Bundoora, Victoria
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Bundoora is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Banyule and the City of Whittlesea.
Bundoora is the headquarters of La Trobe University, Bundoora Campus. Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) also has a campus situated in Bundoora.
Geography
Bundoora is home to Mt. Cooper, the highest point in metropolitan Melbourne. Mt Cooper is located within Bundoora Park[link], a large (180ha) public park.Local Sites
- Big Daddies, a well-known pizza establishment, originated in Bundoora, and was the protagonist in the Melbourne $5 Pizza Wars of the early 2000s. It has now been bought-out by the Pizza franchise Domino's.
- Although, technically in Thomastown, the Bundoora All-Weather Market was until recently a major Melbourne market.
- Greensborough Lanes is a bowling alley that despite its name, is located in Bundoora.
- RMIT university's Bundoora West campus is located here, at the very end of the tram line. Further down the road is the East campus area.
Trams
Bundoora RMIT is the end of the line for tram route number 86,the Bundoora line.The line was completed in 1986.The last W2 class tram ran along this route in mid-1987.La Trobe University
La Trobe University has its main campus situated in Bundoora.External link
| Melbourne suburbs near Bundoora (City of Banyule and City of Whittlesea) | ||
| Thomastown | Mill Park | Plenty |
| Reservoir | Bundoora | Watsonia |
|---|---|---|
| Kingsbury | Heidelberg West | Heidelberg Heights
|
| Suburbs of the City of Banyule | |
|---|---|
|
Bundoora |
Eaglemont |
Greensborough |
Heidelberg |
Heidelberg Heights |
Heidelberg West |
Ivanhoe |
Ivanhoe East |
Lower Plenty |
MacLeod |
Montmorency |
Rosanna |
Viewbank |
Watsonia |
Watsonia North |
Yallambie
| |
| Suburbs of the City of Whittlesea | |
|---|---|
|
Bundoora |
Doreen |
Eden Park |
Epping |
Lalor |
Mernda |
Mill Park |
South Morang |
Thomastown |
Whittlesea |
Wollert |
Yan Yean
| |
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