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Patterson Lakes is a residential suburb 32 km. south-east of Melbourne beside the "Patterson River", upstream from where it discharges into Port Phillip Bay at Carrum.
The "Patterson River"is a man-made drain through the former Carrum Swamp, named after J.B. Patterson, Minister for Public Works, who was involved with the project. Carrum is situated on a coastal dune system behind which was low-lying swampy ground either side of the "Patterson River".
In the early 1970s a development company acquired 324 ha. of wetland south of the river and designed a raised residential estate set in man-made lakes or canals. Although the development has been less than originally planned, the Lakeview shopping centre and the National Water Sports Centre in neighbouring Bangholme have made the area more than just a dormitory suburb.
A primary school was opened and St. Leonard's College (Brighton) established a second campus next to the Water Sports Centre in 1987. Some allotments without lakeside access were developed by the Housing Commission.
On the northern side of the river there is the Patterson River Country Club (golf) and a residential area named Patterson Gardens. It has no artificial lakes. Patterson Lakes' man-made waterways have marinas, boat storage, mooring and launching facilities, water skiing and a power-boat racing concourse. In addition to the recent housing there are retirement villages.
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