Wyndham Vale, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Wyndham Vale
city = Melbourne
state = vic


caption =
lga = City of Wyndham
postcode = 3024
pop = 10,355 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21743 | name = Wyndham Vale (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
area = 3.1
est =
propval = $210,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Wyndham%20Vale&postcode=3024 Wyndham Vale] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Lara, Tarneit
fedgov = Lalor
dist1 = 36
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 4
location2= Werribee
near-nw = Balliang East
near-n = Melton South
near-ne = Tarneit
near-w = Balliang
near-e = Werribee
near-sw = Lara
near-s = Little River
near-se = Werribee

Wyndham Vale is a western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. Wyndham Vale is located north-west of Werribee, and approximately 8 km west of Hoppers Crossing. Considered the edge of the City of Wyndham precinct, Little River marks the border of the Melbourne/Geelong metropolitan area.

Recreation and Sport

President's Park, situated on McGrath's Road is home to the Werribee Hockey Club [http://www.werribeehockeyclub.com.au] , home to 7 Senior Men's and Women's Teams, up to 12 Junior Teams.

Wyndham Vale Reserve, situated between Honour Avenue and Blackforest Road is home to both the [http://www.wyndhamvalecc.com.au Wyndham Vale Cricket Club] and the Wyndham Vale Falcons Football Club.

Wyndham Vale Cricket Club is home to 5 Senior Teams, 4 Junior Teams and a Milo Have-A-Clinic.

Education

There are several primary schools in Wyndham Vale, however there are no secondary schools in the area. Although in the past there have been plans to establish a secondary school in the area, it was abandoned during the Education cuts with the introduction of the Kennett Government, and the land sold to a developer. This action became very common in suburbs of Melbourne during the early 1990s. The state government announced in the 2007 state budget that a new P-12 school would be built in Wyndham Vale in the Manor Lakes Estate, developed by the Dennis Family Corporation. In addition a new Catholic School will be built catering up to P9 on the estate. Manor Lakes is approx 750 hectatres in size and will eventually house more than 25 000 residents, making it the second largest residential development in Victoria after Caroline Springs.

Facilities

Wyndham Vale contains many businesses in the area, including restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, corner stores, petrol stations and commercial car washes, Manor Lakes Shopping Centre comprising of facilities such as a Coles Supermarket, Medical Centre, Pharmacy, Newsagency, Red Rooster, McDonald's restaurant and various specialty shops.

Residential

Over the past few years, Wyndham Vale has become the host of many residential development projects including Manor Lakes [http://www.manorlakes.com.au] , Tarniet Gardens and Wyndham Green. This is due to the large amounts of ex-farmland available on the western edge of town leading to Tarneit.

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