West Melbourne, Victoria

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West Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria

Victorian terraces in Capel Street
Population: 3037 (2006) [1]
Postcode: 3003
Area: 6.4 km² (2.5 sq mi)
Property Value: AUD $558,000 [2]
Location: 3 km (2 mi) from Melbourne
LGA: City of Melbourne
State District: Melbourne
Federal Division: Melbourne
Suburbs around West Melbourne:
Footscray Kensington North Melbourne
Yarraville West Melbourne Melbourne CBD
Newport Port Melbourne Docklands

West Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne.

West Melbourne is bounded by Victoria Street and the Footscray Rail line in the North, Footscray Road and the Moonee Ponds Creek and the Yarra River in the south. Peel Street and the Flagstaff Gardens help form the Eastern Boundary, with the Western Boundary defined by the Maribyrnong River and Coode Island home to Victoria's largest toxic chemical storage facility.

Being largely an industrial area, a significant portion of West Melbourne is occupied by the Port of Melbourne, the Dynon railway yards and the Melbourne Markets. These include the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable and Fish Markets as well as the National Flower Centre. It also contains a small pocket of residential and commercial properties, consisting of a mixture of Victorian single and double storey terraces and converted warehouses at the north-west corner of the Melbourne CBD. Also is home to the Queen Victoria Market located on corner of Victoria and Peel Streets.

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[edit] History

On 21 August 1991, massive explosions at the Coode Island petrochemical storage facility caused a highly hazardous situation. Toxic smoke and fumes lead to evacuations in nearby areas and 2 of the 150 firefighters who battled the ensuing blaze were injured. Damage to the facility and clean-up costs were estimated at over $20m in 1991 values.

[edit] Transport

The North Melbourne railway station is actually situated in West Melbourne, opposite the Railway Hotel on Ireland Street. The '401' bus service connects the train station with the Royal Melbourne Hospital and Carlton.

A number of tram routes run along the periphery of the suburb, along Victoria Street, Peel/William Street and LaTrobe Street.

[edit] Culture

[edit] Churches

St James Old Cathedral
St James Old Cathedral
  • West Melbourne Baptist
  • St Mary's Catholic
  • St James Old Cathedral (Melbourne's oldest cathedral, built in 1842)

[edit] Hotels

  • Carron Tavern
  • McMahons (Moomba) (formerly North West)
  • Railway
  • Royal Mail (Maitz)
  • Royal Standard
  • Spencer
  • Three Crowns

[edit] Restaurants

One of the West Melbourne's restaurants
One of the West Melbourne's restaurants
  • Citrus Mint
  • Kathmandu Cottage
  • Warung Agus
  • Le Taj
  • Wild East
  • Amiconi
  • Fraus
  • Tandoori Dhaba

[edit] Entertainment venues

  • Festival Hall
  • Witches in Britches (Burnt Down reopening 2007)
  • The Looney Bin

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). West Melbourne (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  2. ^ West Melbourne, accessed 9 August 2007

[edit] External links

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