Elwood (Victoria)

Elwood is a suburb of Port Phillip City in Greater Melbourne, Australia, 7 km southeast of the central business district. Elwood is a popular destination due to its beaches during the summer months.

Parks and green spaces

Despite the density of development Elwood is a very green area. The most popular and largest parks are located on the waterfront, including Elwood Beach, Elwood Canal and Point Ormond Reserve.

However, Elwood is not free from environmental problems. The beach and the channel are often polluted by waste, and the channel often has a characteristic odor due to the reflux of seaweed. The local administration has, however, developed strategies to solve these problems.

Point Ormond

Elsternwick Park

Street names

To the south of Ormond Road many streets are named after things that have a connection to the beach: for example, Beach Avenue ( beach ), Spray Street ( spray ), Wave Street ( wave), Tide Street (tidal ) and Foam Street ( foam). North of Ormond Road bear the names of streets known writers and poets such as Shakespeare Grove, Dickens Street, Milton Street, Wordsworth Street, Byron Street, Keats Street, Tennyson Street, Ruskin Street and Shelley Street.