Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Belgrave South
city = Melbourne
state = vic
caption =
lga = Shire of Yarra Ranges
postcode = 3160
pop = 1100 (2006 Census)
area = 1.7
est =
propval = $330,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Belgrave%20South&postcode=3160 Belgrave South] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Gembrook
fedgov = La Trobe
dist1 = 42
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 3
location2= Belgrave
near-nw = Lysterfield
near-n = Belgrave Heights
near-ne = Selby
near-w = Lysterfield
near-e = Menzies Creek
near-sw = Narre Warren East
near-s = Narre Warren East
near-se = Emerald
Belgrave South is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Yarra Ranges.
Belgrave South is a small outer eastern suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is positioned at the foothills of the Dandenong Ranges and bordered by Belgrave, Belgrave Heights, Lysterfield, Narre Warren East and Selby.
History
The Post Office opened on 20 September 1920 as South Belgrave becoming Belgrave South in 1923. [Citation]
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ] In February 1983, the Ash Wednesday fires swept through the area, destroying many houses.
Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve
Belgrave South is home to the convert|67.5|ha|acre|sing=on|lk=on Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve. This has significant flora habitat including more than 70 Orchid species [cite web|url=http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fobw/Baluk_Willam_Orchid_Species.htm|title=Orchid List| author=Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve| accessdate=2008-07-09] . It is Supported by the Friends Of Baluk Willam who have volunteered many hours of their time for over 20 years into this unique reserve.
Michael Imrie, former V8 Supercar driver and team owner, lives in Belgrave South.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.
References
External links
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050721105415/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/belgrave.html Australian Places] - Belgrave Heights & Belgrave South
* [http://home.vicnet.net.au/~fobw/ Friends of Baluk Willam Nature Conservation Reserve]
