Victoria, Australia · Oceania
Lower Plenty works well as a base: 5 minutes from Templestowe, 16km from Petrol Circus.
Lower Plenty is a town located in Victoria, Australia. With a population of 3,832, it is an important destination in Oceania.
On a road trip, Lower Plenty sits in Australia, where you drive on the left. It's in the Australia/Melbourne time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Lower Plenty to your route.
Lower Plenty is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Banyule local government area. Lower Plenty recorded a population of 3,962 at the 2021 census.
Lower Plenty, in earlier times part of Eltham, almost certainly got its nameRead more
from the Lower Plenty Toll Bridge, built in 1860 to collect tolls across the Plenty River. This bluestone bridge still stands as part of the Lower Plenty Trail. A report of a court case, in The Argus newspaper, dated 1 May 1879, reveals two lads, Corkhill and Hodgson, "broke the windows of the old tollhouse, Lower Plenty bridge", some 19 years after the bridge was built.
The suburb is bounded by the Plenty River in the west until it joins the Yarra River, which forms the southern boundary. Fitzsimons Lane forms the eastern boundary and Airlie Road north of Main Road (a continuation of Lower Plenty Road from the west) forms the northern boundary.
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Lower Plenty is located in Victoria, Australia, Oceania. The coordinates are -37.7333 latitude, 145.1167 longitude.
Lower Plenty has a population of approximately 3,832 people, making it a town in Australia.
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Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
15 km · about 30 min drive
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Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
16 km · about 20 min drive
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Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
16 km · about 30 min drive
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Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
17 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
18 km · about 20 min drive
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Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
19 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
25 km · about 30 min drive
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