Eden Park, Victoria

Eden Park Victoria
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°ECoordinates: 37°29′20″S 145°04′12″E / 37.489°S 145.070°E
Population	1,197 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3757
Elevation	177 m (581 ft)
Location	41 km (25 mi) from Melbourne 6 km (4 mi) from Whittlesea
LGA(s)	City of Whittlesea
State electorate(s)	Yan Yean
Federal Division(s)	McEwen
Localities around Eden Park: Beveridge Upper Plenty Whittlesea Beveridge Eden Park Whittlesea Beveridge Beveridge Beveridge

Eden Park is a rural locality in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 45 km north of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Whittlesea. At the 2011 Census, Eden Park had a population of 1,197.

The Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE (NMIT) 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 NMIT Eden Park property.^[2][3]

Eden Park Post Office opened in a rural area on 7 October 1905 and closed in 1971.^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Eden Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2012-06-23.
2. Marika Dobbin, 300 roos at horse stud to be culled, The Age, 17 December 2010. Accessed 17 September 2011.
3. Cheryl Balfour, Eden Park roo activists still hopping mad, Whittlesea Leader, 13 September 2011. Accessed 17 September 2011.
4. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11-04-2008 Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

External links

• Australian Places - Eden Park