City of Hobsons Bay

City of Hobsons Bay
City of Hobsons Bay
Victoria
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Location within Melbourne metropolitan area
Population: 87,486(2009)[1]
Established: June 1994
Area: 65 km² (25.1 sq mi)
Mayor: Michael Raffoul
Council Seat: Altona North
Region: Metropolitan Melbourne
State District: Altona, Williamstown
Federal Division: Gellibrand, Lalor
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Website: www.hobsonsbay.vic.gov.au
LGAs around City of Hobsons Bay:
Brimbank, Wyndham Maribyrnong Melbourne
Wyndham City of Hobsons Bay Melbourne, Port Phillip
Wyndham Port Phillip Port Phillip
Hobsons Bay council chambers in Altona.

The City of Hobsons Bay is a Local Government Area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the south-western suburbs between 6 and 20 km from the Melbourne city centre.

It was founded on 22 June 1994 during the amalgamation of local councils by the Kennett Government from the City of Williamstown and City of Altona, as well as the suburb of South Kingsville from the City of Footscray. It took its name from Hobsons Bay, named after Captain William Hobson. The city has an area of 65 square kilometres, and at the 2006 Census had a population of 81,451.

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Education

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.

Libraries

The library, run by the council has five branches: Altona, Altona Meadows, Altona North, Newport and Williamstown. Reflecting the multiculturalism of the community, the library service has a large amount of material in eight different languages.

The Environment Resource Centre is located in Altona library and provides the community access to resources concerning the environment, including initiatives and environmental groups in Hobsons Bay.

Transport

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 railway station, 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.

Buses

Twelve separate bus services operate in Hobsons Bay.

Freeways

The interchange between the West Gate Freeway, Western Ring Road and Princes Freeway lies in the north-west 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.

Suburbs

Main street of Altona

Sister cities

References

See also

External links


Coordinates: 37°51′S 144°50′E / 37.85°S 144.833°E / -37.85; 144.833


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