Park Orchards, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = City of Manningham
postcode = 3114
pop = 3590 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21531 | name = Park Orchards (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-29 | quick = on]
area = 6.3
est =
propval = $587,500 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Park%20Orchards&postcode=3114 Park Orchards] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Warrandyte
fedgov = Menzies
dist1 = 27
location1= Melbourne
near-nw = Warrandyte
near-n = Warrandyte
near-ne = Warrandyte South
near-w = Donvale
near-e = Ringwood North
near-sw = Nunawading
near-s = Mitcham
near-se = Ringwood North

Park Orchards is an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Manningham. The suburb is home to the Park Orchards Tennis Club, Basketball Club, Netball Club and BMX club. The area is considered to be rather affluent with houses often selling for $1 million or above. The suburb is also home to the Domeney sporting facility, which hosts the home games of the Park Orchards Cricket Club and the Park Orchards North Ringwood Parish Junior Football Club, also known as the Sharks (probably the longest sporting club name in Victoria), as well as the Yarra Valley Old Boys football club. There are two local primary schools and a number of private and state secondary schools in close proximity.

Adjacent to Domeney is an area of natural bushland known as 'The 100 Acres'. It is home to a wide variety of local indigenous plants, birds and animals such as echidnas and sugar gliders.

It is little known that Park Orchards has its beginnings as a picnic ground of Melbourne's elite 140 years ago. (Please continue or edit for those who know more).

porting clubs

* [http://parkorchards.bmxa.com.au/ Park Orchards BMX Club Inc.]

See also

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

References

The two primary schools are, St. Annes and Park Orchards Primary School (POPS).

External links

The circular design of the central area of Park Orchards was designed by Walter Burley Griffin who is best known in Australia for designing the layout of the capital, Canberra.