Laverton, Victoria

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

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caption = Aviation Road, main street of Laverton.
lga = City of Hobsons Bay
lga2 = City of Wyndham
area = 6.8
postcode = 3028
pop = 4508 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21407 | name = Laverton (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-26 | quick = on]
propval = $256,250 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Laverton&postcode=3028 Laverton] , accessed 25 September 2008]
stategov = Altona
fedgov = Gellibrand, Lalor
near-nw = Truganina
near-n = Laverton North
near-ne = Altona North
near-w = Hoppers Crossing
near-e = Altona
near-sw = Point Cook
near-s = Altona Meadows
near-se = Altona Meadows
dist1 = 17.5
location1= Melbourne

Laverton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is shared by the Local Government Areas of City of Hobsons Bay and City of Wyndham.

Location

Laverton is situated 18 kilometres west-south-west of Melbourne. It is a suburb known for its residential and industrial zones. It is to the east of the suburbs of Hoppers Crossing and Werribee.

History

Laverton history starts in 1886, when sale of land in the suburb was promoted by Staples Wise and Company. The first station to be opened beyond Newport on the way to Geelong was the Laverton Station. Today another station exists right near this station, called Aircraft. It is called this because of the nearby Williams RAAF base, which was opened in 1921, seven years after a base was established at Point Cook.

In the 1950's a second primary school was built in Laverton, having over 900 students in 1966. Two more primary schools and a high school were established around this time.

In 1997 Port Phillip Prison was opened.

Population

1891: 156 people

1933: 411

1947: 390 (plus 525 in RAAF base)

1961: 4,346

Royal Australian Air Force bases

Laverton was the home to RAAF Base Laverton. The base is no longer used for operational flying but is still used for radio training. For administrative purposes it is now merged with the former RAAF Base Point Cook as RAAF Base Williams. Point Cook is home to the RAAF Museum, where visitors can see many different types of historical RAAF aircraft.

couts

Laverton is home to the 1st Laverton Scout group. In the past, this was an 'Air Scout' Group given the local RAAF base. The group current has Joey Scouts, Cub Scouts and Scouts. It meets in a hall on Railway land near the Laverton Railway Station. This hall is also used by local sports clubs.

Laverton also has the 2nd Laverton Scout group, this group includes gardening for children as part of it activities.

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050719050147/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/laverton.html Australian Places - Laverton]
* [http://www.wyndhamwaters.com Wyndham Waters Estate Community Website]