Bayswater, Victoria
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Bayswater is an industrial suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. It is in the Local Government Area of Knox. Its postcode is 3153.
Its schools include Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School, Bayswater Primary School, Bayswater South Primary School, Bayswater West Primary School and Bayswater Secondary College (formerly Bayswater High School).
It's most well-known reserve is Bayswater Park, where football and cricket is played on the two ovals, as well as netball and tennis on surrounding courts. The adjacent playground, known by the locals as the 'Train Park', contains a disused steam engine which has been altered for children to play on.
Bayswater also has a shopping centre, which has recently been refurbished. Its name is Bayswater Village. There are also many restaurants and bargain basin shops. Also Bayswater is the headquarters of the Knox Opportunity Shop, which was run by councillors and others.
In the late 1940s a number of German Templers (just released from the Tatura Internment Camp) settled in Bayswater and Boronia. Part of the Temple Society Australia they built a Community Centre (1961) in Elizabeth Street and a Retirement Village, as well as a Nursing Home [Tabulam]in partnership with the Australian German Welfare Society (AGWS).
Bayswater Station is near Mountain Highway, and is 26 kilometres from the Melbourne CBD.
Bayswater North is located in the City of Maroondah and shares the postcode 3153 with Bayswater.
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| Melbourne suburbs near Bayswater (City of Knox) | ||
| Ringwood | Heathmont | Bayswater North |
| Wantirna | Bayswater | Boronia |
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| Wantirna South | Wantirna South | Boronia
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| Suburbs of the City of Knox | |
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Bayswater |
Boronia |
Ferntree Gully |
Knoxfield |
Lysterfield |
Rowville |
Scoresby |
The Basin |
Wantirna |
Wantirna South
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