Aerial panorama of Chadstone Shopping Centre with the Dandenong Ranges on the horizon
Malvern East is bounded to the north by Wattletree Road and Gardiners Creek, to the east by Warrigal Road, to the south by the Princes Highway (Dandenong Road) and to the west by Tooronga Road.
It is most famous for the Chadstone Shopping Centre, the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere, and the largest by total lettable space under one roof.[3][4][5]
In recent times, what was once a relatively small suburb was extended to incorporate parts of neighboring Chadstone. Based on its easterly proximity to Malvern, the expansion and redefinition of Malvern East was driven in the 1990s by resident groups eager to 'reclaim' their address from being identified with the Chadstone Shopping Centre, which had been massively expanded since its original construction. However, the Chadstone Shopping Centre shares the 'Malvern East' address and postcode.
The first Malvern East Post Office opened on 4 August 1914 by Mathew Renbach, who was raised in East Malvern and was renamed Wattletree Road twenty days later. The second Malvern East Post Office opened in 1924 and was renamed Central Park in 1928. The third Malvern East Post Office was renamed from Caulfield East in 1928, but reverted to that name in 1929. The fourth Malvern East Post Office opened around 1935 and closed in 1993.[6]
Three Post Offices remain marking the major commercial areas of the suburb; Wattletree Road office on the corner of Tooronga Road, Central Park office on Burke Road near Wattletree Road and Darling South office on Waverley Road.
The suburb is also home to the Buddhist Society of Victoria, founded in 1953, making it the oldest Buddhist Institution in Victoria.
Parks and gardens
Malvern East has a number of popular public open spaces, the most notable of which are Hedgeley Dene Gardens, Central Park and the Urban Forest Reserve. While Central Park and its surrounding residential neighbourhood are subject to heritage protection, Hedgeley Dene Gardens is the first public open space to be designated worthy of protection on neighbourhood character grounds.
The Melbourne bus routes 612, 623, 624, and 626 also services the area.
The suburb is also serviced by the community bike path along Gardiners Creek, which joins and is an integral part, of the Greater Melbourne network of bike paths.
Sport
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, East Malvern Football Club, competing in the Southern Football League. The De La Salle Old Collegians Associated Football Club also competes at Waverley Park, on Waverley Road, in the Victorian Amateur Football Association in A Section.
Malvern East also boasts one of the largest Australian Rules Auskick clinics in Australia, which is held on Saturday mornings during winter.
Golfers play at the course of the East Malvern Golf Club, on Golfers Drive,[7] the Malvern Valley Public Golf Course on Golfers Drive[8] or at the course of the Nepean Golf Club, on Waverley Road.[9]
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Malvern East is a suburb in Melbourne Victoria Australia 13 km south east of Melbourne s Central Business District located within the City of Stonnington local government area Malvern East recorded a population of 22 296 at the 2021 census 2 Malvern East Melbourne VictoriaWaverley RoadMalvern EastLocation in metropolitan MelbourneCoordinates37 52 41 S 145 03 36 E 37 878 S 145 060 E 37 878 145 060Population22 296 SAL 2021 1 Postcode s 3145Elevation38 m 125 ft Area7 6 km2 2 9 sq mi Location13 km 8 mi from MelbourneLGA s City of StonningtonState electorate s MalvernFederal division s HigginsSuburbs around Malvern East Malvern Glen Iris AshburtonCaulfield East Malvern East AshwoodCarnegie Murrumbeena ChadstoneAerial panorama of Chadstone Shopping Centre with the Dandenong Ranges on the horizonMalvern East is bounded to the north by Wattletree Road and Gardiners Creek to the east by Warrigal Road to the south by the Princes Highway Dandenong Road and to the west by Tooronga Road It is most famous for the Chadstone Shopping Centre the largest shopping centre in the southern hemisphere and the largest by total lettable space under one roof 3 4 5 In recent times what was once a relatively small suburb was extended to incorporate parts of neighboring Chadstone Based on its easterly proximity to Malvern the expansion and redefinition of Malvern East was driven in the 1990s by resident groups eager to reclaim their address from being identified with the Chadstone Shopping Centre which had been massively expanded since its original construction However the Chadstone Shopping Centre shares the Malvern East address and postcode Contents 1 History 2 Parks and gardens 3 Transport 4 Sport 5 Notable citizens 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditThe first Malvern East Post Office opened on 4 August 1914 by Mathew Renbach who was raised in East Malvern and was renamed Wattletree Road twenty days later The second Malvern East Post Office opened in 1924 and was renamed Central Park in 1928 The third Malvern East Post Office was renamed from Caulfield East in 1928 but reverted to that name in 1929 The fourth Malvern East Post Office opened around 1935 and closed in 1993 6 Three Post Offices remain marking the major commercial areas of the suburb Wattletree Road office on the corner of Tooronga Road Central Park office on Burke Road near Wattletree Road and Darling South office on Waverley Road The suburb is also home to the Buddhist Society of Victoria founded in 1953 making it the oldest Buddhist Institution in Victoria Parks and gardens EditMalvern East has a number of popular public open spaces the most notable of which are Hedgeley Dene Gardens Central Park and the Urban Forest Reserve While Central Park and its surrounding residential neighbourhood are subject to heritage protection Hedgeley Dene Gardens is the first public open space to be designated worthy of protection on neighbourhood character grounds Transport Edit Tram terminus on Waverley RoadMalvern East is serviced by Darling East Malvern and Holmesglen railway stations all on the Glen Waverley line Caulfield and Malvern railway stations on the Frankston line Cranbourne line and Pakenham line and the numbers 3 and 5 tram routes The Melbourne bus routes 612 623 624 and 626 also services the area The suburb is also serviced by the community bike path along Gardiners Creek which joins and is an integral part of the Greater Melbourne network of bike paths Sport EditThe suburb has an Australian Rules football team East Malvern Football Club competing in the Southern Football League The De La Salle Old Collegians Associated Football Club also competes at Waverley Park on Waverley Road in the Victorian Amateur Football Association in A Section Malvern East also boasts one of the largest Australian Rules Auskick clinics in Australia which is held on Saturday mornings during winter Golfers play at the course of the East Malvern Golf Club on Golfers Drive 7 the Malvern Valley Public Golf Course on Golfers Drive 8 or at the course of the Nepean Golf Club on Waverley Road 9 Notable citizens Edit Eva DuldigBruce Clarke 1925 2008 jazz guitarist composer and educator lived in Malvern East Alan Jackson 1936 2018 Australian businessman who was the CEO of Nylex Plastics He lived his later life in the suburb Eva Duldig born 1938 Austrian born Australian and Dutch tennis player author Karl Duldig 1902 1986 Austrian Australian sculptor Slawa Duldig 1902 1975 Polish born Austrian Australian inventor artist interior designer and teacher Max Holmes born 2002 AFL player Pia Miranda born 1973 actress Bailey Smith born 2000 AFL player for the Western BulldogsSee also EditCity of Malvern Malvern East was previously within this former local government area References Edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Malvern East Suburb and Locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Malvern East Suburbs and Localities 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 17 July 2022 Colliers News Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 6 July 2011 Retrieved 28 May 2011 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Centre Information Chadstone The Fashion Capital Archived from the original on 1 December 2009 Retrieved 20 March 2011 Premier Postal History Post Office List retrieved 11 April 2008 Golf Select East Malvern retrieved 11 May 2009 Golf Select Malvern Valley retrieved 11 May 2009 Golf Select Nepean retrieved 11 May 2009External links EditAustralian Places Malvern East Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Malvern East Victoria amp oldid 1156396346, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
