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Box Hill is located in Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs in the City of
Whitehorse about 15 kms from the Central Business District. Suburbs surrounding
Box Hill include Mont Albert, Surrey Hills, Canterbury, Doncaster and
Blackburn. Box Hill is located on Whitehorse Road which links Kew to Nunawading,
Ringwood and the Maroondah Highway to the Yarra Valley. To the north of
Box Hill is the Eastern Freeway to the city, and Box Hill is a major transport
interchange for the Railway line to Belgrave & Lilydale and bus services
throughout the Eastern Suburbs. The 109 Tram from Port Melbourne now serves
Box Hill.
Above the Railway Station is the Box Hill Central shopping mall, and just
north is the old Whitehorse Plaza which is being redeveloped. Many of
the big names are in Box Hill including Target, Coles and Safeway. There
is also a great market area within Box Hill Central which is the home
to many footstores including asian cuisines. Station street is also the
home of many excellent Asian restuarants.
Box Hill is the home to many light industries and also the Box Hill institute
of TAFE. It is also the home to several high schools and the Box Hill
Hawks VFL Australian Rules Football team. There are also several
parks including Box Hill Gardens opposite the Hospital on Nelson Road
and many walkways and cycle paths pass through Box Hill.
For further information please click on the links below.
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