Viewbank, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = City of Banyule
postcode = 3084
pop = 6614 (2006) Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21701 | name = Viewbank (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-25 | quick = on]
area = 4.5
est =
propval = $462,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Viewbank&postcode=3084 Viewbank] , accessed April 2008]
stategov = Ivanhoe
fedgov = Jagajaga
dist1 = 15
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = Macleod
near-n = Yallambie
near-ne = Montmorency
near-w = Rosanna
near-e = Lower Plenty
near-sw = Heidelberg
near-s = Bulleen
near-se = Templestowe Lower

Viewbank, once called Rosanna East, is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule.

The Yarra River and large tracts of Yarra Valley parkland run along one border of the suburb. The Plenty River forms Viewbank's eastern boundary, whilst its northern boundary is defined by Lower Plenty Road (a main road linking Heidelberg and Eltham). Viewbank's public schools are Viewbank Primary School and Viewbank College (formerly Rosanna East High School, merging with Banyule High School in 1994). Viewbank's many parks include Banyule Flats (which includes one of inner Melbourne's largest intact wetlands), Viewbank Reserve, Price Park and Castleton Park.

Although mainly a residential area, there is a small commercial strip on Martins Lane adjacent to Viewbank Primary School.

At the 2006 census, Viewbank had a population of 6614.

History

Viewbank was named after a farming property (since demolished) built at the junction of the Yarra and Plenty River during the 1840s. Remnants of Viewbank's farming past can be seen from the historic silos still standing on Banyule Road.

The area was primarily developed around the 1960s, and has played host to several new housing developments during the 1990s and 2000s, including the end of Martins Lane, Winston Hills and Eagle View (on Casey Crescent).

Famous Residents

Australian Olympic Runner Tamsyn Lewis attended Rosanna East High School (now Viewbank College) in the early-mid 1990s.

See also

* City of Heidelberg - the former local government area of which Viewbank was a part.

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050719044343/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/viewbank.html Australian Places - Viewbank]
* [http://www.viewbank.vic.edu.au/ Viewbank College]