Wandin East, Victoria
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| Wandin East Victoria |
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| Population: | 506 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3139 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 152 m (499 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Yarra Ranges | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Monbulk | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Casey | ||||||||||||
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Wandin East is a small town in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, just off the Warburton Highway. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges.
Wandin East lies approximately 55 km from Melbourne in the Yarra Valley. The terrain is mountainous. Wandin Yallock Creek and Boggy Creek flow through the town. The area is set on fertile red soil (terra rossa) and there are many fruit orchards in the town. Major crops include cherries, strawberries, raspberries, apples and more recently wine grapes.
Wandin is a great place to live and bring up a family. The Sawicki strawberry farm and company Fresh and Fruity are both founded and located in Wandin.
Wandin East is the home to the 'Five Oaks' vineyard.
The area was first surveyed as the township of Wandin Yallock in 1866, however the town centre moved north (now known as Wandin North) when the Lilydale to Warburton railway opened. Wandin East itself does not have any shopping centre, but has a town hall, cricket oval, tennis and badminton club. Wandin East Reserve is home to the annual Wandin-Silvan Field Days (a major agricultural fair).
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[edit] East Wandin Cricket Club
East Wandin CC has been around since early 1930 ish, the club has always had at least one team. Early 1990 the club was very successful in producing a couple of trophies, at one stage the club had three teams in seniors and a couple in juniors. Macleod family was a strength that at times has held the club together for many years and there is over 100 years experience at the club between the family. Since 2000 with the introduction of new blood into the club, the club has seen recent success after some years of poor results. In the past 7 seasons, the club has made the finals 6 times, with 3 premierships, and the opportunity for a 4th this season. The club has also been successful of late by winning several FTGDCA competition awards handed out by the club having standout performers during recent seasons. The club has gone through recent changes at the top, with the new leadership group looking at continuing to grow the club throughout the coming years.
[edit] Railway
Wandin used to have a railway station on the Warburton branch.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Wandin East (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
[edit] External links
- Wandin East, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Australian Places - Wandin East (link gets 'website restructured' message as of April 15, 2007)
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