West Footscray, Victoria
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| West Footscray Melbourne, Victoria |
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 West Footscray
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| Population: | 9776 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3012 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.8 km² (1.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 7 km (4 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Maribyrnong | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Footscray | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Gellibrand | ||||||||||||
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West Footscray is a suburb 7 km west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2006 Census, West Footscray had a population of 9776.
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[edit] History
West Footscray Post Office opened on 15 April 2011.[2]
[edit] Medicine
- The Western Hospital's grounds are located in Footscray though in an area many local residents consider to be West Footscray. (Formerly Western General Hospital, Footscray Hospital).
- The Hospital's Emergency and Triage entrances are located in Eleanor Street, Footscray.
- The Western Private Hospital is located adjacent to the Western Hospital, on the corner of Eleanor and Marion Streets.
- A large number of other private medical practices are also located on Eleanor Street and Stanlake Street.
- There is a Veterinary Practice located on Barkly Street.
[edit] Culture
- The Whitten Oval (which is actually in Footscray) in West Footscray is the home training ground of the AFL team Western Bulldogs, and was their home ground before they moved to Telstra Dome.
- Barkly Village is a section of Barkly Street in West Footscray that hosts many local and ethnic grocers, stores and shops. The area has a long history of multiculturalism and includes many stores owned and operated by Indian, Vietnamese, Chinese, Anglo, Thai and Italian Australians. There is a particularly large Indian grocery store,"Bharat Traders", located here as well as an independent supermarket "SIMS", at the end of the "Barkly Village" section of the street. Also along this strip is the Melbourne Chinese Bible Church.
- Construction of the new West Footscray Community Centre has been completed. It incorporates a local library, replacing the former West Footscray Library on the same site. The site is on part of the "Barkly Village" strip.
- The Footscray YMCA is located on Barret Reserve, Essex Street. 10th Footscray Scout, open to all youth aged 6–26, share the reserve with the YMCA meeting in a their hall on Graham St.
- The 2nd Footscray Scout Group is located at Gaudion Reserve, Barkly Street. The group has a website and is open to youth aged 7 to 26 years. It is part of Kariwara District.
- Shorten Reserve on Essex Street is the home of the West Footscray Roosters, a local Australian Rules Football team.
- Johnson Reserve on Essex Street is home to a local Soccer team, and League games are regularly played on Sunday afternoons. The North Footscray Devils are also located there and North Footscray and West Footscray are usually locked in battle.
[edit] Education
There are three kindergartens:
- Kingsville Kindergarten. (Located in the southern part of the suburb, but in an area many residents consider to be part of Kingsville or Yarraville.)
- Scots' Kindergarten.
- West Footscray Neighbourhood House.
There are two primary schools in the West Footscray area.
- Footscray West Primary School.
- St John's Primary School. (Technically in Footscray, but in an area many residents consider to be West Footscray, also a Catholic school)
There is also a Catholic School located in the area:
- Corpus Christi Catholic School. (Again, located in the southern "Kingsville" part of the suburb).
The Western Scout centre is a training centre for the adult volunteers of Scouts Australia and one of six such sites in Melbourne. The office in the new complex at 77 Ashley St includes equipment donated by the Footscray Rotary Club.
[edit] Transport
The following bus routes that pass through West Footscray;
- 216 Caroline Springs – Brighton Beach via Deer Park West, Sunshine, Footscray, Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Prahran (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 219 Sunshine Park – Gardenvale via Sunshine, Footscray, Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Prahran (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 220 Sunshine – Gardenvale via Footscray, Melbourne, St Kilda Road, Prahran (every day). Operated by Melbourne Bus Link.
- 411 Footscray – Laverton via Geelong Road, Altona Gate SC, Altona, Altona Meadows (every day). Operated by Westrans.
- 412 Footscray – Laverton via Geelong Road, Altona Gate SC, Altona, Altona Meadows (every day). Operated by Westrans.
- 414 Footscray – Aircraft via Geelong Road, Laverton North (Monday to Saturday). Operated by Westrans.
West Footscray also has its own railway station.
[edit] Sport
The suburb has two Australian Rules football team competing in the Western Region Football League.[3]
[edit] See also
- City of Footscray - the former local government area of which West Footscray was a part.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "West Footscray (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC21727&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-09-29.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ Full Points Footy, [and North Footscray http://www.fullpointsfooty.net//western_region_football_league.htm West Footscray], and North Footscray http://www.fullpointsfooty.net//western_region_football_league.htm, retrieved 2009-04-15
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Coordinates: 37°48′32″S 144°52′26″E / 37.809°S 144.874°E
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