Parkville, Victoria

An inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, bordered by North Melbourne to the south-west, Carlton and Carlton North to the south and east, Brunswick to the north, and Flemington to the west.

Related Topics:
Melbourne - Victoria - Flemington

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Icons include the University of Melbourne, the Royal Melbourne Hospital, the Royal Children's Hospital, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research, the Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens, Victorian College of Pharmacy (Parkville campus of Monash University) and Royal Park which it was named for. Elizabeth Street becomes Royal Parade in the suburb (before becoming Sydney Road and Hume Hwy, which runs to Sydney). Royal Park railway station is located within the suburb of Parkville and also the Turana Youth Training Centre.

Related Topics:
University of Melbourne - Royal Melbourne Hospital - Royal Children's Hospital - The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research - Royal Melbourne Zoological Gardens - Victorian College of Pharmacy - Campus - Monash University - Royal Park - Elizabeth Street - Royal Parade - Hume Hwy - Sydney - Royal Park railway station - Turana Youth Training Centre

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There is also a golf course north of the Zoological Gardens called the Royal Park Golf Course.

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Parkville is the site of the Athlete's Village for the 2006 Commonwealth Games.

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