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Students & Instructors at Mordialloc including Beach training, Grading's, Promotion and Just Training!
The Place & Venue
Sharing a Port Phillip Bay shoreline with the Nepean Highway, Mordialloc, about 25km south of the CBD. It has a pleasant beach and creek system which is a popular hunting ground for local fishermen. Mordialloc is a quaint and beautiful area. The pretty and clean beach has a bicycle track running along the coastline with a picturesque pier jutting out over the water. Yet perhaps one of the most impressive features of Mordialloc is its toilet!
This beautifully designed block, reminiscent of 1920s colonial architecture, is arguably the nicest looking amenity on Port Phillip Bay.
On the edge of this beautiful and peaceful area, 2 minutes away from Mordialloc Railway Station is the Allen McLean Hall. It is a large hall with change rooms, kitchen, stage and ample parking. Plenty of room for all the aspects of Kung Fu training, the Allen McLean hall is ideal venue for Shaolin Kung Fu training!
History of the Area
The townships most prominent land mark, The Cenotaph, tells part of one local family's World War I tragedy. It bears the names of Frederick and William Thomas, brothers who never returned from the war. Stanley Thomas, too, served in the same war which he survived to reach the age of 94 to become the only brother to die and be buried in his native land.
In the mid-1800s, dirt tracks wound through the swamps and sandy heaths of the district. They were constantly damaged by farmers cart wheels, creating dangerous holes and making access difficult. A governing body was needed to ensure that roads were maintained and passable. Residents lobbied for a roads district to be proclaimed, and so was born local representation in the local community.
Mordialloc, a part of the City of Kingston, derived it's name from the Aboriginal term moordy yallock, meaning little sea (lagoon).
In the 1860s the land along the coast backing on to the Carrum Swamp, southwards from Mordialloc, was divided into large allotments and sold. The owner of the allotment adjoining the Mordialloc Creek built the Bridge Hotel there in 1868, positioned on the coastal track to Frankston. For some years before, Mordialloc had been a point of supply of fish for Melbourne, including fish caught at Hastings and carried on the old fish track across the Mornington Peninsula. A primary school was opened in 1868.
During the late 1870s plans for the defence of Melbourne and Port Phillip Bay included the building of railways around the coast. Extension of the railway from Caulfield to Mordialloc followed in 1881. Mordialloc became the site of horse-riding activities - the Melbourne Hunt Club, the Findon Harriers (from Mill Park) and the Epsom Racecourse (1880s). The creek was a popular boating venue, and the fore shore a regular destination for picnics. A Mordialloc Carnival Committee later managed the fore shore attractions.
