Murrumbeena, Victoria

Murrumbeena is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the City of Glen Eira. At the 2011 Census, Murrumbeena had a population of 8,592.Murrumbeena is a small suburban area with extensive parklands and primarily federation and interwar architectural character.ToponomyThe name "Murrumbeena" derives from the Aboriginal word "mirambeena". It may have meant "land of frogs", "moss growing on decayed wood" or it may be a derivative from the name of an Aboriginal elder. The evidence for any of these etymologies is uncertain. The name was officially adopted when the railway station opened in 1879.History 14 May 1879 – Murrumbeena Railway station opens. 21 September 1889 – Railway station signal box contract signed to erect by J. Brown. 12 May 1890 – Murrumbeena Post Office opens. 1922 – Electrification of railway & wicket gates. 1972 – Shorting of railway siding at station used to deliver coal and goods. 6 December 1977 – Removal of railway siding at station. 7 February 2016 – The Victorian government announces plans for a elevated rail project to run through Carnegie, Murrumbeena and Hughesdale.Main StreetThe main street of Murrumbeena is Neerim Road, which bends to cross the railway lines and has a strip shopping centre extending to Murrumbeena Road nearby the railway station. Trading at the shopping centre suffered greatly with the opening of Chadstone Shopping Centre nearby, however it has seen a recent revival, particularly of street cafes and apartment building.