Scoresby, Victoria

History

The area of Scoresby was surveyed in 1857, and named after the Arctic explorer William Scoresby. Scoresby had died the previous year, shortly after his visit to the colony to experiment with terrestrial magnetism near the area which now carries his name. A township developed in the 1870s around the intersection of Stud Road and Ferntree Gully Road. A school was established in 1872, followed by a Methodist church. Once the swampy ground was drained, market gardens were established. Scoresby Post Office opened on 20 January 1890, closed in 1979 and reopened in 1984 as the suburb grew.

Present day

Scoresby contains a number of extensive industrial estates which are home to a variety of major national and international corporations including Nintendo's Australian headquarters.

Caribbean Gardens, an entertainment precinct and market, is open every Wednesday and Sunday. The precinct is centred on Caribbean Lake, which was built for the testing of boats by the boat manufacturer Caribbean Boats. Activities at Caribbean Gardens include buying and selling of all kinds of products, eating, drinking, walking around, music played by bands and computer swap meets. The market and site closed in 2020 due to COVID. Another popular "Caribbean" place in Scoresby is Caribbean Roller Skating.

Scoresby village is the main shopping precinct in Scoresby. It includes a supermarket and many other small stores, hairdressers and other services. These stores are arranged around a central carpark with the local football field behind.

Education

There are two primary schools in the area, state school Scoresby Primary School and private school (St. Judes). The secondary education provider in Scoresby is Scoresby Secondary College.

Climate

Scoresby has a weather station which collects data for the Bureau of Meteorology. It commenced readings in 1948 and is situated at Latitude 37.87°S and Longitude 145.26°E at an elevation of 80m above sea level. The site name is the Scoresby Research Institute and its site number is 086104, however it is not actually based in Scoresby, but in the suburb of Knoxfield. Hourly weather observations taken from Scoresby can be viewed from the Bureau of Meteorology website.

Scoresby has an oceanic climate with certain subtropical influences similar to the rest of the Greater Melbourne area. It is wetter than Melbourne CBD and the suburbs to the north due to the "bay effect" set up by Port Phillip to the east, where showers are intensified leeward of the bay.

|Jan record high C = 43.8 |Feb record high C = 46.1 |Mar record high C = 39.8 |Apr record high C = 33.4 |May record high C = 26.6 |Jun record high C = 22.2 |Jul record high C = 22.2 |Aug record high C = 24.3 |Sep record high C = 30.8 |Oct record high C = 35.0 |Nov record high C = 39.4 |Dec record high C = 41.8 |year record high C = 46.1 |Jan record low C = 3.6 |Feb record low C = 4.8 |Mar record low C = 2.2 |Apr record low C = 0.3 |May record low C = -0.3 |Jun record low C = -2.7 |Jul record low C = -3.6 |Aug record low C = -2.3 |Sep record low C = -0.9 |Oct record low C = 0.1 |Nov record low C = 1.5 |Dec record low C = 2.8 |year record low C = -3.6

Sport

The suburb has an Australian Rules football team, The Scoresby Magpies, competing in the Eastern Football League.

Scoresby Cricket Club, founded in 1879, is also located in the suburb of Scoresby, competing in the Ferntree Gully & District Cricket Association, and play their home games out of Scoresby Recreation Reserve. The Club, which is one of the oldest cricket clubs in the world, currently fields numerous senior,junior (boys and girls) and veterans teams, with the 1st XI playing in Alan Bailey Shield.

References

References

1. {{Census 2021 AUS
2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List".
3. "Nintendo Australia Pty Ltd, Head Office {{!}} Stud Road, Scoresby, VIC {{!}} White Pages®".
4. "Climate Averages for SCORESBY (SCORESBY RESEARCH INSTITUTE)".
5. "Scoresby climate normals". Bureau of Meteorology.
6. Full Point Footy. "Eastern Football League".
7. "Scoresby/Ferndale CC".