Queen's Baton visited every single Commonwealth nation and territory taking part in the Games, a journey of 180,000 kilometres (110,000 miles). The relay ended when the Governor of Victoria, and former Commonwealth Games medallist, John Landy delivered the baton to Her Majesty the Queen at the Melbourne Cricket Ground during the opening ceremony. The host nation Australia topped
850-487: The logo joined to form a letter M, which is the initial letter of Melbourne, the games host city. Karak was the mascot for the 2006 Commonwealth Games. He was modelled on a red-tailed black cockatoo , a threatened species within the host country, Australia. On 20 March 2006 it was reported that two athletes had gone missing from the Commonwealth Games village: Tanzanian boxer Omari Idd Kimweri and Bangladeshi runner Mohammad Tawhidul Islam. On 22 March 2006 it
884-408: The medal table for the fifth time in the past five Commonwealth Games, winning the most golds (84) and most medals overall (221). England and Canada finished second and third respectively. The 2006 Commonwealth Games have been lauded as “best Commonwealth Games ever”. A KPMG analysis of 2006 Commonwealth Games found the event prompted an increase in gross state product of about A$ 1.6 billion over
918-450: The north (where a part of Parkville lies within the City of Merri-bek), and Flemington to the west. The suburb includes the postcodes 3052 and 3010 (University). The suburb encompasses Royal Park , an expansive parkland which is notable as home to the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens . Parkville was also the location of the athlete's village for the 2006 Commonwealth Games . Parkville
952-528: The origins of the name are uncertain. The suburb may have been named after Royal Park. Park-ville was the name of one of the early homes along Flemington Road owned by the Ryan family in the 1870s, and there was once a street in Hotham named Parkville Street, which may have led toward this home. Before the 1870s, much of the area was known as either Hotham (North Melbourne) or Carlton, and during this time Parkville
986-506: The title Parkville . 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=Parkville&oldid=1214905841 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Parkville, Victoria Parkville
1020-612: Was No Religion at 45.2%. The residential part of Parkville South, commenced in 1861, is a Conservation Area under the Register of the National Estate and contains almost all of the suburb's housing. Seven bus routes service Parkville: The main arterial road is Elizabeth Street , which becomes Royal Parade before becoming Sydney Road and the Hume Highway , the main highway heading towards Sydney . Royal Park
1054-405: Was reported that seven athletes from Sierra Leone (three women and four men) had also disappeared. A further seven Sierra Leonean athletes also went missing during the course of the Games, bringing the total runaway count to fourteen (two-thirds of the team). Victoria Police believed that they had fled to Sydney where the Sierra Leonean community is much larger than Melbourne's. Two hours before
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1088-481: Was simply a locality of Carlton. The name Park Ville came into common use after 1875, and was gradually shortened to its current form. The first institution of significance erected in the Parkville area was the University of Melbourne in 1853. A housing estate commenced sales in 1861 at what is now Parkville South. In 1868, further excisions from Royal Park were made for housing estates at Parkville North, along Royal Parade , and Parkville West, near Flemington Road. By
1122-502: Was the fourth time Australia had hosted the Commonwealth Games. It was also the largest sporting event to be staged in Melbourne, eclipsing the 1956 Summer Olympics in terms of the number of teams competing, athletes competing, and events being held. More than 4,000 athletes from 71 Commonwealth Games Associations took part in the event. Zimbabwe withdrew its membership from the Commonwealth of Nations and Commonwealth Games Federation on 8 December 2003 and so did not participate in
1156-401: Was wasted. The actual costs for hosting the games was AUD 1.144 billion and prior to the Games, accountants at KPMG were estimating that the gross income generated by this event could be as high as AUD 1.5 billion. An athlete's village in the inner suburb of Parkville housed approximately 7,000 athletes and support staff during the Games, and has been transformed into commercial housing with
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