Fawkner, Victoria

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

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caption = Aerial view looking south-east, from above the Sydney Road / Western Ring Road intersection, railway and station to the right
lga = City of Moreland
postcode = 3060
pop = 11,876 (2006) Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21271 | name = Fawkner (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-17 | quick = on]
area = 5.1
est =
propval = $280,000+ [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Fawkner&postcode=3060 Fawkner] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Thomastown
fedgov = Wills
dist1 = 15
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = Broadmeadows
near-n = Campbellfield
near-ne = Thomastown
near-w = Hadfield
near-e = Reservoir
near-sw = Coburg North
near-s = Coburg North
near-se = Reservoir

Fawkner is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Moreland.

It is located at the northern end of the Moreland municipality and is bound by Merri Creek on the east, the Hume Highway on the west and the Western Ring Road on the north, and Boundary Road on the south separating the leafy suburb from the Coburg North. The suburb does not have any main roads for through traffic.

History

The suburb was named after Melbourne settler pioneer, John Pascoe Fawkner, and formed part of the original Fawkner estate.

The opening of the Upfield railway line on 8 October 1889 (electrified to Fawkner on 2 December 1920); [cite web
url=http://www.victorianrailways.net/vr%20history/history.html
title=VR History
publisher=www.victorianrailways.net
accessdate=2008-06-22] and the development of the Fawkner general cemetery encouraged residential development in the area. The period after World War II saw the most significant period of development in the suburb, continuing up until the 1960s with the development of the Moomba Park estate.

Facilities

Shopping

The main commercial areas in Fawkner are the strip bordering the Hume Highway, which is mainly automotive-related and light-industrial and the Bonwick Street shopping strip. There are a number of corner shops dotted about the residential area. Bonwick Street offers a wide range of shops including Italian cuisine as well as one of the best Italian cafe' bar.

Schools

Within the suburb of Fawkner, there two government primary schools (Fawkner Primary and Moomba Park Primary), two Catholic primary schools (St. Matthew's PS and St. Mark's PS) and Fawkner Secondary College.

Transport

The stations of Gowrie and Fawkner on the Upfield railway line provide public transport to Melbourne CBD. Furthermore, the Gowrie station bus (route no. 527) provides transport to Northland Shopping Centre.

The "Coburg North - Campbellfield (K-Mart)" bus(route no. 530) runs through mainstream Fawkner, providing access to neighbouring suburbs.

Reserves

Fawkner has three major reserves: Charles Mutton Reserve, Moomba Park and CB Smith Reserve and significant open space along Merri Creek.

The Merri Creek Trail and the Western Ring Road Path provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.

Religious buildings

* Great Prophet Islamic Centre
* Vietnamese Buddhist Temple
* Two Greek Orthodox churches
* Two Catholic Churches

See also

* City of Broadmeadows - the former local government area of which Fawkner was a part.

References

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