In 1954 the club joined the Croydon Ferntree Gully FL and stay for four seasons. In the 1990s EV's Youth Centre hosted shows by acts like Fear Factory,[6] Regurgitator,[7] Something for Kate[8] and Fugazi.[9]. Under 7 : Under 7 Ladder [ Fixtures] [ Grid View] Spring Cup Group A [ Fixtures] [ Results Feed] [ Grid View] [ Position Table] Spring Cup Group B [ Fixtures] [ Results Feed] [ Grid View] [ Position Table] Spring Shield Group A In 1874 Cobb & Co. ran horses and carts to the area, also known as Brushy Creek. Read more In season 2009 The Blues finished on top of Division One, with 60 Points, equal to Balwyn. Little Wanderers (2-5 years old) - kicking off April 2021 Under 6s to Under 10s (Juniors) Under 11s to Under 18s (Youth) All Age Teams, Over 35s, Over 45s Special Needs Football . Promoted into 'A' grade in 1950 the club stayed there until the DDFL folded at the end of 1953. Croydon has a Non-League football club, Croydon F.C. Originally Croydon was part of the Shire of Lillydale. It is a small club, with 47 members in the 2008/09 season. Croydon has many churches in the area, including Catholic, Baptist, Uniting, Presbyterian, Seventh-Day Adventist and Pentecostal. The Seniors and Reserves will be taking on Croydon at Croydon Oval tomorrow, while the Under 19’s have a bye. It is home to varied artistic and lifestyle activities. Croydon railway station is on the Lilydale railway line and is in PTV ticketing Zone 2. They were formed in 1906 and are nicknamed "The Blues", wearing a navy blue strip similar to the Carlton Football Club. [citation needed]. BY BIKE. We’re excited to see Paul play in the green and gold for the first time after signing with us in early 2020 and making the 2021 Eastern Ranges Under 19 Squad. [3] Travellers would travel by rail to "Warrandyte" station and were then faced with a horse and coach ride to Warrandyte, some 10 km north, which was not well received by the vast majority of travellers, believing the Yarra River was close by. In the early 1920s a Monday market began. Dating back to 1840 the land was first utilised by settlers for grazing and the first road cut through the area now known as Croydon, was initially known as Sawmill Road, as a sawmill was nearby. During the late 1990s and early 2000s onwards, Croydon's housing density and type changed and increased with the advent of 'dual-occupancy'. Croydon City Arrows Soccer Club was established in 1957 and plays its home games at Dorset Recreational Reserve. The Post Office opened on 1 December 1883 after the railway line was established. The new wards are as follows: Croydon is represented by two State Electoral Districts; Croydon and Warrandyte. In 1882 a single rail track was constructed through to Lilydale. It was a noted landmark and meeting place for locals from neighbouring suburbs until the site was redeveloped in the 1980s. A reminder that training is now back at our rooms in Croydon. In 2007 the City of Maroondah built additional leisure facilities in Croydon, in addition to the existing Croydon gymnasium facility in Civic Square. Grassroots football teams can often be hard to find, but hopefully you can discover a new team with Football Clubs Near Me. When: Mondays: 6pm – 7pm Wednesdays: 5.30pm onwards . A premier league football club are donating £1,000 to create cooking classes for homeless people. The City of Croydon|Shire of Croydon was incorporated in May 1961 and was proclaimed a City in 1971. The Croydon Tennis Club was established in 1907 and is one of Victoria's oldest clubs, servicing the eastern suburbs community of Croydon and surrounding areas. Dandenong District Football League B grade. A premier league football club are donating £1,000 to create cooking classes for homeless people. Council – City of Canterbury Phone – 9718 7666 Website – City of Canterbury Council Wet Weather page Please ensure that you bring a drink bottle & suitable training/running clothing and shoes. From the Federal perspective, Croydon sits across two Electoral Divisions; Casey and Deakin. The club has been Victorian champions twice, in both 1985 and 1986, and plays in Provisional League 1 South-East. In 1868 parcels of land were surveyed and the first habitations were constructed with wattle and daub. After much legal argument and petition, the land was zoned residential in accordance with Government legislation. [10] In season 1998 it returned to play in Division One. The key tenant is a 19 aisle Coles supermarket (the second largest in Victoria) and 15 or so smaller traders, including a newsagent, chemist, clothing, eateries, florist and bakeries. The golf club has since relocated to a site in Yering. In 1948 the club won its first premiership with a victory over Officer, 15.13 103 to 12.12 84. Owing to the coarse silvery-white grass, the area now known as Croydon was first called "White Flats". In 1958 The club transferred to the South West Gippsland FL, it took only four year before premiership glory to returned to the club. and it’s charitable arm, the Palace for Life Foundation, are working with leading London charity Evolve Housing + Support to launch a 12-week cooking course for homeless people in Croydon. These were later rebuilt in timber and the area prospered in sheep, beef and dairy farming, and sawmills. The Main Street of Croydon is a thriving hub and currently has over 187 traders,[citation needed] including eateries, clothing, music, toys, hairdressers, a cinema and many others. Called Aquahub, it opened in August, 2008. In 2008, the Victorian Electoral Commission conducted an Electoral Representation Review. Where: Springfield Hall / Croydon Athletics Track, Mt Dandenong Rd, Croydon 3136. Some residents are unhappy with this trend, and have more than once stated at Council meetings and in the local newspapers over the years that they are "second cousins to those in Ringwood". the club has facilitated the installation of water saving technologies, for which it received an award, as well as securing a Council grant for up-to-date night lighting. Congratulations to Paul Haasbroek, making his senior and club debut tomorrow. It boasts lush leafy surrounds, stunning views to the Dandenong Ranges and a seamless melding of housing types including historic properties, acreages, sizeable family homes, units and townhouses, plus several high-density urban style apartments. [1], When the clubs in the Casey Cardinia Division decided in 2015, to break away from the Mornington Nepean FL, Keysborough decide to join the Southern Football Netball League instead. There is also the Maroondah FReeZA Group, a long-standing local venue for all-ages live music events, with both all age and under-age, fully supervised D&D free dance parties and live gigs. As a member of the Eastern Regional Libraries, it hosts a range of events for all ages, including author talks and children's events.[5]. The bus and rail interchange has a number of buses servicing the surrounding suburbs, which can be found on either side of the Croydon railway station: Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association, Ringwood and District Cricket Association, "Fear Factory Setlist at EV's Youth Centre, Melbourne", "Regurgitator Setlist at EV's Youth Centre, Melbourne", "Something for Kate Setlist at EV's Youth Centre, Melbourne", "Fugazi Setlist at EV's Youth Centre, Melbourne", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Croydon,_Victoria&oldid=1020738493, Australian Statistical Geography Standard 2016 ID same as Wikidata, All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English, Articles with unsourced statements from July 2019, All articles with vague or ambiguous time, Vague or ambiguous time from October 2012, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Arrabri (South - East of the City of Maroondah), Wyreena (North - North East of the City of Maroondah), Mullum (Central - Western of the City of Maroondah), This page was last edited on 30 April 2021, at 19:17. The team cover a wide range of activities and information services for young people to access, including INFO-HQ each Wednesday afternoon and Drop-In on Friday afternoons (Drop-In is open except during school holidays). Nelson's Hill Post Office opened nearby in 1902 and was renamed Burnt Bridge in 1979.[4]. Streatham-Croydon RFC, founded in 1871, is one of Greater London's oldest extant rugby union clubs, playing just north of the town centre at Frant Road in Thornton Heath. Daryl Braithwaite, Kate Ceberano, Vanessa Amorosi, Paul Kelly, Johnny Diesel, Hunters and Collectors, The Living End, 28 Days, Bodyjar, Frenzal Rhomb, Spiderbait, Kisschasy and even a few international acts, including Sonia Dada. It also has several Junior sides competing in the Ringwood and District Cricket Association, with U12, U14, U16, U18 and non comps for U10s. Book your place in our 2021 Winter Football Programs. 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