- Kilsyth, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kilsyth
city = Melbourne
state = vic
caption =
lga = Shire of Yarra Ranges
postcode = 3137
pop = 10,022 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21387 | name = Kilsyth (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
area = 9
est =
propval = $275,100 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Kilsyth&postcode=3137 Kilsyth] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Kilsyth
fedgov = Casey
dist1 = 34
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 8
location2= Lilydale
near-nw = Croydon
near-n = Mooroolbark
near-ne = Montrose
near-w = Croydon
near-e = Montrose
near-sw = Croydon South
near-s = Kilsyth South
near-se = The BasinKilsyth is a suburb in
Melbourne , Victoria,Australia . Its Local Government Area is theShire of Yarra Ranges .History
Kilsyth is named after
Kilsyth inScotland . The Post Office opened on 22 November 1900. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ] The first school opened in 1910. Citation | last = Kilsyth Primary School | title = History | url = http://www.kilsythps.vic.edu.au/history_of_kilsyth_primary_schoo.htm | accessdate = 2008-09-01 ]port
* Kilsyth is the home of the representative
basketball club The 'Kilsyth Cobras '
* EFL Club, Kilsyth FC "The Cougars" has played in Eastern Football League since its inception. Also, for three years in the early 1980s in the V.F.A. Division Two.
*Kilsyth will be home to theAustralian rules football under 18 TAC cup side the 'Eastern Ranges'.See also
*
City of Croydon - the former local government area of which Kilsyth was a part.
*Shire of Lilydale - the former local government area of which Kilsyth was a part.References
External links
Sporting Clubs:
* [http://www.kilsythbasketball.com.au Kilsyth Cobras]
* [http://www.efl.org.au/index.php?id=16&tx_ttnews [tt_news] =1652&tx_ttnews [backPid] =15&cHash=d3607c34d0 --- Eastern Football League 2008 News]
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