The land has previously been owned by members of the Port Phillip Association, such as John Batman, who grazed their sheep there without regard for the Wurundjeri clan.

[5] In 1899, John Matthew Vincent Smith, a well known horse breeder, purchased a 242-hectare (600-acre) property known as "Bundoora Park".

Sydney Herbert Wilson, who designed the Malvern Town Hall, claimed the prize of 50 pounds.

[7] The Floridia Cheese Company was formed in 1955 by the Montalto family, after purchasing a small factory in Bundoora.

[8] Bundoora is a very large suburb, spanning from Preston in its south-west, up to Plenty in the north-east, and covering three local government areas.

Bundoora is the terminus of tram route , which operates from McKimmies Road near RMIT University, to Waterfront City in Docklands.