๐ฆ๐บ The City of Maroondah is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Maroondah had a population of 115,043 in August 2021.
The City of Maroondah was created through the amalgamation the former Cities of Ringwood and Croydon in December 1994. The name 'Maroondah' was taken from two Aboriginal words - meaning "throwing" and "leaf" - symbolising the green environment.
Suburbs located in the City include Ringwood, Croydon, Heathmont, Ringwood East, Ringwood North, Warranwood, Croydon North, Croydon South, Croydon Hills, Bayswater North and parts of Kilsyth South, Vermont and Park Orchards.
The Lilydale and Belgrave railway lines run through the City of Maroondah, with stations at Heatherdale, Ringwood, Ringwood East, Croydon, and Heathmont. The Maroondah City Council is served by many buses operated by Ventura, Kinetic, McKenzies and V/Line.
Maroondah Hospital, a large public hospital located in Ringwood East serves Maroondah and the surrounding areas.
Maroondah contracts JJ Richards for their garbage collection and have 3 bins: A 240-litre blue-lidded bin for recycling, a 240-litre lime green-lidded bin for food organics and garden organics (FOGO) and a 120-litre red-lidded bin for waste/landfill collection (an 80-litre bin is also available). Prior to 2023, the bin lids were maroon for garden organics (only) and green for waste/landfill and food organics.
Education โข Swinburne University of Technology - Croydon Campus
Ayrton Research & Technology - Ringwood Campus
Townships and localities Bayswater North; Croydon; Croydon Hills; Croydon North; Croydon South; Heathmont; Kilsyth; Kilsyth South; Park Orchards; Ringwood; Ringwood East; Ringwood North; Vermont; Warranwood; Wonga Park.
Libraries There are two libraries located in the Maroondah region, both managed by Eastern Regional Libraries. โข Realm - Ringwood Town Square, 179 Maroondah Highway, Ringwood (opposite Ringwood Station) โข Croydon Library - Civic Square, Mount Dandenong Road, Croydon.
Shopping Centres There are two main shopping precincts in Maroondah. โข Eastland Shopping Centre - Maroondah Highway, Ringwood โข Croydon Central - Kent Avenue, Croydon.
Maroondah has a population of over 115,043 people. Maroondah also forms part of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area which has a population of over 5,078,193 people.
To set up a UBI Lab for Maroondah see: https://www.ubilabnetwork.org Twitter: https://twitter.com/UBILabNetwork
Twin Towns - Sister Cities Maroondah has links with:
๐บ๐ธ San Carlos, USA๐ฆ๐บ Greensborough -37.686
๐จ๐ฑ Chiguayante -36.917
๐ฆ๐บ Nunawading -37.817
๐ฆ๐บ Mount Gambier -37.828
๐ฆ๐บ Whitehorse -37.833
๐ฆ๐บ Port Phillip -37.85
๐ฆ๐บ Hobsons Bay -37.85
๐ฆ๐บ Shepparton 145.4
๐ฆ๐บ Townsville 146.818
๐ฆ๐บ Albury-Wodonga 146.91
๐ฆ๐บ Greater Dandenong 145.19
๐ฆ๐บ Nunawading 145.177
๐ฆ๐บ Whitehorse 145.15
๐ฆ๐บ Greensborough 145.117
Locations Near: Maroondah 145.263,-37.8068
๐ฆ๐บ Ringwood 145.231,-37.811 d: 2.8
๐ฆ๐บ Nunawading 145.177,-37.817 d: 7.6
๐ฆ๐บ Knox 145.217,-37.883 d: 9.4
๐ฆ๐บ Whitehorse 145.15,-37.833 d: 10.4
๐ฆ๐บ Box Hill 145.126,-37.822 d: 12.1
๐ฆ๐บ Doncaster 145.123,-37.787 d: 12.5
๐ฆ๐บ Greensborough 145.117,-37.686 d: 18.6
๐ฆ๐บ Greater Dandenong 145.19,-38.006 d: 23
Antipodal to: Maroondah -34.737,37.807
๐ต๐น Angra do Heroรญsmo -27.217,38.65 d: 19351.7
๐ต๐น Ponta Delgada -25.673,37.736 d: 19218.7
๐ง๐ท Florianรณpolis -48.552,27.592 d: 18297.8
๐ง๐ท Greater Vitรณria -40.308,20.289 d: 17994.4
๐ต๐น Madeira -17,32.75 d: 18312.9
๐ต๐น Funchal -16.905,32.648 d: 18300.1
๐ง๐ท Guarulhos -46.517,23.455 d: 18065.2
๐ง๐ท Vinhedo -46.975,23.03 d: 18000.2
๐จ๐ฆ St. John's -52.712,47.561 d: 18196.2