West Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the City of Melbourne. The City of Melbournes coat of arms The central business district of Melbourne, viewed from the north Alternate meanings: Melbourne (disambiguation) Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia, with a population of 52,117 in the Central... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... The City of Melbourne is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ...

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. Coode Island is home to Victoria's largest toxic chemical storage facility and on August 21, 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. Moonee Ponds Creek as a stormwater drain at Brunswick West. ... Melbourne as seen from south-east side along the Yarra River, home of many rowers and active crew teams The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria (Australia); it is the river on which the city of Melbourne was founded. ... Flagstaff Gardens is the oldest park in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, first established in 1862. ... Maribyrnong river at West Essendon The Maribyrnong River rises about 50 km north of Melbourne Victoria (Australia), near Mount Macedon. ... Coode Island is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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 at the north-west corner of the Melbourne CBD. The Port of Melbourne is Australias largest port for containerised and general cargo. ... The Melbourne Markets relates to the Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Market operated by the Melbourne Market Authority. ... The central business district of Melbourne, Australia. ...

The North Melbourne railway station is actually situated in West Melbourne, opposite the Railway Hotel on Ireland Street. This is a stub related to the city of Melbourne. ...

There is a phone booth and a small park on the corner of Hawke and Adderley Streets.

Churches

• West Melbourne Baptist
• St Mary's Catholic
• St James Anglican (Melbourne's oldest cathedral, built in 1842)

Hotels

• Railway
• McMahons
• Maitz
• Spencer
• Royal Standard
• Victoria
• Carron Tavern
• Three Crowns

Restaurants

• Warung Agus
• Le Taj
• Wild East
• Amiconi
• Fraus

Entertainment venues

• Festival Hall
• Witches in Britches
• The Looney Bin

External links

• http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/westmelbourne.html
• http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/info.cfm?top=66&pa=779&pg=1386
• http://www.ema.gov.au/ema/emadisasters.nsf/0/6307fafd3ce0751fca256d3300058105?OpenDocument

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