Deepdene, Victoria
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| name = Deepdene
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Deepdene is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, {{Convert|9|km|mi|abbr=off}} east from Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Deepdene recorded a population of 2,101 at the 2021 census.
Formerly a neighbourhood within the suburb of Balwyn, Lachlan Williams, former Councillor for Cotham Ward, took the idea of having Deepdene gazetted as a suburb to the 2004 Boroondara Council Elections. As Councillor he obtained budget approval in 2006 for local consultation on gazetting and boundaries. After a positive community response, Council sought formalisation and the Office of Geographic Names officially gazetted the proposal in the Victoria Government Gazette on 4 December 2008 and recognised Deepdene as a bounded locality in April 2010.{{Citation | last = City of Boroondara | title = Deepdene - our newest suburb | url = http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/news/april/deepdene-our-newest-suburb | access-date = 25 July 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120318001223/http://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/news/april/deepdene-our-newest-suburb | archive-date = 18 March 2012 | url-status = dead }} A proposal to extend the suburb boundaries east to Balwyn Road and north to Belmore Road was voted down by Boroondara Council in April 2014.{{cite web|last=Jo|first=Davy|title=Deepdene will not be extended, after proposal rejected|url=http://www.theweeklyreviewboroondara.com.au/story/1800524/deepdene-will-not-be-extended-after-proposal-rejected/?nav=Y2F0X2lkLzE=|publisher=The Weekly Review Boroondara|access-date=5 May 2014}}
History
Deepdene Post Office, on Whitehorse Road, opened on 14 July 1913.{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 26 May 2011}}
Deepdene railway station was on the Outer Circle railway line, which opened on 24 March 1891 and closed to the public on 9 October 1927 due to lack of passengers. The train which ran on the line was known by locals as the "Deepdene Dasher". A documentary called Melbourne's Forgotten Railway - The Outer Circle, which details the history of the line, was released in 2014.{{cite web |title=The Outer Circle Line |website=Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/OuterCircleLine |access-date=2022-06-14}}
The railway has been converted into the Outer Circle Railway Anniversary Trail, a walking and cycling path,{{cite web |title=Outer Circle Railway Anniversary Trail |url=https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/resources/outer-circle-railway |website=Boroondara City of Harmony |publisher=Boroondara City Council |access-date=2022-06-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170122153739/https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/our-city/history/resources/outer-circle-railway |archive-date=2017-01-22}} which includes informative signs detailing the history of the line.
Shops in the period 1959 to 1966 included Mrs Gebbie's haberdashery, Lanyon's grocery store (Lanyon obtained a liquor licence in this historically dry area), a Kevin Dennis car yard, a classic corner milk bar, a hardware store, a garden landscaping supply business, and a commercial bakery.{{cn|date=June 2022}}
Education
- Our Lady of Good Counsel[http://www.olgcdeepdene.catholic.edu.au/ Our Lady of Good Counsel]
- Deepdene Primary School[http://www.deepdeneps.vic.edu.au/ Deepdene Primary School]
- Bambini Early Learning Centre
Sport
Deepdene Uniting Cricket Club[http://www.deeners.com/ Deepdene Uniting Cricket Club] (known as the "Deeners") and Deepdene Bears Cricket Club are both based in Deepdene. The suburb is also home to the Deepdene Tennis Club.
References
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