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The area east of Punt Road is in the Local Government Area of the City Of Stonnington and the area to the west is in the City Of Melbourne . It has a Railway Station , on the Pakenham , Cranbourne , Frankston and Sandringham lines. It is the junction for the Sandringham line. Tram routes 8 , 72 , 78 and 79 also run through South Yarra.

The area of South Yarra centred on Commercial Road is one of Melbourne's Gay Village s.

The Melbourne television station ATV-10 has its headquarters at the Como Centre in South Yarra.


HISTORY

South Yarra was originally inhabited by the Wurundjeri tribe of the Kulin Aboriginal nation.

On October 12 , 1988 , police officers Steven Tynan and Damian Eyre were murdered in Walsh Street , South Yarra .


LOCAL ATTRACTIONS

Some local attractions include:


NEIGHBOURHOOD



NOTABLE CITIZENS

  • Dennis Allen - reported to be a major drug dealer in the South Yarra area during the 1980s.

  • Joseph Anderson (Commandant) - soldier, penal administrator and politician who was a resident of South Yarra in the 1850s.

  • Graham Berry - colonial politician, and 11th Premier of Victoria was a general storekeeper in South Yarra in the 1850s.

  • Norman Brookes - Australian tennis champion who died in South Yarra in 1968.

  • Rupert Bunny - Australian painter who lived much of his life in France but returned and settled in South Yarra in the 1930s.

  • Len Darling - Australian cricketer who was born in South Yarra in 1909.

  • Stephen Peak - radio personality, sports manager and lawyer with a practise in South Yarra.




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