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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Wonga Park
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Wonga Park
Wonga Park works well as a base: 10 minutes from Chirnside Park, 26km from Sandown Raceway.
Wonga Park is in Victoria, Australia, with about 3,700 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Chirnside Park, about 4 km away.
Wonga Park is a locality on the edge of Greater Melbourne, beyond the Melbourne Metropolitan Urban Growth Boundary area, 33 kilometres (21 mi) north-east from Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Manningham and Maroondah and the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government areas. Wonga ParkRead more
recorded a population of 3,843 at the 2021 census.
Wonga Park is bounded in the west by Jumping Creek, in the north by the Yarra River, in the east by Brushy Park and Old Homestead Roads and in the south by Holloway Road.
The name comes from the Wonga Park grazing property, which itself derives from Simon Wonga, elder of the Wurundjeri Indigenous people of Melbourne. The area was part of Mooroolbark until the 1890s.
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What is there to see near Wonga Park?
Within an hour or so of Wonga Park: Sandown Raceway (26 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (27 km), Petrol Circus (28 km), Melbourne Zoo (28 km).
Where is Wonga Park?
Wonga Park is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Chirnside Park.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 3,695
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.7333, 145.2667
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Worth the detour from Wonga Park
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
27 km · about 30 min drive
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
28 km · about 30 min drive
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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
28 km · about 35 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
29 km · about 35 min drive
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
29 km · about 35 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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