Essendon Fields is a suburb in

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, Australia, north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Moonee Valley local government area. Essendon Fields recorded no population at the 2021 census. Essendon Fields comprises the

Essendon Airport Essendon Fields Airport , colloquially known by its former name Essendon Airport, is a public airport serving scheduled commercial, corporate-jet, charter and general aviation flights. It is located next to the intersection of the Tullamarin ...

and surrounding commercial areas. The suburb was formally gazetted on 14 August 2008 under the Geographic Place Names Act. On 21 February 2017 just before 9am, a

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on a passenger charter flight bound for King Island,

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crashed into the nearby

DFO Essendon Direct Factory Outlet (DFO) is a brand of factory outlet shopping centres in Australia. They are large-floor warehouse buildings containing partitioned stores where retail outlets sell excess or previous seasons' stocks at reduced prices. Vicini ...

shopping centre shortly after takeoff from nearby Essendon Airport. All 5 people aboard the flight were killed. As the shopping centre had not opened yet, only staff were at the centre, all of whom were accounted for. The incident was the worst aviation accident in

for 30 years.

References

External links

Essendon Fields website
Suburbs of Melbourne Suburbs of the City of Moonee Valley {{melbourne-geo-stub