Kurunjang

Kurunjang is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Template:Convert west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Kurunjang recorded a population of 10,711 at the 2021 census.<ref name=abs/> The name is derived from the Woiwurrung word "kūrūng jang" - meaning "red ground".<ref>https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/k%C5%ABr%C5%ABng_jang</ref>

Education

The suburb contains three schools: Kurunjang Primary School,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Kurunjang Secondary College<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Heathdale Christian College.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Recreation

Located in the south of the suburb is Kurunjang Recreation Reserve, home to the Satellite City Soccer Club. Adjacent to that are six tennis courts. North-west of Kurunjang Recreation Reserve is the French Athletic and Track field and the Melton Hockey ground. In the north-west of the suburb, there is Pennyroyal park, which has some playground facilities and open space. There is a planned active open space area with a football oval and some tennis courts, which will be located on the currently empty space on Dalray Crescent.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In the south-east of the suburb, there is the Little Blind Creek Reserve, which has some playground facilities. In the east of the suburb, there is a park on the corner of Kirkton Drive and Victoria Avenue. In the north-east of the suburb, there is a large park off Archer Drive, with playground facilities and a basketball court.

In the far north there is an equestrian centre.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>