| Braybrook Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 6940 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3019 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 11 km (7 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Maribyrnong | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Footscray | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gellibrand | ||||||||||||
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Braybrook is a suburb 9 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2006 Census, Braybrook had a population of 6940.
It is bounded in the west by Duke Street, in the north by the Maribyrnong River, in the east by Ashley Street, and in the south by the Sydenham railway line and Sunshine Road.
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Braybrook Post Office opened on 1 December 1860.[2]
Braybrook has been an industrial suburb for most of its existence.
Approximately mid-way between the former councils of Footscray and Sunshine in the heart of the western suburbs before the more recent urban sprawl and due west from the Melbourne CBD along Ballarat Road, Braybrook is starting to resemble a bedroom community due to a recent expansion of the western suburbs of Melbourne which are far less populated than the east. Historically this is due to stigma, but the western suburbs are expanding now due to prime location and rising fuel prices. Some gentrification has occurred in the past decade with many former factory sites developed for modern housing projects (townhouses etc.) More and more first home buyers and developers are focusing on Braybrook and neighbouring Maidstone and West Footscray but traces of its industrial past may be still evident.
Braybrook has been ranked 95 out of top 314 most liveable suburbs in Melbourne in “2011 Liveability Stakes” by The Age and The Melbourne Magazine.[3]
As the main campus of WELS (Western English Language Centre), is located on South Road in Braybrook, many refugees and immigrants mainly from East Africa and Vietnam have settled in and around Braybrook. About a third of the residents were born overseas.
The suburb has produced a number of famous sporting and show business personalities. The late 1960's pop singer Yvonne Barrett resided with her family in Dodds St. Yvonne Barrett was murdered in 1985 with her funeral service held at Braybrook's Christ The King Catholic church in Churchill Avenue. 1970's Pop sensation Jamie Redfern also lived in the area. Ray "Screamy" Eames the drummer from popular Melbourne pub-rock act The Blue Echoes lived in Braybrook. High profile Australian rules footballers Doug Hawkins, Ted Whitten and Brian Wilson played for the Braybrook Football Club.
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Braybrook contains the main campus of WELS (Western English Language School) which is located on South Road.
The Braybrook Community Centre is located at 107–139 Churchill Avenue, Braybrook. The centre offers children's 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 general medical practitioners, optometry, physiotherapy, podiatry, social work, occupational therapists, speech pathology for children, pharmaceutical program and a women's and children's health nurse. The Braybrook Tool Lending Library, a not-for-profit community service managed by volunteers, is also located within the centre. Woodwork facilities can be hired for classes and activities. The community centre also hosts the Jesus Is Lord Church of Melbourne.
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.
The Catholic parish of Christ the King, Braybrook was established in 1952, from sections of Sunshine and West Footscray parishes. In 1958, the parish transferred from its temporary centre in Rupert St to its present location on 65–67 Churchill Avenue, with the opening of the Catholic Centre.
Footscray Toy Library (648 Barkly Street, Footscray West)
The suburb has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Western Region Football League.[4] The Braybrook club has produced a number of high profile Australian rules football stars including 1982 Brownlow medalist Brian Wilson (Footscray, North Melbourne, Melbourne, St Kilda Football Clubs) , Ted Whitten (Footscray Football Club) and Doug Hawkins (Footscray and Fitzroy Football Clubs) There are also:
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