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Ringwood North
Melbourne, VictoriaPopulation: 9,656 (2006)[1] Postcode: 3134 Area: 5.3 km² (2.0 sq mi) Location: 25 km (16 mi) from Melbourne LGA: City of Maroondah State District: Warrandyte Federal Division: Deakin, Menzies, Casey Suburbs around Ringwood North: Park Orchards Warrandyte South Warranwood Donvale Ringwood North Ringwood Mitcham Ringwood Ringwood North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km north-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood North had a population of 9,656.
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Local History
Ringwood North, Victoria is a residential suburb 29 km east of Melbourne, Australia, usually considered to be that area of Ringwood north of the line of Mullum Mullum Road.
Ringwood North Post Office opened on 9 August 1920 in the then rural area.[2]
Ringwood has its own shopping centre, and also plenty of parklands and reserves nearby without being excessively rural like Wonga Park or Warrandyte. Its roads feature a happy medium between the sterile, parallel streetscapes of Ringwood and the circular, 'contour-line' style streets found in neighbouring Park Orchards.
Ringwood North is a surprisingly hilly area, which is especially evident around the aptly named Loughnan's Hill area and the infamously steep Glenvale Road. Glenvale Road also happens to mark the boundary between Ringwood North and Donvale, and also the boundary between Maroondah and Manningham. It was the scene of a rather major car accident several years ago in which a Holden HQ one-tonne utility carrying a large load of bricks overturned upon making its descent. Glenvale Road is also home to an 80 year old Tudor house of very famous heritage.
Primary and Secondary Education in Ringwood North
Government primary schools in Ringwood North are:
Government secondary schools in Ringwood North are:
- Parkwood Secondary College (Located in Tortice Drive), and
- Norwood Secondary College (located in Byron Street).
Sport
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, The North Ringwood Saints, competing in the Eastern Football League.[3]
Notable people
From North Ringwood have come Nick Malceski, Pat Cash, Fifi Box, V8 Motor racing driver Steven Johnson, the O'Donnell family, Gary and Kelvin, footballers and sisters Shelley and Wendy both of whom represented Australia and Victoria in netball.
North Ringwood FC also provided VFL players: Gary O'Donnell, Dean Bailey (past Coach of AFL club Melbourne) Paul Salmon, Terry Cahill to VFL / AFL club Essendon over the last few years. Peter Banfield past player with the Brisbane bears and his brother David who was captain and coach of Box Hill for many years.
See also
- City of Doncaster and Templestowe - the former local government area of which Ringwood North was a part.
- City of Ringwood - the former local government area of which Ringwood North was a part.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ringwood North (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21567&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Point Footy, Eastern Football League, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/eastern_football_league.htm, retrieved 2008-10-21
External links
- Ringwood North, Victoria is at coordinates 37°48′00″S 145°13′37″E / 37.799883°S 145.226877°ECoordinates: 37°48′00″S 145°13′37″E / 37.799883°S 145.226877°E
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