Description
Doreen is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District.
Doreen is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 28 km north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government areas are the City of Whittlesea and the Shire of Nillumbik. Doreen recorded a population of 21,298 at the 2016 Census.
Patrick Reid settled the area in 1844, calling it "Hazel Glen". The Post Office opened on 8 December 1870 as Hazelglen and was renamed Doreen in 1895.The area has a community hall and a Country Fire Authority fire station.
History
Early Establishment
Doreen was initially established by Europeans in the year 1844. One of these early settlers was Patrick Reid. Reid had a holding over the land, calling the area "Hazel Glen". In 1862 Reid's holdings over the land were subdivided into farm land which lead to further settler coming to the area. The increase in settler within the area lead to the construction of a Methodist church on the corner of Yan Yean road and Chapel lane which was opened in 1862.
Hazel Glen Common School (currently Doreen Primary) was later built by the local community and was completed in 1867. The school later received aid from the government on 1 July 1868 and was then recognized as Hazel Glen Common School No.945.
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Population: 10001-100000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 32.236 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 129 m
Population number: 21,298
Local Government Area: Nillumbik Shire Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Doreen, Victoria
