Ripponlea or Elsternwick (both across Brighton Road/Nepean Highway). Elwood is also served by a number of bus routes: Number 630 runs from Ormond Road Elwood to Gardenvale Station, Ormond Station, Huntingdale to Monash University in Clayton. Number 923 runs from St Kilda to Elwood, Brighton Beach, Sandringham to Westfield Southland. Number 246 runs from Elsternwick railway station, via Elwood, Prahran, South Yarra, Richmond, Collingwood (all via Punt Road) and up to Clifton Hill. Street names Many of the streets in Elwood are named after things related to the beach. These streets include Beach Avenue, Spray Street, Wave Street, Tide Street and Foam Street. Other streets in the area are named after famous anglophone writers, essayists and poets, such as Shakespeare Grove, Dickens Street, Milton Street, Wordsworth Street, Byron Street, Keats Street, Tennyson Street, Poets Grove, Ruskin Street and Shelley Street. Notable residents Ruth Borgobello Joe Camilleri Rodger Corser Louise Crawford Brian Dixon Esmond Dorney Teage Ezard Vincent Fantauzzo Belle Gibson Germaine Greer Alex Gurney Paul Hester Mark Holden Ken James Asher Keddie Bridget McKenzie Brad Miller Matt Parkinson Roland Perry Ronald Ryan Magda Szubanski Jane Turner Sam Wood Sunsets Like many of the beaches in Melbourne, Elwood is known for its spectacular sunsets. See also City of St Kilda – Elwood was previously within this former local government area. References Australian Places – Elwood Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Port Phillip Port Phillip