Hawthorn East, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = City of Boroondara
postcode = 3123
pop = 13,133 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21327 | name = Hawthorn East (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-26 | quick = on]
area = 3.8
est = 1880s
propval = $1,100,000 (March quarter 2008 Source: Real Estate Institute of Victoria)
stategov = Hawthorn
fedgov = Kooyong
dist1 = 9 | dir1 = SE
location1= Melbourne
near-nw = Kew
near-n = Kew
near-ne = Canterbury
near-w = Hawthorn
near-e = Camberwell
near-sw = Malvern
near-s = Glen Iris
near-se = Glen Iris

Hawthorn East, is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is approximately 8 km east of the Melbourne CBD. The suburb is roughly bounded by Barkers Road to the north, Burke Road to the east, Toorak Road and the Monash Freeway to the south, and Auburn Road to the west.

History

Hawthorn East was originally established in the 1880s and many of the historical buildings and houses are still well preserved. It is located in the Local Government Area of the City of Boroondara, and is between two shopping strips located on Glenferrie Road and Burke Road. [cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20040511083133/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/haweast.html|title=Australian Places - Hawthorn East|author=National Centre for Australian Studies (Monash University)|month=January|year=1999|accessdate=2007-06-10]

Public Space

Fritsch Holzer Park is a large open space popular for recreational activities, named after Augustus Fritsch and the Holzer brothers, who formed the Upper Hawthorn Brick Company on this site in 1883. Former Hawthorn Council purchased the site in 1972 and used it as a landfill site until 1986, then a temporary waste transfer station until 1989. In 1995 a project was launched to reconstruct this area into a park. [cite web|publisher=City of Boroondara|title=Fritsch Holzer Park|accessdate=2008-07-21|url=http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/leisure/parksandgardens/popularparks/fritschholzerpark] Anderson Park is another significant park in the area and offers panoramic views of Melbourne CBD. [cite web|publisher=City of Boroondara|title=Anderson Park|accessdate=2008-07-21|url=http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/leisure/parksandgardens/popularparks/andersonpark] Other parks of note include Cato Park (part of the original property of Frederick Cato) and Victoria Road Reserve.

Education

Hawthorn East has a large selection of government and private schools. Primary and secondary schools within Hawthorn East include; Alia College, Auburn Primary School, Auburn South Primary School and Hawthorn Secondary College. The suburb is within a 4km radius of some of the most exclusive private schools in Melbourne, including: Bialik College (Jewish), Methodist Ladies' College, Carey Baptist Grammar School, De La Salle College Malvern,Scotch College, Ethiraj College for Women, Camberwell Grammar School, Camberwell Girls Grammar School, Ruyton Girls' School, Lord Murugan Hindu College, Trinity College, Fintona Girls' School and Strathcona Baptist Girls' Grammar School. Swinburne University of Technology is located very close in the next suburb of Hawthorn, many other universities can be accessed via public transport, with journey times of around 12-15 minutes into the CBD.

Public Transport

Hawthorn East has comparatively good access to public transport. It is served by the following routes:

Bus Routes

* 624 Kew - Chadstone Shopping Centre - Holmesglen T.A.F.E. - Oakleigh

Tram Routes

* 70 from Bourke St Docklands via Riversdale Rd to Wattle Park
* 72 from Camberwell via Burke Rd to Melbourne University
* 75 from City Spencer St via Riversdale Rd then Camberwell Rd to Vermont South

Train Routes

* The Belgrave Line, Lilydale and Alamein lines run through the suburb stopping at the following stations located nearby:
**Auburn
**Camberwell
**Glenferrie
* The Glen Waverley line runs past the southern boundary of the suburb and the closest station is:
**Tooronga station

References

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