Braybrook, Victoria

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Braybrook
Melbourne, Victoria

Hughes Street, Braybrook

Population:

6543 (2001 census)

Postcode:

3019

Area:

4.3 km²

Property Value:

AUD $217,000 ^[1]

Location:

11 km from Melbourne

LGA:

City of Maribyrnong

State District:

Footscray

Federal Division:

Gellibrand

Suburbs around Braybrook
Sunshine North	Avondale Heights	Maribyrnong
Sunshine	Braybrook	Maidstone
Brooklyn	Tottenham	West Footscray

Braybrook is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. Approximately mid-way between the former councils of Footscray and Sunshine, located in the heart of the western suburbs (before the more recent urban sprawl), due west from the Melbourne CBD along Ballarat Road, unsurprisingly it has been an industrial suburb for the whole of its existence. Some gentrification has occurred in the past decade, with many former factory sites developed for modern housing projects (townhouses and the like), but traces of its industrial past are still evident. Its postcode is 3019.

Braybrook is home to one of the largest Blockbuster Video stores in the country; the Braybrook location is one of the few video stores in Australia to have PC games available for hire and large enough to have its own martial arts section

There is a local shopping centre called Central West Plaza located on the corners of Ashley Street and South Road, on the border to West Footscray. It was built on the grounds of a former RAAF base. The "aeroplane" theme is a reference to this.

1 People
2 Education
3 Transportation
4 Community Centre
5 Other Community Facilities
6 External links
7 References
8 External links

[edit] People

As the main campus of WELS (Western English Language Centre), is located on South Road in Braybrook, many refugees and immigrants mainly from African and Vietnam have settled in and around Braybrook. About a third of the residents were born overseas.

[edit] Education

Braybrook is home to a number of schools. These are:

Dinjerra Primary School, located on South Road.
Braybrook Primary School, located on Ballarat Road. Slated for closure and amalgamation with 2 other area schools (Sunshine East Primary, Sunvale Primary) at the end of 2007. The buildings will be demolished and the nearby Rosamond School will be relocated onto the site, along with new buildings and facilities.
Braybrook College, a public secondary school, located on Ballarat Road.

Three Catholic schools are also located in Braybrook, all on Churchill Avenue:

Christ the King Primary School.
St John's College.
Chisholm College.

(Note however that as of 1997 St John's, Christ the King and Chisholm College amalgamated to become Caroline Chisholm Catholic College.)

Braybrook is also the home to the main campus of WELS (Western English Language School), located on South Road.

[edit] Transportation

Six bus routes that go through Braybrook. These are the 215, 216, 219, 220, 408 and the 410 which are operated by Melbourne Bus Link and Westrans. The area is served by rail by nearby Tottenham and Sunshine Train Stations, though neither station is actually located in Braybrook.

[edit] Community Centre

The Braybrook Community Centre is located 107-139 Churchill Avenue, Braybrook. The centre offers childrens facilities, crafts, English as a Second Language (ESL), occasional care, computer and Internet facilities, playgroups, health and well-being classes and financial counselling. It also offers rooms and halls for hire. There is also a large community garden, featuring sculptures and strawbale/mudbrick buildings.

The Western Region Community Health Centre is housed within the centre and offers physiotherapy, podiatry, social work, occupational therapists, general practitioners, speech pathology for children, pharmaceutical program and a women's and children's health nurse. Hours of operation are Monday to Friday 9am-5pm.

The Braybrook Tool Lending Library is a not-for-profit community service managed by volunteers, also located within the centre. Woodwork facilities can be hired for classes & activities. The tool library operates Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays 9am-12noon.

[edit] Other Community Facilities

The Community Hub at 19 Hargreaves Crescent, Braybrook is a base for the Neighbourhood Renewal team and the Braybrook and Maidstone Neighbourhood Association to collaborate with local residents to bring about change. Local residents are welcome to visit and learn more about Neighbourhood Renewal and the Association. The Hub will be home to the Braidstone Bulletin — a local community newsletter, and will have small meeting rooms available for local groups.