Burnley, Victoria
Burnley is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is 4km south east of the Melbourne GPO in the Local Government Area of the City of Yarra, and has the Yarra River as its southern and eastern boundaries. It is serviced by train with Burnley Railway Station being located near the corner of Swan Street and Burnley Street, and parallel with Maddern Grove. Burnley is also serviced by tram from Melbourne along Swan Street.
Burnley gives its name to the CityLink Burnley Tunnel which has an outbound exit at Burnley, and an inbound entry at Yarra Bend Boulevard, Burnley. The final section of Citylink was opened in Dec 2000.
Burnley has a golf course,Burnley Golf Course, which services its residents and other Melburnians. Burnley also is the home of Burnley College (University of Melbourne) which began as the Richmond Survey Paddock in 1850.
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