Neighbourhood Shopping Areas
Elwood Shopping
Appropriately known as Elwood Village, the main shopping precinct in Elwood is Ormond Road. Starting with the very groovy Turtle Café on the corner of Glen Huntly and Ormond Roads, Elwood Village haphazardly sprawls along, a health food shop here, a kite shop there, treasures from Morocco at Alafia, hand-knitted teddy bears at Red Dog. There's something for everyone at Elwood Village and the strong sense of community has been retained, the locals even starting their own Community Bank when the last of the major branches shut its doors.
While fast gaining in popularity with the 'in-crowd' looking to find somewhere new, Elwood is still one of those places you can walk down the street and start talking to the locals as if you had known them for years.
Café culture is strong in Elwood Village but the pace is more relaxed than the St Kilda scene. Not just the young and beautiful, Elwood attracts all age groups and all lifestyles - mums with toddlers in strollers jostle for space at the sidewalk cafes alongside businessmen and bohemian artists - everyone has a place in Elwood Village.
The pace of development has dramatically increased in Elwood over the past few years and the face of Ormond Road is undergoing a transformation. Retail stores now sit alongside modern apartments and the lines between retail and residential have blurred. Elwood Village is a model for the future, where people live, work and play within a multi-purpose community, developed out of a need for convenience, choice and close proximity to everyday essentials.
Getting there
Bus Routes 246 & 600
For timetables & information visit www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au
Contact
Elwood Traders Association
President - Jo Twaddell
Address: PO Box 409 Elwood 3184
Phone: 03 9531 8977
Email: elwoodtraders@hotmail.com
