๐ฆ๐บ The City of Hobsons Bay is a local government area in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It comprises the south-western suburbs between 6 and 20ย km from the Melbourne city centre.
It was founded on 22 June 1994 during the amalgamation of local councils by the state government from the City of Williamstown and the City of Altona, as well as the suburb of South Kingsville from the City of Footscray. It took its name from Hobsons Bay, named after Captain William Hobson. The city has an area of 64 square kilometres.
Townships Altona; Altona Meadows; Altona North; Brooklyn; Laverton; Newport; Seabrook; Seaholme; South Kingsville; Spotswood; Williamstown; Williamstown North.
Libraries The library, run by the council has five branches: Altona, Altona Meadows, Altona North, Newport and Williamstown. Reflecting the multiculturalism of the community, the library service has a large amount of material in eight different languages.
The Environment Resource Centre is located in Altona library and provides the community access to resources concerning the environment, including initiatives and environmental groups in Hobsons Bay.
Suburban railway Hobsons Bay has seven train stations on the Werribee railway line, in PTV Zones 1 and 2. These stations are Spotswood, Newport, Seaholme, Altona, Westona, Laverton and Aircraft. Previously on this line were the stations of Mobiltown, Paisley, and Galvin.
Williamstown railway line is another service which runs through Hobsons Bay. It departs the Werribee railway line at Newport and visits the stations of North Williamstown, Williamstown Beach, and Williamstown.
Freeways The interchange between the West Gate Freeway, Western Ring Road and Princes Freeway lies in the north-west of Hobsons Bay.
From Hobsons Bay, the West Gate Freeway provides access to the Melbourne CBD and eastern suburbs (over the iconic West Gate Bridge), the Princes Freeway provides access to outer south-western suburbs and Geelong, while the Western Ring Road leads to the northern suburbs and Melbourne Airport.
Hobsons Bay Hobsons Bay is a small open bay in Victoria, Australia, and is the northernmost part of the larger Port Phillip Bay. Its western and eastern boundaries are marked by Point Gellibrand in Williamstown and Point Ormond in Elwood respectively, and defines the coastal margin of the Melbourne suburbs of Wiliamstown, Newport, Port Melbourne, Albert Park, Middle Park, St. Kilda West, St. Kilda and Elwood. The Yarra River flows into Hobsons Bay.
Hobsons Bay is named after William Hobson who led the surveying party in Port Philip Bay.
Beaches Beaches adjoining the bay are Sandridge Beach (in Port Melbourne), Port Melbourne Beach (in Port Melbourne), South Melbourne Beach (in Albert Park), West Beach (in St Kilda West) and St Kilda Beach (in St Kilda).
Hobsons Bay has a population of over 96,470 people. Hobsons Bay also forms one of the centres of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area which has a population of over 5,078,193 people.
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Twin Towns, Sister Cities Hobsons Bay has links with:
๐ฏ๐ต Anjo, Japan ๐ฆ๐บ Buloke, Australia๐ฆ๐บ Port Phillip -37.85
๐ฆ๐บ Whitehorse -37.833
๐ฆ๐บ Mount Gambier -37.828
๐ฆ๐บ Nunawading -37.817
๐ฆ๐บ Wantirna South -37.881
๐ฆ๐บ Point Cook -37.909
๐ฆ๐บ Sandringham -37.953
๐ฆ๐บ Greater Dandenong -38.006
๐ฆ๐บ Port Phillip 144.967
๐ฆ๐บ Sandringham 145.012
๐ฆ๐บ Greensborough 145.117
Locations Near: Hobsons Bay 144.933,-37.85
๐ฆ๐บ Port Phillip 144.967,-37.85 d: 3
๐ฆ๐บ St Kilda 144.982,-37.864 d: 4.6
๐ฆ๐บ Melbourne 144.95,-37.8 d: 5.8
๐ฆ๐บ Footscray 144.9,-37.8 d: 6.3
๐ฆ๐บ Brighton 144.998,-37.91 d: 8.8
๐ฆ๐บ Bayside 145.017,-37.933 d: 11.8
๐ฆ๐บ Moreland 144.95,-37.733 d: 13.1
๐ฆ๐บ Sandringham 145.012,-37.953 d: 13.3
๐ฆ๐บ Darebin 145.017,-37.733 d: 14.9
๐ฆ๐บ Point Cook 144.752,-37.909 d: 17.2
Antipodal to: Hobsons Bay -35.067,37.85
๐ต๐น Angra do Heroรญsmo -27.217,38.65 d: 19324
๐ต๐น Ponta Delgada -25.673,37.736 d: 19189.9
๐ง๐ท Florianรณpolis -48.552,27.592 d: 18317.8
๐ง๐ท Greater Vitรณria -40.308,20.289 d: 17998
๐ง๐ท Guarulhos -46.517,23.455 d: 18079.2
๐ต๐น Madeira -17,32.75 d: 18283.6
๐ต๐น Funchal -16.905,32.648 d: 18270.8
๐ง๐ท Vinhedo -46.975,23.03 d: 18014.4
๐จ๐ฆ St. John's -52.712,47.561 d: 18220.8