Wheelers Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash.

The Wheelers Hill campus of Caulfield Grammar School is the suburb's largest school. Chris Cheney, guitarist and lead vocalist from The Living End went to school in Wheelers Hill. He also spent his time before his rise to fame working in the After School Care program at Jells Park Primary School.

Wheelers Hill was almost certainly named after the Wheeler brothers, John and Bartholomew, who were early settlers in the area. The Wheelers Hill Hotel was a post office and stopping point for farmers before a 6 -8 hour drive to the city by horse to sell their goods.

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Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:34:00 -0000
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:22:00 -0000
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 22:07:00 -0000
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:44:00 -0000
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Fire breaks out in school
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:15:00 -0000
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:16:00 -0000
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:11:00 -0000
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:50:00 -0000
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Mon, 06 Oct 2008 06:49:00 -0000
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AFP refutes Croatian 'phantom' officer
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 05:16:00 -0000
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