Cranbourne, Victoria
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Cranbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia approximately 45 kilometres south east of the city. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey.
Cranbourne was the site of the old shire of Cranbourne offices, (the building is still existent on the corner of South Gippsland Highway and Sladen Street). The area was greatly opened up by settlers from the 1860s. Progress in developing the land around Cranbourne was hampered by the Koo Wee Rup swampland. However William Lyall (who bought land in the swamp area) assisted in coordinating the draining of the swamp to make it useable as farmland.
In the south of Cranbourne is the Royal Botanic Gardens, Cranbourne, and the Cranbourne Racecourse & Recreation Reserve. Cranbourne also contains the Amstel Golf Club, a swimming pool, "The Shed" (an indoor skating facility), a Sports Centre (basketball, netball and indoor soccer), a public library and "Bowland" (a family ten-pin bowling centre).
Schools in Cranbourne include St. Peters College, St. Agatha's Catholic School, St. Theresa's Primary School, Cranbourne Secondary College, Lyndhurst Secondary College, Cranbourne Christian Community College, Cranbourne Primary School, Cranbourne West Primary School, Rangebank Primary School and Cranbourne Specialist School. Chisholm TAFE also has a campus in Cranbourne, to the city's east. To cater for the growth in Cranbourne (the suburb has one of the highest numbers of children under 14) several primary schools have been proposed.
Retail in Cranbourne includes the Thompson Parkway Shopping Centre, the Great Southern Home Centre and Cranbourne Centro Shopping Centre.
Sporting Clubs in Cranbourne include the Cranbourne South West Netball Association, the golf club and there are leagues in the bowland.
The [MRA Cranbourne GP Run] is held each year on the Saturday of the Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix.
The terminus of the Cranbourne railway line is at Cranbourne railway station.
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| Melbourne suburbs near Cranbourne (City of Casey) | ||
| Lyndhurst | Cranbourne North | Clyde North |
| Skye | Cranbourne | Clyde North |
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| Langwarrin | Cranbourne South | Clyde
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| Suburbs of the City of Casey | |
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Berwick |
Blind Bight |
Cannons Creek |
Clyde |
Clyde North |
Cranbourne |
Cranbourne North |
Cranbourne South |
Devon Meadows |
Doveton |
Endeavour Hills |
Eumemmerring |
Five Ways |
Hallam |
Hampton Park |
Harkaway |
Lynbrook |
Merinda Park |
Narre Warren |
Narre Warren North |
Narre Warren South |
Pearcedale |
Tooradin |
Warneet
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