Bulleen, Victoria

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


caption = Bourke St, typical street in Bulleen
lga = City of Manningham
postcode = 3105
pop = 10,528 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21121 | name = Bulleen (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-29 | quick = on]
area = 6.7
est =
propval = $439,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Bulleen&postcode=3105 Bulleen] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Bulleen
fedgov = Menzies
dist1 = 12
location1= Melbourne
near-nw = Heidelberg
near-n = Viewbank
near-ne = Templestowe Lower
near-w = Ivanhoe East
near-e = Templestowe Lower
near-sw = Kew East
near-s = Balwyn North
near-se = Doncaster

Bulleen is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is located in the Local Government Area of the City of Manningham. Bulleen is located approximately 12 kilometres from the CBD. The Member of Parliament for Bulleen is Nicholas Kotsiras(Liberal).

Facilities

hopping

Bulleen Plaza is the main shopping complex, located on Manningham Road. It includes a library (Bulleen Branch of the Whitehorse Manningham Regional), post office, medical centre, business centre, a Coles supermarket and various specialty shops, including food retail shops such as Hungry Jacks, Domino's Pizza, Eastern Red Asian cuisine and an abundance of cafes.

Besides Bulleen Plaza, several small shopping strips exist, including on Thompsons Road, Bulleen Road and Templestowe Road.

chools

Within Bulleen, the following schools exist:
*St. Clement of Rome - a Catholic primary school (Prep-Grade 6):"Website: [http://www.clement.melb.catholic.edu.au/ http://www.clement.melb.catholic.edu.au/] "
*Marcellin College - a Catholic secondary school :"Website: [http://www.marcellin.vic.edu.au/ http://www.marcellin.vic.edu.au/] "
*Bulleen Special School - a special school for students requiring additional assistance
*Yarraleen Preschool:"Website: (some info at) [http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Yarraleen-Pre-School/ http://www.hotfrog.com.au/Companies/Yarraleen-Pre-School/] "
*Bulleen Preschool (maternal and child health centre nextdoor):"Website: (some info at) [http://www.echildcare.com.au/bulleen-1/ http://www.echildcare.com.au/bulleen-1/] "

Bulleen is home to extensive sporting facilities belonging to the private schools of Carey and Trinity.

Transport

Major roads in Bulleen include:
*Manningham Road (40)
*Thompsons Road (42)
*Bulleen Road (52)
*Templestowe Road (52)
*Eastern Freeway

Public transport in Bulleen is limited to bus services, many of them running to the CBD via dedicated bus lanes on the Eastern Freeway and Hoddle Street. Bus routes in Bulleen are operated by the National Bus Company and operate primarily on main roads, though Templestowe Road in the north of the suburb is a notable exception of proper bus services.

Throughout the 1970s, the Doncaster 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 sold in the 1980s.cite journal
year = 1998
month = February
title = Whatever Happened to the Proposed Railway to Doncaster East
author = Stephen Cauchi
journal = Newsrail
publisher = Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)
volume = 26
issue = 2
pages = page 40–44 ] Various plans have also been made for extension of the route 48 tram north to Doncaster. [cite web
url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/10/18/1160850970008.html
title=The Age - 'Rail line would replace 10,000 cars' - October 18, 2006
accessdate=2007-07-30]

Attractions

On Bulleen's northern border is the Yarra River, which adjoins parklands, including Banksia Park with its bike paths and picnic facilities. Adjacent to Banksia Park is the newly refurbished 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 is the well known Yarra Flats Park, with bike tracks, walking tracks, picnic tables, shelter, wood BBQs, 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 the Box Hill Reporter District Cricket Association, is situated in the Bulleen Park pavilions at the rear of the complex.

Reserves

Koonung Park, home of the Bulleen Cricket Club and the Bulleen Cobras Football Club, is located just off Thompsons Road near the Eastern Freeway. Koonung Park regularly hosts the Dunstan Shield Grand Final, the highest grade of turf cricket in the Eastern Cricket Association.

Other reserves:Sheahans Rd Reserve (basketball, tennis, play)Swanston St Reserve (play)Bulleen Park (Australian rules football in winter and cricket in summer - Yarraleen CC)

Sport:Boorondara Tennis Centre (Bulleen Rd)Swim centre (Bulleen Rd) Golf driving range (Templestowe Rd)

See also

* City of Doncaster and Templestowe - the former local government area of which Bullen was a part.

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040417074053/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/bulleen.html Australian Places - Bulleen]