Where is dandenong located

Greater Dandenong City Profile Performance. Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email. Profile Located 35km to the south east of Melbourne, Greater Dandenong City Council covers square kilometres and has a population of over , people. Councillors 11 Councillors elected in October Population data Estimated resident population. Source: Victoria in Future - Population and Household Projections to , , , , Finances Source: Victoria Grants Commission.

It was cleared and used by Europeans in the 19th century. There is a disused aqueduct, artificial dams, channels, abandoned quarry sites, and evidence of clearing practices. A police corps headquarters for native trackers was established in but it had closed in Bushwalkers are likely to see parrots, honeyeaters, wood ducks, Pacific black ducks, wrens, thornbills and bellbirds at Bellbird Bend. Kangaroos and wallabies have been reintroduced and can be seen in the early morning and at dusk.

Echidnas are common and so are green and golden bell frogs in summer. Eucalypt, wattle species and, due to clearing in the past, open woodland is common. There are a network of walking tracks in the park. The main track is the Channel Track which is a 5 km long circuit which takes around 75 minutes. A number of tracks branch of it including the Shelter Track which leaves from the picnic area and reaches a T-intersection with the Channel Track which follows the course of a disused water channel that once supplied water to Dandenong, passing through an attractive, lightly wooded landscape.

The Channel Track leads to Bellbird Bend. Other trails are the Bellbird Track, the Ridge Track, the North Boundary Track which passes the only stand of messmate in the park and an artificial dam which is a good spot for birdwatching and Stonemasons Track which is recommended for cycling and jogging.

This Park incorporates valuable remnant native forest and eucalypt plantations. It is also a wildlife refuge which has attracted ducks, swans, grebus, pelicans, Japanese snipe, gang-gang, cockatoos, bellbirds, wrens and honeyeaters. At the Lakeside Picnic Area there is a car park, picnic areas, barbecues, boat-launching ramps and toilets.

There are also two swimming beaches beside the reservoir. Horse riding is permitted in summer on some tracks in the east of the park. Some of the park's tracks are for walkers only while others are also open to cyclists. Dandenong was originally a separate city, but it was eventually absorbed into Melbourne's metropolitan area during urban sprawl of the s.

Despite this, Dandenong maintains its own identity and character as a major commercial and industrial area. It has since developed as a highly multicultural city with around half of its residents having been born overseas and representing a diverse range of ethnic groups.

An extensive collection of on-street shops front the wide boulevard of Lonsdale Street and within the block bounded by Robinson Street, Foster Street and McCrae Street.