Rowville
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Rowville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Template:Convert south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Knox local government area. Rowville recorded a population of 33,571 at the 2021 census.<ref name=ABS2021/> Rowville is one of the largest suburbs south-east of Melbourne.
The Rowville branch of Your Library (formerly Eastern Regional Libraries), adjacent to the Rowville Community Centre under the Clock Tower. The Stringybark Festival is held at the centre on the third weekend of every October and attracts over 25,000 visitors.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The event is organised by the Knox Council, and is one of Australia's longest running sustainability events. There are three golf courses within Rowville. Stud Park is currently being expanded.
Rowville is at the intersection of many local government areas with the suburb connecting to suburbs within the Yarra Ranges Shire, City of Monash, City of Greater Dandenong, City of Casey and City of Knox.
History
Rowville is named after the Row family, whose property Stamford Park was established in 1882.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The Stamford Park homestead has been restored in recent years by Knox Council.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Rowville Post Office opened on 20 December 1905 and closed in 1987. In 1989, it reopened in the new Stud Park (formerly Darryl Park) Shopping Centre.<ref name = "a">Template:Cite web</ref>
Rowville developed rapidly throughout the 1980s and 1990s, with housing and light industrial premises being built.Template:Cb Rowville has many suburban subdivisions, the more recent ones including the Sovereign Crest Estate and the Timbertop Estate. Sovereign Crest Estate is a medium-sized estate located on parts of Karoo Road. The development included the construction of the Wellington Village shopping centre on Wellington Road, complementing the Rowville Lakes shopping centre on Kelletts Road.
Education
Rowville has one dual-campus high school, Rowville Secondary College, with an Eastern Campus (7–12) and a Western Campus (7–12). Students from the Eastern Campus used to move to the Western Campus to complete their VCE. But now they can complete VCE at the eastern campus as well.Template:Citation needed
Rowville is served by four public primary schools:
- Rowville Primary School (established 1973)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
- Park Ridge Primary (established 1990)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Karoo Primary School (established 1992)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- Heany Park Primary (established 1993)<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
It is also served by a Catholic primary school, St. Simon the Apostle School, which was established in 1982.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
When Lysterfield Primary School moved to its present site in the 1990s, it was based in Rowville, however the boundary between the suburbs has changed and Lysterfield Primary is once again in Lysterfield.Template:Citation needed
Commerce
Rowville's main centre of commerce is Stud Park Shopping Centre which opened in 1989<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and is the largest shopping centre in the suburb. It houses Coles, Woolworths and Kmart stores, and over 60 specialty stores including two hairdressers, a pharmacy, two travel agents, banks, a vet and assorted food outlets. It has approximately 1500 car park spaces and is serviced regularly by bus services.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Wellington Village, in Wellington Road, is Rowville's second-largest shopping centre. Rowville Lakes is a third, smaller shopping centre on Kelletts Road.
Sport
- Rowville Football Club in the Eastern Football League
- Rowville Knights Community Football Club in the Eastern Football League<ref name="test">St. Simons Football Club. Retrieved 1 June 2010.</ref>
- Lysterfield Junior Football Club in the Eastern Football League
- Rowville Cricket Club in the Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association
- Eildon Park Cricket Club in the Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association
- Lysterfield Cricket Club in the Ferntree Gully District Cricket Association
- Rowville Eagles Soccer Club
- Knox United Soccer Club
- Knox Churches Soccer Club
- Blue Park
- Eildon Park Tennis Club
- Rowville Tennis Club
- Rowville Netball Club
- Aston Athletic FC
- Rowville Little Athletics Club
- Rowville Lakes Little Athletics Club
- Rowville Rockets Basketball Club
- Lysterfield Netball Club
- Omega Trampoline Sports Club
Golfers play at the Kingston Links on Corporate Avenue,<ref name="golf">Template:Citation</ref> at the course of the Tirhatuan Park Golf Club on Police and Stud Roads<ref name="golf2">Template:Citation</ref> or at the course of the Waverley Golf Club on Bergins Road.<ref name="golf3">Template:Citation</ref>
Community service groups
Rowville is supported by local community groups, including the 1st Rowville Scout Group since 1972 and based in its Scout Hall since 1991.
Heany Park Scout Group has been a part of the Rowville community since 1965, starting as 3rd Knox Scout Group. It later moved to Heany Park in 2001 and its name was changed to Heany Park Scout Group. Surrounding the Heany Park Scout Hall is Heany Park, which comprises Template:Convert of natural bushland .
Governance
Rowville is in the federal Division of Aston, which is held by Mary Doyle of the Australian Labor Party
Rowville is in the state Legislative Assembly seat of Rowville, which is held by Kim Wells of the Liberal Party.
Rowville is part of the City of Knox and is represented by three ward councillors.