| Eden Park Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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) Aerial view of Eden Park from the north-west | |||||||||||||||
)  Eden Park | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°29′20″S 145°04′12″E / 37.489°S 145.070°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,204 (2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3757 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 177 m (581 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Whittlesea | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Yan Yean | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Eden Park is a locality in Victoria, Australia, 45 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Whittlesea. At the 2016 Census, Eden Park had a population of 1,204.
Melbourne Polytechnic has an Eden Park training centre called Northern Lodge, which operates as a thoroughbred stud and vineyard for students undertaking equine studies, and courses in viticulture and winemaking. During 2011 there were community protests to stop the Eden Park Kangaroo Cull on the Eden Park property.[2][3]
Eden Park Post Office opened in a rural area on 7 October 1905 and closed in 1971.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eden Park (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
- ^ Marika Dobbin, 300 roos at horse stud to be culled, The Age, 17 December 2010. Accessed 17 September 2011.
- ^ Cheryl Balfour, Eden Park roo activists still hopping mad Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, Whittlesea Leader, 13 September 2011. Accessed 17 September 2011.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
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