WEST MELBOURNE, VICTORIA

'West Melbourne' is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne.
West Melbourne is bounded by Victoria Street and the Footscray Rail line in the North, Footscray Road and the Moonee Ponds Creek and the Yarra River in the south. Peel Street and the Flagstaff Gardens help form the Eastern Boundary, with the Western Boundary defined by the Maribyrnong River and Coode Island home to Victoria's largest toxic chemical storage facility.
Being largely an industrial area, a significant portion of West Melbourne is occupied by the Port of Melbourne, the Dynon railway yards and the Melbourne Markets. These include the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable and Fish Markets as well as the National Flower Centre. It also contains a small pocket of residential and commercial properties, consisting of a mixture of Victorian single and double storey terraces and converted warehouses at the north-west corner of the Melbourne CBD.
Also is home to the Queen Victoria Market located on corner of Victoria and Peel Streets.

Contents

History

Transport

Culture

Churches

Hotels

Restaurants

Entertainment venues

External links

History

On 21 August 1991, massive explosions caused a highly hazardous situation. Toxic smoke and fumes lead to evacuations in nearby areas and 2 of the 150 firefighters who battled the ensuing blaze were injured. Damage to the facility and clean-up costs were estimated at over $20m in 1991 values.

Transport

The North Melbourne railway station is actually situated in West Melbourne, opposite the Railway Hotel on Ireland Street.
Tram routes run the periphery of the suburb, along Victoria Street, Peel/William Street and LaTrobe Street.

Culture

Churches

★ West Melbourne Baptist

★ St Mary's Catholic

★ St James Old Cathedral (Melbourne's oldest cathedral, built in 1842)

Hotels

★ Railway

★ Miami

★ McMahons

★ Maitz

★ Spencer

★ Royal Standard

★ Victoria

★ Carron Tavern

★ Three Crowns

Restaurants

★ Warung Agus

★ Le Taj

★ Wild East

★ Amiconi

★ Fraus

★ Tandoori Dhaba

Entertainment venues

★ Festival Hall

★ Witches in Britches (Burnt Down reopening 2007)

★ The Looney Bin

External links

★ Local history of West Melbourne

★ http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=66&pa=779&pg=1386