Riverside Estate, Victoria
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| Riverside Estate Melbourne, Victoria | |
|---|---|
  Riverside Estate | |
| Coordinates | 37°47′37″S 145°5′11″E / 37.79361°S 145.08639°E |
| Established | 1938 |
| Postcode(s) | 3104 |
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) from Melbourne |
| LGA(s) | City of Boroondara |
Riverside Estate is a residential area of Melbourne located in the north western corner of Balwyn North, 11km north-east of the Melbourne CBD. Established in 1938, the area is bordered by Burke Road to the west, the Eastern Freeway to the north, Doncaster Road to the south, and Bulleen Road to the east.[1]
Famed for its leafy green streets and for its interwar art deco architecture, the estate is one of the most well known neighbourhoods within the City of Boroondara,[2] with its entirety being recognized by the Victorian Heritage Register.[3]
The estate comes into note in early 1938, when an advertisement of an auction for 41 lots of subdivided blocks of land appeared in an unstated newspaper. The suburb of the estate was then 'Camberwell North', which fell under the local government area of City of Camberwell. The first lots to be sold within the subdivision were auctioned on February 12th.[4] Later that year in December, the neighbourhood was connected by tram with the still operating 48 route being established, and commencing operations from Doncaster road.[5]
Today, following the amalgamation of the Cities of Kew, Camberwell and Hawthorn, the neighbourhood is within the administration of the local government of Boroondara,[6] falling under the council ward of 'Bellevue'. Following multiple seat changes over decades, the neighbourhood's state electorate now falls under the seat Kew, with the federal electorate seat being Kooyong.