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Windsor, Victoria

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Although Stonnington's smallest suburb, Windsor has its own bank, supermarket and historic pubs, along with a growing number of independent clothing stores, restaurants, bars, lounges and cafés. Windsor contains a diverse mix of housing, including medium density apartments,
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The new Prahran High School has been built on part of the grounds of what is now Melbourne Polytechnic. The new High School is a vertical school consisting of 4 levels with a gymnasium on the top floor. The school officially opened in 2019.
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The suburb also features new design, including the award-winning Windsor Fire station, by architects Edmund and Corrigan. In Raleigh Street are the K2 apartments, a
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Punt Road is one of the main bus thoroughfares in Melbourne, with route 246 passing through the western side of the suburb.
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margarine was also manufactured in Windsor for many years but production shifted in the last few years to
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Known at first as Prahran South, the suburb's name was changed to Windsor in 1891, after
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at the Windsor end contains one of Windsor's lesser shopping strips, called
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used to be located just south of High Street in Windsor, but this is now
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and features passive solar design, recycled and sustainable materials,
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There are many remaining hotels in the suburb, including the popular
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in 1858. The Windsor Post Office in the area opened in 1886.
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along Dandenong Road, High Street and Chapel Street (routes
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and a high-rise public housing tower. The Prahran campus of
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Tram on Chapel Street stopping at Windsor railway station
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was invented by the chemist George Nicholas in Windsor.
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The suburb has many landmarks, including the historic
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A Windsor Post Office opened in 1856, but was renamed
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Melbourne
Victoria

Windsor is located in Melbourne
Coordinates
37°51′14″S 144°59′17″E / 37.854°S 144.988°E / -37.854; 144.988
2021 census
Postcode(s)
Melbourne
LGA(s)
City of Port Phillip
City of Stonnington
State electorate(s)
Prahran
Federal division(s)
Higgins
Suburbs
Melbourne CBD
Prahran
Prahran
Melbourne CBD
Prahran
St Kilda
St Kilda East
St Kilda East
Melbourne
Victoria
Australia
Central Business District
Port Phillip

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