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Highton is a residential suburb of
Geelong,
Victoria,
Australia. It is bordered by the Barrabool Hills and
Wandana Heights to the west, the
Barwon River to the north and east, the former Kardinia Creek to the south-east, and the
Princes Highway and Pigdons Road to the south.
History
Grazier John Highett set up a farm and finished building his house on a hill overlooking the Barwon River in 1837. Later his property became the Montpellier vineyard, hotel and picnic ground. Highton was named after an abbreviation of his name. Reserves and reservoirs in this beautiful suburb still bear the Montpellier name.
The district had been extensively subdivided by the mid-1860s and boasted a hotel, a post office and a population of about 300 people. Vineyards, orchards and farmland were the major commercial activities for some decades.
Residential development reached Highton by the post war 1950s, the scenic hills overlooking the Barwon River valley being popular with residents. The Highton shopping centre in Bellevue Avenue was constructed in the mid 1960s., and the former Kardinia creek separating the suburb from Belmont was placed underground. Further residential expansion continued southwards, by the 1990s housing had reached the Glastonbury Drive area.
Education
The Highton Primary School was the first school to open in the suburb, opening in 1854. Post war growth led to the opening of the Montpellier and Bellaire primary schools. The
Geelong Grammar School once occupied a campus in Highton from 1973 to 1998, and
Christian College opened in the former St Augustine’s orphanage in 1980.
Transport
Highton is connected by road to the centre of Geelong by Barrabool Road and the
Princes Highway. Traffic to Melbourne will be able to use
Geelong Ring Road that passes to the west of the suburb, due for completion in
2009.
Public transport to the area is provided by
buses operated by
Benders Buslines, on routes to the Geelong city centre travelling via
Deakin University and
Belmont.
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