Malvern, Victoria
Malvern is a
suburb of
Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia. It is in the
Local Government Area of the
City of Stonnington. It is a largely residential
suburb, and a generally
wealthy one.
It is located about 8 kilometres south east of central
Melbourne.
Its main
shopping attractions are Malvern Central and
Glenferrie Road, home to a wide variety of restaurants.
There are several beautiful Victorian
parks and gardens in Malvern, including the Hedgeley Dene Gardens, Central Park and Spring Road Park.
The former Malvern Town Hall, in
Second Empire style, is now the offices of the City of Stonnington.
Significant heritage buildings listed on the
Victorian Heritage Register include
Stonington mansion (1890),
Malvern tram depot, Former ES&A Bank (on the main corner) and the Railway station.
Other significant buildings include
St Joseph's Parish, a large
Edwardian building with twin domes and several large mansions in the area, Valentine's Mansion (now
Caulfield Grammar School - Malvern Campus) and Central Park Conservatory.
The area of Malvern was first settled in 1835.The town hall was built in 1866 on the corner of Glenferrie Road and High Street and later extended.
Malvern tram depot, located on Glenferrie Road, provides
trams for the various routes which service Malvern.
In addition,
Malvern Station is a busy station on the
Frankston,
Pakenham and
Cranbourne lines.
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Robert Doyle - the Member for
Malvern and former Leader of the Opposition in the
Victorian Legislative Assembly.
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Colin Egar -
Australian Test cricket match umpire was born in Malvern in 1928.
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Harold Holt - politician and the 17th
Prime Minister of Australia from
1966 -
1967 is commemorated by the Harold Holt Memorial Swimming Centre, a
swimming pool complex in Malvern.
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John Landy - former track
athlete and the 26th
Governor of
Victoria,
Australia attended school at
Malvern Memorial Grammar School*
Hubert Opperman -
Australian cyclist and
politician, who was once employed by Malvern Star Cycles, a tiny cycle shop in Malvern.
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Bruce Small - successful businessman, who developed Malvern Star bicycles into a household name in Australia.
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Lindsay Thompson - politician who was
Premier of the state of
Victoria from
1981 to
1982 and the Member for
Malvern.
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Robert Menzies Prime Minister of Australia lived in Embling Street, Malvern, and has been commemorated in the naming of the Robert Menzies Reserve, bounded by Elizabeth Street, Henderson Avenue and Toorak Road, in Malvern.
* Hollywood Actor
Jesse Spencer, late of Neighbours, now of 'House' fame, attended
Malvern Central School in the 1980s.
* Malvern is the original home of the
Malvern Star bicycle. The company is now foreign owned.
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History of Malvern, Victoria |
Stonington mansion after which the City of Stonnington was named. |
