Pennydale
Melbourne, Victoria
Pennydale is located in Victoria
Pennydale
Pennydale
Coordinates37°57′36″S 145°2′46″E / 37.96000°S 145.04611°E / -37.96000; 145.04611
Population2,462 (2016 census; Just the Pennydale Population)
Postcode(s)3192
Location19 km (12 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Bayside
State electorate(s)Sandringham, Mordialloc
Federal division(s)Hotham, Goldstein, Isaacs
Localities around Pennydale:
Highett Highett Moorabbin
Sandringham Pennydale Cheltenham
Black Rock Beaumaris Mentone

Pennydale is the name of a neighbourhood in the suburb of Cheltenham in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately 19 km south-east of the Melbourne central business district.[1] Pennydale lies within Cheltenham between Bay Road to the north, Jack Road to the west, Park Road to the south, and the Frankston railway line to the east.[2] It is entirely within the local government area of the City of Bayside.

History

Pennydale is named after the Penny family who moved to the area in 1852, combined with the suffix "dale" meaning valley, as it was “sheltered by hills the same as in the old country”, referring to England.[3] In particular the name recognises Edwin Thomas Penny (1848–1916), who was 4 years old when his family migrated.[4] Edwin Penny was known for his strong community involvement and prominent activities including:

  • Running the orchard and gardens after his father’s death;
  • Serving as president of the Shire from 1898-99 and 1899-1900;
  • Serving as a council member from 1896 to 1908;
  • Being an active member of the Cheltenham Church of Christ, serving as Superintendent of its Sunday School and occasionally filling in as preacher;
  • Founding and serving within the Cheltenham Sons of Temperance which aimed to assist members and their families with unemployment, sickness and death;
  • Leasing the Brighton Beach Baths; and
  • Serving as a Justice of the Peace at Cheltenham Court.[4]

On 9 December 1916 Penny unexpectedly died. An official report stated his cause of death as being shock, cardiac syncope, and internal ruptures.[4] He was buried at Cheltenham Cemetery on 11 December 1916. After his death, the name Pennydale continued to be used colloquially.

The first official usage of “Pennydale” was in 1956 when a post office was established in the Bay Road East Shopping Centre. The post office was opened to avoid confusion in deliveries between the Cheltenham and the Highett Post Offices.[5] The official postal address at that time was "Pennydale S22". When the system changed to post codes, Pennydale used the same Post Code as Cheltenham of 3192. The post office closed in 1999. Although no longer correct, letters addressed to Pennydale 3192 may still be delivered.

In 2006, Bayside Council began formally naming all unnamed parks in the Bayside Municipality. The unnamed park in Olympic Avenue beside Olympic Avenue Kindergarten was named Pennydale Park. In 2022, the Victorian State Government gazetted the neighbourhood name "Pennydale" in the Victorian Government Gazette as an official neighbourhood located within Cheltenham.[6][7]

Education

Olympic Avenue Kindergarten is located in Olympic Avenue. It opened in 1955 as the Olympic Avenue Play Centre before transitioning to a Kindergarten in 1958.[8]

Transport

Along its east border Pennydale is served by Southland railway station and Cheltenham railway station on the Frankston line. In 2018 the Labor State Government announced the Suburban Rail Loop with the first phase starting in Cheltenham and finishing in Box Hill. The new SRL Cheltenham station will sit in Sir William Fry Reserve, adjacent to the north-eastern corner of Pennydale, with a planned opening in 2035.[9]

Pennydale is also served by bus routes 828 (Hampton to Berwick Station via Southland Shopping Centre and Dandenong) along Bay Road, and Route 822 (Chadstone Shopping Centre to Sandringham via Murrumbeena and Southland Shopping Centre) along Jack Road and Park Road.

Parks

The two parks located in Pennydale are:

  • Pennydale Park
  • Tulip Grove Park

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Village Development comes to Cheltenham". Leader - Herald Sun. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "VICNAMES - The Register of Geographic Names". maps.land.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "Oakleigh Leader". Oakleigh, Victoria, Australia. 27 October 1894. p. 5. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. 1 2 3 Graham J Whitehead (5 December 2017). "Edwin Thomas Penny: Councillor, Orchardist and Pioneer". Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  5. ↑ City of Moorabbin Historical Society (July 2017). "Moorabbin Mirror". Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia. p. 7. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "New neighbourhood name to recognise Pennydale's proud past". Bayside City Council. 21 July 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Victoria Government Gazette" (PDF). No. G35. Victoria, Australia: Victoria Government. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  8. ↑ Olympic Avenue Kindergarten, Australia. "About Us". Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ↑ State Government of Victoria, Australia. "SRL East Cheltenham". Retrieved 1 November 2023.
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