Camberwell, Victoria
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- For other uses of the name Camberwell, see Camberwell (disambiguation).
Camberwell (postcode: 3124) is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the local municipality of the City of Boroondara.
The centre of Camberwell is the Burke Road shopping strip, which stretches north approximately 600 m from Camberwell Junction, where three tram routes converge - the 70, 72, and 75. Half-way up the shopping strip is Camberwell railway station, which services the Belgrave, Lilydale, and Alamein train lines. East Camberwell, Riversdale, Willison, and Hartwell stations also lie within the suburb's boundaries. Several bus routes also cover the area.
The historic Rivoli Cinemas sit just west of Camberwell Junction.
Prospect Hill Road in Camberwell is the home of the Australian Council for Educational Research.
Australian singers Kylie Minogue and Dannii Minogue were raised in Camberwell, and it is now also the home of actor Geoffrey Rush. The Australian Comedian and Gladioli-tossing Barry Humphries (best known as the man behind Dame Edna) also spent his childhood years in the leafy Golf Links Estate.
Recently, a furore has erupted amongst locals over plans to develop the 'air rights' over the Camberwell railway station, covering over the heritage-listed station building. Geoffrey Rush (a user of the station) led the community in an attempt to stop the development. A decision as to the fate of the station has not yet been made public. Also, a recent release of plans to develop the old bank adjacent to Sofia's Pizza House into a seven floor high building has angered the local group BRAG (Boorondara Residents Action Group), who claim that increased traffic and the height of the development will affect the residents of the area, however with Melbourne's low population density, the developments can be seen as beneficial on the whole.
| Melbourne suburbs near Camberwell (City of Boroondara) | ||
| Kew | Canterbury | Canterbury |
| Hawthorn East | Camberwell | Burwood |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Iris | Glen Iris | Burwood
|
| Suburbs of the City of Boroondara | |
|---|---|
|
Ashburton |
Auburn |
Auburn South |
Balwyn |
Balwyn East |
Balwyn North |
Balwyn West |
Barker |
Bellevue |
Burwood |
Camberwell |
Camberwell East |
Canterbury |
Chatham |
Cotham |
Deepdene |
Glen Iris |
Glenferrie |
Greythorn |
Hartwell |
Hawthorn |
Hawthorn East |
Kew |
Kew East |
Kew North |
Mont Albert |
Riversdale |
Solway |
Surrey Hills
Willison |
Yooralla |
| |
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