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Land Use in Yarrabend and surroundings - Coggle Diagram
Land Use in Yarrabend and surroundings
Residential
Precincts of the current Yarrabend development - townhouses and apartments
Houses and apartments along Chandler Highway with new developments along it
Fairfield residences surrounding commercial strip
Nursing home
Splitblock townhouses in surrounding suburbs and more smaller developments
Visible contrast between modern developments and run down/derelict homes
Commercial
Commercial pocket further north on the Chandler Highway
Fairfield shopping strip, parking congestion,
Northcote = more shops and restaurants
Currently vacant restaurant, shop, and supermarket buildings in the Yarrabend development
Industrial
Major industrial area further north on the Chandler Highway: Storage, paper corp, Bunnings, car storage and sellers, auto warehouses, power station
Clifton hill industrial section along Hoddle Street
Industrial areas near Yarrabend park - Polytechnic campus (educational), timber manufacturers, Ampol
Recreational
Alphington Bowls club: community staple for decades, meeting place for socialisation, and fitness
Fairfield bowls club
Environmental
Alphington Park: Lots of dogs and community sport right next to Yarrabend
Fairfield major sporting fields, grand stands, and local teams
Bike tracks and walking tracks along the Yarra river
Across Eastern Fwy: Picnic area in major parks (Yarrabend park), mass of green spaces, mini golf
Transportation
Chandler Highway - 6 lanes extension - connects the northern suburbs to the inner suburbs
Heidelberg road - major connection across the northern side of the development
Raised train overpass = ease of traffic as no longer a train stopping traffic
Bus service along station street
Bus along Darwin Road to Ivanhoe