- Source: Ardeer, Victoria
Ardeer is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 15 km (9.3 mi) west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Ardeer recorded a population of 3,170 at the 2021 census.
Ardeer railway station is on the Serviceton railway line.
History
Ardeer Post Office opened on 1 December 1953 as suburban development took place and closed in 1979. Ardeer today is a small suburb split into two enclaves by Kororoit Creek. The area south of Forrest Street, previously known as Ardeer, was rezoned in the late 1990s to be incorporated into Sunshine West.
Facilities
= Education
=Ardeer Primary School
Mother of God School
= Religion
=Bao Vuong Temple, a Vietnamese Buddhist temple, is located in the suburb.
Also an orthodox Ukrainian church and an orthodox Polish church.
Kororoit Creek
A section of the Kororoit Creek runs along the north and west border of Ardeer. The Kororoit Creek Trail contains wide open park space and native vegetation rarely seen so close to the Melbourne central business district.
In October 2007, John Brumby announced that funding would be provided to link the Kororoit Creek Trail to the Federation Trail, joining two western suburb bike paths.
Notable residents
Brian Barnett OAM, herpetologist.
See also
City of Sunshine – Ardeer was previously within this former local government area.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Stasiun kereta api Sunshine, Melbourne
- Ardeer, Victoria
- Ardeer
- Ardeer railway station
- List of schools in Victoria, Australia
- Sunshine railway station, Melbourne
- Warrnambool line
- Saltcoats Victoria F.C.
- List of V/Line railway stations
- Ararat railway line
- Western Highway (Victoria)
