City of Hobsons Bay
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| City of Hobsons Bay Victoria |
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 Location within Melbourne metropolitan area |
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| Population: | 84,927 | ||||||||||||
| Established: | June 1994 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 65 km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Cr Carl Marsich | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Altona | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Metropolitan Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Altona, Williamstown | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gellibrand, Lalor | ||||||||||||
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The City of Hobsons Bay is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the south-western suburbs between 6 and 20 kilometres from the Melbourne city centre.
It was founded on June 22, 1994 during the forced amalgamations of local councils by the Kennett Government, being formed by the former cities of Williamstown, Altona and Laverton. It was named after Hobsons Bay, which itself was named after Captain William Hobson. The city has an area of 65 square kilometres, and in 2001 had a population of 84,927.
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[edit] Education
[edit] Tertiary
Victoria University has a campus in the suburb of Newport, which focuses on automotive, metal fabrication, building and electrical trades. The Newport campus hosts the Centre for Curriculum Innovation and Development.
[edit] Libraries
The library service run by the council has four branches: Altona, Altona Meadows, Newport and Williamstown. Reflecting the multiculturalism of the community, the library service has a large amount of material in nine different languages.
The Environmental Resource Centre is located in Altona library and provides the community access to media concerning the environmental initiatives of Hobsons Bay, including Industry Environment Improvement Plans from local industry.
[edit] Transport
[edit] Suburban railway
Hobsons Bay has seven train stations on the Werribee railway line, in Metcard Zones 1 and 2. These stations are Spotswood, Newport, Seaholme, Altona, Westona, Laverton and Aircraft. Previously on this line were the stations of Mobiltown, Paisley, and Galvin.
Williamstown railway line is a shuttle service which is entirely located in Hobsons Bay. It departs the Werribee railway line at Newport and visits the stations of North Williamstown, Williamstown Beach, and Williamstown.
[edit] Buses
Eleven separate bus services operate in Hobsons Bay.
- Route 232: Altona North to Queen Victoria Market
- Route 411: Laverton, Altona Meadows, Altona to Footscray (via Millers Road)
- Route 412: Laverton, Altona Meadows, Altona to Footscray (via Mills Street)
- Route 413: Laverton to Werribee Plaza (via Broadwalk Boulevard)
- Route 414: Laverton South, Laverton to Footscray
- Route 415: Laverton, Altona to Williamstown (via Civic Parade)
- Route 416: Aircraft railway station to Hoppers Crossing (via The Strand)
- Route 429: Yarraville to Altona East
- Route 432: Newport to Paisley
- Route 471: Williamstown to Sunshine (via Newport railway station and Altona Gate Shopping Centre)
- Route 472: Williamstown to Moonee Ponds (via Footscray)
[edit] Freeways
The interchange between the West Gate Freeway, Western Ring Road and Princes Freeway lies in the north of Hobsons Bay.
From Hobsons Bay, the West Gate Freeway provides access to the Melbourne CBD and eastern suburbs (over the iconic West Gate Bridge), the Princes Freeway provides access to outer south-western suburbs and Geelong, while the Western Ring Road leads to the northern suburbs and Melbourne Airport.
[edit] Suburbs
- Altona
- Altona Meadows
- Altona North
- Brooklyn (shared with City of Brimbank)
- Laverton (shared with City of Wyndham)
- Newport
- Seabrook
- Seaholme
- South Kingsville
- Spotswood
- Williamstown
- Williamstown North
[edit] Sister cities
Anjo, Aichi, Japan
Buloke Shire, Victoria, Australia (friendship alliance)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- City of Hobsons Bay
- Metlink local public transport map
- The Times - publisher of Hobsons Bay Times.
| Local Government Areas of Melbourne | |||
| Metropolitan City of Banyule • City of Bayside • City of Boroondara • City of Brimbank • City of Casey • City of Darebin • City of Frankston • City of Glen Eira • City of Greater Dandenong • City of Hobsons Bay • City of Hume • City of Kingston • City of Knox • City of Manningham • City of Maribyrnong • Maroondah City Council • City of Melbourne • City of Monash • City of Moonee Valley • City of Moreland • City of Port Phillip • City of Stonnington • City of Whitehorse • City of Whittlesea • City of Wyndham • City of Yarra • Outer Metropolitan Shire of Cardinia • Shire of Melton • Shire of Mornington Peninsula • Shire of Nillumbik • Shire of Yarra Ranges |
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