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Melbourne City Suburbs - South Yarra
The City of Melbourne takes in a small portion of the attractive
suburb of South Yarra and a large portion of leafy St Kilda
Road, one of Melbourne’s famous boulevards and corporate
addresses, lined with offices and high-rise apartments.
The area includes an enclave of beautiful period housing, a
short stretch of traffic-heavy Punt Road, a slice of the
meandering Yarra River and many major parks and gardens
including the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kings Domain (which
contains Government House), Queen Victoria Gardens, Alexandra
Gardens and Fawkner Park.
It includes the area just south of Fawkner Park with housing,
institutions and The Alfred Hospital, a significant trauma
centre and medical research facility. The Domain Road shopping
centre provides a valuable mix of convenience goods stores,
restaurants and cafes to service the local community and a
broader clientele.
The area also includes important sports facilities such as
Olympic Park and Melbourne Park, home to a variety of sporting
and entertainment events such as the Australian Open Tennis
Championships.
The residential areas of South Yarra are well established and
contain large areas of period housing, most of which are of high
architectural quality.
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