Ringwood East, Victoria
| Ringwood East Melbourne, Victoria |
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 Ringwood East
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| Coordinates | 37°49′05″S 145°15′07″E / 37.818°S 145.252°ECoordinates: 37°49′05″S 145°15′07″E / 37.818°S 145.252°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 9,748 (2011)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3135 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 28 km (17 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Maroondah | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bayswater, Kilsyth, Warrandyte | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Deakin | ||||||||||||
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Ringwood East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2011 Census, Ringwood East had a population of 9,748.
It is located in the "Green Belt" of Melbourne, with a lot of native trees and wildlife preserved in areas such as Wombalono Park and its surrounding suburban streets.
The access to high performing public schools, such as Ringwood Secondary College, as well as renowned private schools Tintern Girls Grammar and Aquinas College, is leading to high demand for housing in Ringwood East. The area is now being seen as a real life-style option by people who may have previously looked to areas, such as Balwyn and Camberwell, for quality schools.
Ringwood East has its own railway station and is a Zone 2 station on the Lilydale railway line.
Ringwood East Post Office opened around 1902, in what was then a rural area, before the railway station opened in 1925.[2]
Burnt Bridge
Burnt Bridge is a locality within the suburb. It is named after the Burnt Bridge Hotel, which was operated by Elizabeth Moore and Lucy Dawson as early as the 1840s and was located along the Lilydale Trail, near the present day junction of Maroondah Highway, Old Lilydale Road and Beaufort Roads. At the time of the hotel's existence, the area was grazing land. Hotels in these times usually began as shanties, selling coffee to passing coaches, before gaining their liquor licences.
Although some historians have speculated that the name is derived from the Scottish word 'burn', meaning 'stream', it is more popularly believed to be derived from a canvas toll bridge in the area, which was burnt down. The hotel was also known to locals as 'The Blazing Stump'.
The shopping precinct serves residents from both sides of Maroondah Highway and from as far as Mount Dandenong Road.
Sporting clubs
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, the East Ringwood Kangaroos, competing in the Eastern Football League.[3]
They are based at the reserve located on the corner of Mount Dandenong Road and Dublin Road but used to play on a field which is now the site of Maroondah Hospital. The East Ringwood Cricket Club and Tennis Club are also based at the reserve.
See also
- City of Ringwood - the former local government area of which Ringwood East was a part
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Ringwood East (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ Full Point Footy, Eastern Football League, retrieved 21 October 2008
External links
- Ringwood Historical Society Homepage
- East Ringwood Football Club Homepage
- Eastern Football League Homepage
- Maroondah Sports Club Homepage
- City of Maroondah Homepage
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