Caroline Springs

Coordinates: 37°44′42″S 144°44′24″E / 37.74500°S 144.74000°E / -37.74500; 144.74000
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Caroline Springs
Federal division(s)
Gorton
Suburbs around Caroline Springs:
Fraser Rise Taylors Hill Burnside Heights
Deanside Caroline Springs Burnside
Mount Atkinson Ravenhall Derrimut

Caroline Springs is a suburb in

Victoria, Australia, 21 km (13 mi) west of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Melton local government area. Caroline Springs recorded a population of 20,365 at the 2021 census.[1]

Caroline Springs has been developed on

Delfin,[2] in partnership with the original landowners. Centrally located, just north of Kororoit Creek, is the town square and main shopping centre, known as CS Square,[3]
and a man-made lake known as Lake Caroline.

At the time of development, it was one of Melbourne's fastest growing suburbs and Delfin anticipated the population to be in excess of 25,000 people by 2015.[4]

The Caroline Springs Post Office opened on 8 August 2005.[5]

Developments

A$40 million five-star hotel owned by the

Mercure Hotels group opened in August 2009. A new hotel and entertainment complex named WestWaters on the edge of Lake Caroline is now open.[6]

On 4 April 2019, construction on the extension of CS Square was officially opened. The expansion made way for a new Woolworths supermarket, multiple new retail stores and an expanded car park.

Flora and fauna

Main article: Kororoit Creek Trail
Kororoit Creek

kangaroos
. Due to development over the past 15 years, these species are now rarely seen in the area.

Due to development of large lakes and wetlands, species of frogs have reclaimed the area. The

eastern banjo frog and even the now endangered growling grass frog
have been seen and heard in the new lakes, wetlands and in Kororoit Creek. Many species of birds are also returning to the creeks and lakes. There are also a few kangaroos, several located in the endangered grassland bordered by Holland Way and College Street. These can usually be seen from the steel board walk or 4m viewing platform.

It is expected that the Kororoit Creek Trail will eventually be linked up to Caroline Springs providing cyclists with an off-road path all the way to Sunshine and onto the Melbourne central business district.

Transport

The suburb's main form of transport is the car and is a largely car-dependent community. It was planned under the concepts of

Western Highway in the south and connects to Melbourne via either the Western Ring Road or the Princes Highway
.

Caroline Springs railway station was one of a number of new stations proposed under the 2008 Victorian Transport Plan. The station opened in January 2017.[7][8]

Sport

Caroline Springs is currently represented in a number of local and regional sports.

Caroline Springs Hockey Club is one of the newest members in the local sports community. Founded in 2016, "The Springers" compete in the Hockey Victoria Pennant and Metro competitions.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Caroline Springs (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Caroline Springs - A Delfin Lend Lease Project". Archived from the original on 10 November 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  3. ^ "CS Square Shopping Centre". www.cssquare.com.au. Archived from the original on 5 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Community Living In Australia, Home & Land Projects". Lendlease.
  5. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. ^ "WestWaters". 27 November 2024. Archived from the original on 23 October 2010.
  7. ^ New station for Caroline Springs Public Transport Victoria May 2014
  8. ^ New station for Melbourne's booming west Track & Signal issue 21/2 May 2017 page 84
  9. ^ "New hockey club in Caroline Springs".
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