Templestowe Lower, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = City of Manningham
postcode = 3107
pop = 13,020 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21667 | name = Templestowe Lower (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-29 | quick = on]
area = 6
est =
propval = $539,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Templestowe%20Lower&postcode=3107 Templestowe Lower] , accessed 15 August 2008]
stategov = Bulleen
fedgov = Menzies
dist1 = 16
location1= Melbourne
near-nw = Viewbank
near-n = Lower Plenty
near-ne = Eltham
near-w = Bulleen
near-e = Templestowe
near-sw = Bulleen
near-s = Doncaster
near-se = Doncaster

Templestowe Lower, better known as Lower Templestowe, is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. It is home to primary schools and a secondary school, Templestowe College. Like the neighbouring Templestowe, it is poorly serviced by public transportation, lying geographically between two existing rail lines (Hurstbridge and Belgrave/Lilydale). A modest bus service exists, running from Lower Templestowe into the city or to the nearest train lines, but these do not operate beyond 10pm.

Points of Interest

Templestowe Lower has one shopping centre, Macedon Square/Plaza. It has a Safeway supermarket, pharamcy, post office, several banks and other shops. There are also 2 fast food outlets, Red Rooster and McDonalds.Templestowe Lower has 3 government primary schools, Manningham Park Primary School, Templestowe Valley Primary School and Templestowe Heights Primary School, as well as a Catholic primary school, St Kevin's. There is also a secondary college, Templestowe College.

Public Transport

Like all other suburbs in the Local Government Area of Manningham, Templestowe Lower does not have any tram or train services. Templestowe Lower is served by buses.200, 203, 205*: City to Shoppingtown via Bulleen

281: Eltham to Doncaster via Templestowe

283: Bulleen Circle via Doncaster Shoppingtown, Templestowe

291*: Box Hill to Heidelberg via Doncaster

301: City to The Pines via Templestowe

308*: City to Deep Creek via Templestowe

309: City to The Pines via Doncaster Park n Ride, Templestowe (High St)

313: City to Templestowe

319: City to The Pines

Note: Routes with a * mean that these routes actually don't travel inside Templestowe Lower but instead on the border.

Transport

Templestowe Lower's main roads include High Street, Lynwood Parade, Thompsons Road and Williamsons Road.

Famous Templestowe Lower Olympians

Templestowe Lower is the home of two of Manningham's olympians: Kim Crow, who is on the rowing team and Scott Martin, an Australian shot putter who is infamous for appearing on the Commonwealth Bank ad which aired during the 2006 Commonwealth games.

See also

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

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