Kealba, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = City of Brimbank
postcode = 3021
pop = 3186 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21365 | name = Kealba (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-26 | quick = on]
area = 2.4
est =
propval = $238,000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Kealba&postcode=3021 Kealba] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Niddrie
fedgov = Maribyrnong
dist1 = 19
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = Keilor Downs
near-n = Keilor
near-ne = Keilor East
near-w = St Albans
near-e = Keilor East
near-sw = St Albans
near-s = Sunshine North
near-se = Sunshine North

Kealba is a suburb 19km west from Melbourne CBD. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank.

History

The land was part of the Overnewton Estate owned by the late Mr. William Taylor who had Overnewton Castle built on the Calder Highway. After the Government demanded the release of land by large land owners two large farm allotments were sold to Mr. Farquhar Macrae and his bride Annie (nee Ritchie). After Farquar and Annie's death the land contained in the suburb of Kealba was owned by their son Malcolm Ritchie Macrae. The farm was used to grow oats;and for the breeding of horses, cows and sheep.

During the 1960s the land was sold for subdivisional purposes, the first land auction taking place on 22nd of March 1969. During this time the area came under the St. Albans postal district. Over the following years all the land was subdivided, a High School named Kealba established as well as a few light industrial areas. Under the Survey Co-Ordination Act 1958 the City of Keilor applied to a name changed from St. Albans East to the name of Kealba. The location was named as being - that portion of the City bounded by St. Albans Road, Taylors Creek, the Maribyrnong River, McIntyre Road, Main Road East and Sunshine Avenue.

Transport

It is currently serviced by the 418 bus service run by the Westrans Bus company moving travelling down Discrolls Rd and Stenson Rd every 40 minutes. The 418 bus departs from the terminus at the St Albans Railway Station and runs via Alfrieda Street, Biggs Street, Stenson Road, Driscolls Road, St Albans Road and Taylors Road to Keilor Downs Plaza and then onto Kelior Plains Station and Caroline Springs.

See also

* City of Keilor - the former local government area of which Kealba was a part.

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