Mount Eliza, Victoria

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Mount Eliza is a quiet residential suburb in outer bayside Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Mornington Peninsula. Its postcode is 3930.

The suburb is bordered by Kackeraboite Creek, Humphries Road, Moorooduc Highway, Wooralla Drive, the Mornington railway line, Oakbank Road, Manmangur Creek and Port Phillip bay.

1 History
2 Mount Eliza Village
3 Schools
4 Transport
5 External links

[edit] History

Mount Eliza was named in 1836 by Captain William Hobson after Elizabeth Callaghan, the wife of John Batman.

Prior to large scale subdivision, Mount Eliza was mainly a location for holiday homes. This began to change in the early half of the 20th century when many old estates were subdivided. One such subdivision was Ranelagh Estate, designed by Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony Griffin in 1924. [1]

[edit] Mount Eliza Village

The town centre is known as Mount Eliza Village, and is the main shopping area for the suburb. Situated at the corner of Canadian Bay Road and Mount Eliza Way, the village is a bustling centre of activity and is well served by many businesses, including all four major banks.

Two major supermarkets, Ritchies and Safeway can be found along with many speciality shops.

Some good restaurants can also be found, Licciardo's is especially popular with a world class chef formerly of the three michelin star rated Waterside Inn, in the UK.

Other good restaurant/cafes include: In the Kitchen, Shop Ate, CB's (Canadian Bay), Thainda Thai Cafe and Pieta's.

Every Wednesday night the Thaindai Thai cafe hosts live music.

Entertainment: In the village there is a Network Video where DVD's can be hired and so can Videos.

[edit] Schools

There is a good range of schools in Mt. Eliza, including:

Kunyung Primary School
The Peninsula Anglican School
Toorak Girls' Grammar School
Mt. Eliza Secondary College
Mt. Eliza Primary School
Mt. Eliza North Primary School
St.Thomas More Catholic Primary School

and Kindergartens:

Kunyung Pre School
Mt. Eliza Central Pre School
Walkers Road Pre School

as well as a number of schools in very close proximity such as:

Padua Catholic College
Mornington Secondary College
Mt. Erin Secondary School
Frankston Secondary School
Derinya Primary School
Woodleigh Secondary Anglican College
Bayside Christion College
Woodleigh/Minimbah Anglican Primary

and the

Mt. Eliza / Melbourne Business School

[edit] Transport

Mount Eliza is served by two major roadways, the Nepean Highway and Moorooduc Highway. The bus routes 781, 784, 785 and 788 pass through the main shopping strip of the suburb. The bus routes 772 and 773 pass through the area known locally as Eliza Heights.

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Melbourne suburbs near Mount Eliza (Shire of Mornington Peninsula)
Port Phillip Bay	Port Phillip Bay	Frankston South
Port Phillip Bay	Mount Eliza	Baxter
Mornington	Moorooduc	Moorooduc