Albanvale, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Albanvale
city = Melbourne
state = vic

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caption = Kororoit Creek
lga = City of Brimbank
postcode = 3021
pop = 5576 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21009 | name = Albanvale (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-26 | quick = on]
area = 2
est = 1970's
propval = $211,500 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Albanvale&postcode=3021 Albanvale] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Kororoit
fedgov = Gorton
dist1 = 19
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw =
near-n = Kings Park
near-ne = St Albans
near-w = Burnside
near-e = St Albans
near-sw =
near-s = Deer Park
near-se = Cairnlea

Albanvale is a small suburb located 19km from Melbourne CBD. The suburb was established in the 1970s and is part of the City of Brimbank.

The border of Albanvale consists of Station Road, Main Road West, Kororoit Creek, Fairfax Circuit, Concord Circuit and Brimbank Shopping Centre. The 2007 edition of the Melways road map clearly marks Brimbank Central Shopping Centre in Deer Park.

Attractions

* Brimbank Central Shopping Centre
* Kororoit Creek
* Kororoit Creek Trail

Education

* Albanvale Primary School
* Brimbank College

Flora and Fauna

The Kororoit Creek actually makes up the 700m western boarder of the suburb. This area once had large healthy populations of native reptiles, including Tiger snake, Eastern Blue-tongued Lizard, Common snakeneck turtle and Eastern brown snake. Unfortunately due to development these species are now rarely seen in the area.

Due to the recent development of the Cairnlea and Burnside estates, on the southern and eastern borders of Albanvale, native species of frogs have taken advantage and have taken up residents in the new wetlands and lakes. The Common Eastern Froglet and even the now endangered Growling Grass Frog have been seen and heard in the new wetlands and around Kororoit Creek.

See also

* City of Sunshine - the former local government area of which Albanvale was a part.
* Kororoit Creek
* Kororoit Creek Trail

Sports facilities

* Albanvale Football Club

References

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