History
In 1838 a squatter called William Cross Yuille camped on the shores of the Black Swamp, now known as Lake Wendouree, the first Ballarat resident. The Yuille Pastoral Run developed during the mid-1800s.
Wendouree Post Office opened on 17 February 1871.
Significant urban growth in Wendouree began shortly after the Second World War, encouraged by the development of industrial areas to the west.
The Howitt Street shopping centre opened in 1962, and Wendouree Village shopping centre (now Stockland) opened in 1978.
The landmark St Mary's Redemptorist Monastery in Gillies Street was converted into apartments beginning in 2000.
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