15-616: The Veneto Club is an Italian social club in Bulleen , Victoria, Australia. It was established in the late 1960s on a site in the eastern suburbs, where many Italian migrants had relocated after leaving the working class inner suburbs, which had an established Italian population. A substantial Brutalist style building was erected in 1972-73, to the design of the Italian émigré architect Ermin Smrekar . Located at 191 Bulleen Road Bulleen,
30-676: A Coles Supermarket and various specialty shops, cafes. Bulleen is home to extensive sporting facilities belonging to the private schools of Carey and Trinity . Major roads in Bulleen include: Public transport in Bulleen is limited to bus services , many of them running to the Melbourne CBD via dedicated bus lanes on the Eastern Freeway and Hoddle Street . Bus routes in Bulleen are operated by Kinetic Melbourne and operate primarily on main roads, though Templestowe Road in
45-645: A crowd of 3000 people. The Italian Ambassador to Australia attended the opening. The site includes extensive grounds and playing fields including the David Barro Stadium, home of Victorian Premier League, tier 2 football (soccer) club FC Bulleen Lions . The Veneto Club has also been the venue for the Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) team the Bulleen Boomers since 1984. The History Teachers' Association of Victoria
60-598: Is the Yarra River , which adjoins parklands, including Banksia Park with its bike paths and picnic facilities. Adjacent to Banksia Park is the Heide Museum of Modern Art . Other important reserves include the Bulleen Park sporting grounds and approximately in the centre of the suburb, Yarraleen and Morris Williams reserves, which offer an adventure playground and general open space. To the west of Bulleen Road
75-548: Is the Yarra Flats Park, with bike tracks, walking tracks, picnic tables, shelter, wood barbecues, birdlife, wild berries, billabongs and views of the Yarra River. Yarra Flats Park adjoins Bulleen and Banksia Parks. The Bulleen Park complex has a number of grounds suitable for Australian rules football, cricket and soccer, as well as an archery range and model aeroplane club. The Yarraleen Cricket Club, which plays in
90-472: The 2021 census . The name Bulleen originates from the nearby Bolin Bolin Billabong. Buln-Buln translates to lyrebird , which is generally accepted to be the suburb's name meaning. Temperatures in Bulleen are known to fluctuate. During the 2009 southeastern Australia heat wave the suburb was reportedly around one degree cooler (at 43 °C ) than in the city, but during a heat wave just
105-632: The Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association, is located in the Bulleen Park pavilions at the rear of the complex. Ted Ajani Reserve, home of the Bulleen Templestowe Amateur Football Club, is located on Thompson Road. The "Bullants" are a proud family club, who had some recent premiership success at senior level (2004, 2008, 2012). The Reserves side were also Premiers in 2012 making it a very successful year for
120-850: The Club after building upon the success of the Under 19's who were Premiers in 2011. The Club have been promoted to Division 1 of the Victorian Amateur Football Association for the 2013 season Koonung Park , home of the Bulleen Cricket Club and the Manningham Cobras Football Club, is located just off Thompsons Road, near the Eastern Freeway. Koonung Park regularly hosts the Dunstan Shield Grand Final,
135-492: The Veneto Club has its origins in the 1960s during informal gatherings of some Melbourne-based "Veneti" gathered for social activities including Bocce games. In 1969 a group of Italian businessmen purchased 16 acres of land in Bulleen and erected a small shed, known as "la Baracca", as a shelter and informal clubhouse. On December 8, 1973, the new Smrekar-designed building, was opened by The Hon. Billy Snedden , in front of
150-476: The billabong or on the hills. In 1841, Frederic Unwin, a Sydney solicitor, purchased 5,120 acres – or eight square miles – of land, including all of the present suburb of Bulleen. The land was purchased from the Crown for one pound an acre under the terms of the short-lived Special Survey regulations. The area was sometimes known as Unwin's Special Survey . The first Bulleen Post Office opened on 1 April 1952,
165-873: The highest grade of turf cricket in the Eastern Cricket Association. Golfers play at the course of the Yarra Valley Golf Club, on Templestowe Road. Other reserves include: The Boorondara Tennis Centre and a swimming centre are located on Bulleen Road and a Golf driving range is located on Templestowe Road. FC Bulleen Lions play soccer at the Veneto Club and currently compete in the National Premier Leagues of Victoria 2 East . ^ = territory divided with another LGA List of Melbourne bus routes Too Many Requests If you report this error to
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#1732772070998180-516: The next month it peaked at a record 49 °C , on 7 February – compared to 46 °C in the city. The Bulleen billabongs were an important territory for the Manna Gum people for approximately 5,000 years. Generations had lived on the river flats when wild fish and ducks were abundant. Bolin was the largest lake/billabong in the area and was a significant ritual meeting place for the aborigines, where numerous corroborees were held either by
195-534: The north of the suburb is a notable exception of proper bus services. Throughout the 1970s the Doncaster railway line was planned by the State Government to run down the middle of the Eastern Freeway and serve the suburb. Land was acquired for the line but was sold in the 1980s. Various plans have also been made for extension of the tram route 48 north to Doncaster . On Bulleen's northern border
210-576: Was based here in the 1990s. It has been the venue for the Italian Food and Wine Festival for several years. Bulleen Bulleen ( / b ʊ l iː n / BULL -een ) is an eastern suburb in Melbourne , Australia , 13 km north-east of the Melbourne central business district , located within the City of Manningham local government area . Bulleen recorded a population of 11,219 at
225-538: Was renamed Bulleen West in 1960 and closed in 1976. Bulleen South office opened in 1959, was renamed Bulleen in 1960 and again named Bulleen South in 1969 when the current Bulleen office opened. Bulleen Plaza (previously known as Bulleen Village) is the main shopping complex, located on Manningham Road . It includes a library (Bulleen Branch of the Whitehorse Manningham Regional Library), post office, medical centre, business centre,
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