LABURNUN
Laburnum is a residential locality 16 km, east of Melbourne between Box Hill and Blackburn. It is named after a shrub with yellow flowers, also called "golden chain". Laburnum's early settlement and post war residential growth were part of Blackburn's. It is bounded on the south by a linear park along the Blackburn Creek. The housing allotments and streets are well planted with trees. The railway station and the primary school were opened in 1958 and 1964 respectively.
LALOR
Lalor is a postwar residential suburb 17 km. north of Melbourne in the north of what was formerly Thomastown. In 1946 a group of ex-servicemen, mostly with links with the labour movement, formed the Peter Lalor Home-Building Cooperative Society to provide cheap homes during a coming period of high demand and shortage of materials. (Peter Lalor was the leader of the Eureka Stockade rebellion in Ballarat, 1854.) They chose land east of today's railway station, and engaged Saxel Tuxen, town planner, to design a garden suburb. Many streets are named after Victoria Cross winners. The Cooperative succeeded in beginning the house building but under-capitalisation resulted in the program being taken over by the War Service Homes Commission. The Cooperative's ambition to form a new community was not unlike the motive for Germantown (later named Wesgarthtown), partly in today's Lalor on the western side of the railway line, which is discussed under Thomastown. Lalor has expanded well beyond the Cooperative's land area.
LANGWARRIN / LANGWARRIN SOUTH
Langwarrin is 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Langwarrin had a population of 19,823. Langwarrin had two post offices opening after the arrival of the Stony Point railway in 1889. Until December 1994 Langwarrin was part of the City of Cranbourne, formerly the Shire of Cranbourne. At this time the suburb was moved into City of Frankston as part of state-wide reform of local government. Langwarrin's most prominent landscape feature is its large Flora and Fauna reserve (formerly the Langwarrin Military Reserve). Its name is of Aboriginal origin.
LAUNCHING PLACE
Launching Place is 54 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census Launching Place had a population of 2599. When the Woods Point and other Gippsland gold fields were discovered a track was cut from Melbourne through the vicinity of Launching Place. Supplies were brought in by the track as far as Launching Place, and were then transported further upstream on flat bottomed boats, which were launched at that location, hence the locality's name. Launching Place is located along the Warburton Highway between Woori Yallock and Yarra Junction. The Post Office opened on 12 July 1865. The township was from 1901 until 1965 served by a railway station on the Warburton line.
Laverton
LAVERTON
Laverton, a residential and industrial suburb east of Hoppers Crossing and Werribee, is 18 km. west-south-west of Melbourne. It was named after the Laverton pastoral run, settled by Alfred Langhorne in 1836. In 1886 Staples Wise and Co. promoted the sale of land in the "new and model suburb" of Laverton on behalf of the Federal Investment Company of Australasia. The Laverton railway station was the first one beyond Newport on the line to Geelong. A primary school was opened by the Wesleyan Church on land donated by Staples Wise and Co. in 1887.
In 1914 the Australian Military Forces aviation corps was formed at Point Cook. Eleven years later the Royal Australian Air Force (1921) established an Aircraft Depot at Laverton, seven kilometres to the north of Point Cook. Its first commander was Lieutenant-Colonel R. Williams, and the Laverton Air Base was later named the RAAF Williams Laverton Base. It is served by a separate railway station, "Aircraft", near its entrance. During the 1950s a Housing Commission estate was established at Laverton.
LEAWARRA
Leawarra is a railway station located in the suburb of Frankston, on the Stony Point railway line. Leawarra station opened in 1959 as Railmotor Stopping Place No. 16., and was renamed Leawarra in 1962. The name is of Aboriginal origin.
Laburnum is a residential locality 16 km, east of Melbourne between Box Hill and Blackburn. It is named after a shrub with yellow flowers, also called "golden chain". Laburnum's early settlement and post war residential growth were part of Blackburn's. It is bounded on the south by a linear park along the Blackburn Creek. The housing allotments and streets are well planted with trees. The railway station and the primary school were opened in 1958 and 1964 respectively.
LALOR
Lalor is a postwar residential suburb 17 km. north of Melbourne in the north of what was formerly Thomastown. In 1946 a group of ex-servicemen, mostly with links with the labour movement, formed the Peter Lalor Home-Building Cooperative Society to provide cheap homes during a coming period of high demand and shortage of materials. (Peter Lalor was the leader of the Eureka Stockade rebellion in Ballarat, 1854.) They chose land east of today's railway station, and engaged Saxel Tuxen, town planner, to design a garden suburb. Many streets are named after Victoria Cross winners. The Cooperative succeeded in beginning the house building but under-capitalisation resulted in the program being taken over by the War Service Homes Commission. The Cooperative's ambition to form a new community was not unlike the motive for Germantown (later named Wesgarthtown), partly in today's Lalor on the western side of the railway line, which is discussed under Thomastown. Lalor has expanded well beyond the Cooperative's land area.
LANGWARRIN / LANGWARRIN SOUTH
Langwarrin is 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston. At the 2006 Census, Langwarrin had a population of 19,823. Langwarrin had two post offices opening after the arrival of the Stony Point railway in 1889. Until December 1994 Langwarrin was part of the City of Cranbourne, formerly the Shire of Cranbourne. At this time the suburb was moved into City of Frankston as part of state-wide reform of local government. Langwarrin's most prominent landscape feature is its large Flora and Fauna reserve (formerly the Langwarrin Military Reserve). Its name is of Aboriginal origin.
LAUNCHING PLACE
Launching Place is 54 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census Launching Place had a population of 2599. When the Woods Point and other Gippsland gold fields were discovered a track was cut from Melbourne through the vicinity of Launching Place. Supplies were brought in by the track as far as Launching Place, and were then transported further upstream on flat bottomed boats, which were launched at that location, hence the locality's name. Launching Place is located along the Warburton Highway between Woori Yallock and Yarra Junction. The Post Office opened on 12 July 1865. The township was from 1901 until 1965 served by a railway station on the Warburton line.
Laverton
LAVERTON
Laverton, a residential and industrial suburb east of Hoppers Crossing and Werribee, is 18 km. west-south-west of Melbourne. It was named after the Laverton pastoral run, settled by Alfred Langhorne in 1836. In 1886 Staples Wise and Co. promoted the sale of land in the "new and model suburb" of Laverton on behalf of the Federal Investment Company of Australasia. The Laverton railway station was the first one beyond Newport on the line to Geelong. A primary school was opened by the Wesleyan Church on land donated by Staples Wise and Co. in 1887.
In 1914 the Australian Military Forces aviation corps was formed at Point Cook. Eleven years later the Royal Australian Air Force (1921) established an Aircraft Depot at Laverton, seven kilometres to the north of Point Cook. Its first commander was Lieutenant-Colonel R. Williams, and the Laverton Air Base was later named the RAAF Williams Laverton Base. It is served by a separate railway station, "Aircraft", near its entrance. During the 1950s a Housing Commission estate was established at Laverton.
LEAWARRA
Leawarra is a railway station located in the suburb of Frankston, on the Stony Point railway line. Leawarra station opened in 1959 as Railmotor Stopping Place No. 16., and was renamed Leawarra in 1962. The name is of Aboriginal origin.