Greensborough, Victoria

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

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caption = Aerial view from the north, Greensborough Bypass just in foreground, Greensborough Plaza in centre of image, and Greensborough railway station to left.
lga = Shire of Nillumbik
lga2 = City of Banyule
postcode = 3088
pop = 20,214 (2006) Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21307 | name = Greensborough (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-25 | quick = on]
area = 11.3
est =
propval = $360,550 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Greensborough&postcode=3088 Greensborough] , accessed 10 October 2007]
stategov = Yan Yean, Bundoora, Eltham
fedgov = Scullin, Jagajaga
dist1 = 22
location1= Melbourne CBD
near-nw = Bundoora
near-n = Plenty
near-ne = Diamond Creek
near-w = Watsonia North
near-e = St Helena
near-sw = Watsonia
near-s = Yallambie
near-se = Briar Hill

Greensborough is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is in the City of Banyule and at the 2006 census, it had a population of 20,214.

History

The suburb was named after settler Edward Bernard Green who was also the district mail contractor. [cite web
url=http://www.pmi.net.au/greensborough.htm
title=Prahran Mechanics' Institute - Greensborough, Victoria, Australia � History
publisher=www.pmi.net.au
accessdate=2008-05-20] Formerly it was known as Keelbundoora, Aboriginal for "a round swamp". [cite web
url=http://www.dcmc.org.au/parklands/history.php
title=Darebin Parklands - History
publisher=www.dcmc.org.au
accessdate=2008-05-20] The township was established in the late 1850s, the Post Office opening on July 17, 1858. 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 ]

Locality

Greensborough borders the beginning of the Green Wedge, an area of bush land left running out northward into Eltham and Diamond Creek. The Plenty River, a tributary of the Yarra River, runs through Greensborough joining the Yarra at Templestowe. The green nature of the suburb has led to some friction between residents, developers and the local council. Some developers' plans have been cancelled or restructured after concerted local opposition.

Transport

The suburb features Greensborough Station, which is in Zone 2 on the Hurstbridge Railway Line and is currently served by Connex. It is a terminus of many services in both City and Returning directions. The Greensborough station has serviced the area since 1902, and is notable for being the beginning of the almost entirely single track section through to the final station in Hurstbridge, with the exception of double track sections at Eltham and Diamond Creek stations.

The Western Ring Road currently terminates in Greensborough, on the Greensborough Bypass. The Greensborough Bypass with a 4 Lane to 3 Lane merge on the bridge is notable for being labelled by Premier Steve Bracks as the 'Worst Bottleneck in Melbourne' during the 2002 State Election. Since then a long-promised second bridge has been built and was completed on the June 8, 2006. This makes Greensborough a crossroads passed by many in Melbourne on the way to the Melbourne Airport and Geelong.

Greensborough Plaza

One of the major buildings in Greensborough is the Lend-Lease-owned Greensborough Plaza. Greensborough Plaza is a large shopping centre commonly regarded as one of the major shopping centres in Melbourne's north-east. It features a two level Target store (one floor is Target Home, a large Kmart, eight Hoyts Cinemas, two Coles Supermarkets (one formerly BI-LO), a Harvey Norman computers and electrical store and Rebel Sport, as well as two food courts, and around 200 speciality stores. There are also two McDonald's restaurants - one on the third level and one outside the plaza.

It was built in 1976 and has since had many major renovations which have changed it from a small, basic shopping centre for local residents into a massive multi-level facility catering to many of the north-east suburbs.

The Plaza is not the only shopping option. The town centre contains many great shops along Main Street. These days Main Street is a busy bustling street with many shops of different varieties.

In 2009, The Greensborough town centre is set to receive a major upgrade to bring back life into the Greensborough town centre. 120 stores will be built in a 2 level outdoor/indoor mall between Main and Flintoff street. A new aquatic centre and Civic centre will be built along with a multi level car park. A new supermarket and department store will be opened along with the project. Greensborough Plaza will also receive an extension in the project. It is set to be completed by 2011. It is said that it will be the Federation Square of the north. The area might also receive a giant tv screen. The new town centre will be opened 24 hours a day.

Education

Greensborough College is a school in Greensborough which is the home school to over 700 students and teachers located between Greensborough and Watsonia. Greensborough is also home to several primary schools including Greensborough Primary, St Mary's Catholic Primary School, St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Primary School, Greenhills Primary School and Watsonia Heights Primary. Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) has a campus at Greensborough.

Community

Greensborough has a football team playing in the Northern Football League.

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