The City of Hobsons Bay is a local government area in

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, Australia. It comprises the south-western suburbs between 6 and 20 km from the

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. It was founded on 22 June 1994 during the amalgamation of local councils by the state government from the City of Williamstown and the

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, as well as the suburb of South Kingsville from the

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. It took its name from

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 and Point Ormond in respectively, and defines the coast ...

, named after Captain

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. The city has an area of 64 square kilometres, and in June 2018 had a population of 96,470.

Council

The current councillors, in order of election at the 2020 election, are:

Education

Libraries

The

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, run by the council has five branches: Altona, Altona Meadows, Altona North, Newport and Williamstown. Reflecting the

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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.

Transport

Suburban railway

Hobsons Bay has seven train stations on the

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, in PTV Zones 1 and 2. These stations are Spotswood, Newport, Seaholme, Altona, Westona, Laverton and

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. Previously on this line were the stations of Mobiltown, Paisley, and Galvin.

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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

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and

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lies in the north-west of Hobsons Bay. From Hobsons Bay, the West Gate Freeway provides access to the

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and eastern suburbs (over the iconic

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), the Princes Freeway provides access to outer south-western suburbs and Geelong, while the Western Ring Road leads to the northern suburbs and

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Suburbs

* Altona *

Altona Meadows Altona Meadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Altona Meadows recorded a population of 18,479 at the . Located p ...

Altona North Altona North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Altona North recorded a population of 12,962 at the . Bordering sub ...

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(Shared with the

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) * Laverton (Shared with the

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) * Newport * Seabrook * Seaholme * South Kingsville * Spotswood * Williamstown * Williamstown North

Sister cities

* Anjo, Aichi, Japan * Shire of Buloke, Victoria, Australia (friendship alliance)

References

External links

Hobsons Bay City Council

Hobsons Bay Community Online ForumMetlink local public transport mapLink to Land Victoria interactive maps

The Times
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