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Welcome to Fawkner, VIC

The suburb of Fawkner is within the local government areas of the City of Moreland and the City of Hume. It is 12km outside of Melbourne’s CBD. The population expanded rapidly following the Second World War and it is now over 12,000.

History

Originally called Box Forest, the area was named Fawkner in 1867 after the pioneer settler of the same name. Fawkner’s first school opened in 1909 and it is now a Buddhist Temple. Many of the first settlers in the area were dairy farmers until soldiers started settling there at the end of the First World War. The area expanded quickly once the first public housing works were started in 1946 and these ceased in the 1960’s.
The Post Office opened in 1878 and closed 10 years later leaving the area without one until 1904. Following the population boom after World War 2, the area attracted a variety of immigrant cultures including a large Italian community.

Lifestyle and Entertainment

There are commercial centres and the area is well serviced by shops including a strip-style mall that borders Bonwick Street. There is also a light industrial area near the Sydney Road. There are several state schools in Fawkner and an Islamic College.

The area has reliable transport links in the form of the railway and local bus services. The area also has great road links, several churches, and three major football venues.