City of Hobsons Bay

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City of Hobsons Bay
Victoria

Location within Melbourne metropolitan area
Population: 81,459 (2006) [1]
Established: June 1994
Area: 65 km² (25.1 sq mi)
Mayor: Bill Baarini
Council Seat: Altona
Region: Metropolitan Melbourne
State District: Altona, Williamstown
Federal Division: Gellibrand, Lalor
Website: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
LGAs around City of Hobsons Bay:
Brimbank Maribyrnong Melbourne
Wyndham City of Hobsons Bay Port Phillip
Port Phillip
Hobsons Bay council chambers in Altona.
Hobsons Bay council chambers in Altona.

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 City of Williamstown and City of Altona, as well as the suburb of South Kingsville from City of Footscray. It was named after Hobsons Bay, which itself was named after Captain William Hobson. The city has an area of 65 square kilometres, and at the 2006 census it had a population of 81,451.

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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

Entrance to Williamstown Beach railway station.
Entrance to Williamstown Beach railway station.

[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

Main street of Altona.
Main street of Altona.

[edit] Sister cities

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Hobsons Bay (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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