Coode Island is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is the site of Victoria's major petrochemical storage facility. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuels. ...

Coode Island was created in 1886 when a shipping canal was constructed through Fishermans Bend, to allow access from the wharves to Yarraville. By 1909 the area was being used as an animal quarantine station and sanatorium for victims of bubonic plague. By the 1920s the area was inhabited by hermits living in huts and abandoned ships. In the late 1920s the Larkin Aircraft Supply Company had set up operations on the island, including a factory and aerodrome, which was used until World War II. 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Yarraville is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Quarantine, a medical term (from Italian: quaranta giorni, forty days) is the act of keeping people or animals separated for a period of time before, for instance, allowing them to enter another country. ... Sanatório Heliantia A sanatorium refers to a medical facility for long-term illness, typically cholera or tuberculosis. ... Der Doctor Schnabel von Rom (English: The Doctor Beak of Rome) engraving by Paul Fürst (after J Columbina). ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... A hermit, also known as an anchorite or anchoress, is a person living in voluntary seclusion, often for religious reasons. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America and in Australia as the Roaring Twenties . In Europe it is sometimes refered to as the Golden Twenties. ... Aerodrome can mean: An Austrian music festival: Aerodrome A series of aircraft constructed by Samuel Pierpont Langley. ... Combatants Allied Powers Axis Powers Commanders {{{commander1}}} {{{commander2}}} Strength {{{strength1}}} {{{strength2}}} Casualties 17 million military deaths 7 million military deaths {{{notes}}} World War II, also known as the Second World War (sometimes WW2 or WWII or World War Two), was a mid-20th century conflict that engulfed much of the...

In 1960 the area began being used for the storage of petrochemicals. In 1968 Swanston Dock was constructed, which reduced the size of Coode Island. 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuels. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

On 21 August 1991 lightning struck one of the storage tanks, creating the Coode Island explosion. 8.5 million litres of chemicals burned, creating a toxic cloud over nearby residential suburbs, which were fortunately dispersed by high winds. Proposals were made to move the facility to Point Lillias near Geelong, but environmental and Aboriginal heritage concerns thwarted the plans. In 2000 the Bracks Government announced that Coode Island would be the site of Victoria's major petrochemical storage facility, with six companies leasing the facility from the Melbourne Port Authority. August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moorabool St, Geelong Landsat 7 imagery of the greater Geelong area. ... Environmentalism is the support or involvement with the environmental movement by environmentalists. ... The Indigenous Australians are the first inhabitants of the Australian continent and its nearby islands, continuing their presence during European settlement. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Stephen Phillip Bracks (born October 15, 1954), Australian politician, has been Premier of Victoria since 1999. ...