Albion, Victoria

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Albion
Melbourne, Victoria
John Darling & Son flour mill, Albion, Victoria.jpg
The John Darling & Son flour mill
Albion is located in Melbourne
Albion
Albion
Coordinates37°46′52″S 144°48′52″E / 37.781°S 144.8145°E / -37.781; 144.8145Coordinates: 37°46′52″S 144°48′52″E / 37.781°S 144.8145°E / -37.781; 144.8145
Population4,731 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,890/km2 (4,900/sq mi)
Established1849
Postcode(s)3020
Area2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi)
Location14 km (9 mi) from Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Brimbank
State electorate(s)St Albans
Federal Division(s)Fraser
Suburbs around Albion:
Cairnlea St Albans Sunshine North
Ardeer Albion Sunshine
Sunshine West

Albion is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 14 km west of the centre of Melbourne, located within the City of Brimbank local government area. Albion recorded a population of 4,731 at the 2016 census.

Albion is bordered on the north by the Western Ring Road, the south by Forrest Street, the west by Kororoit Creek and the east by Anderson Road and the Sunbury and Bendigo railway corridor between Anderson Road and the Western Ring Road.

History[]

Main article: Sunshine, Victoria § History

Following British settlement, the area was originally called Darlington, from at least 1860 to about 1890,[2] whereas the area then known as Albion was directly west of Duke Street, Sunshine, as can be noted by the many streets there named after English counties and placenames – Albion being an ancient name for the island of Great Britain.

Albion station opened on 5 January 1860 as Albion and Darlington but closed a year later.[3] It was not until 1919 that a new station was opened on the same site with the name Albion.[3]

In March 1885 the Albion Quarrying Company began its operations in the area[4][5] The disused Albion quarry, accessed from Hulett St, Sunshine was the location for AC/DC's Jailbreak music video.[6][7]

Hugh McKay - Smithy


It was H. V. McKay of Sunshine Harvester Works fame who bought land to develop a residential community for his workers in first decades on the 20th century. His concept for Sunshine was the Sunshine Estate: a community developed according to the ideals of the Garden city movement, an influential town planning movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[8][9] This area was mainly in what is now called Albion. McKay's own residence, The Gables, was in Talmage Street (where the cul-de-sac The Gables now is) until it was consumed by fire and subsequently demolished.

Kororoit Creek Swimming Pool

Today[]

Albion has many period homes such as California bungalows and 1940s weatherboard houses. In the eastern parts of Albion, many of the oldest homes were built by H. V. McKay as part of his Sunshine Estate, a housing community built according to the influential early 20th Century Garden city movement.

Kororoit Creek provides the western border for Albion. Along it runs the Kororoit Creek Trail which runs all the way southwards to meet the Federation Trail in Brooklyn.

Stony Creek lies on the eastern edge of Albion, close to Anderson Road. As of 2013, the creek's environmental state west of Anderson Road is very poor as it has long been converted to nothing more than a concrete stormwater drain for this particular section of its course.

A notable landmark of Albion is the red brick John Darling & Son flour mill built in 1922. It is just to the south of Ballarat Road, next to Albion train station.[10]

Population[]

In the 2016 Census, there were 4,731 people in Albion. Of these 54.2% were male and 45.8% were female. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.8% of the population. The median age of people in Albion was 33 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 15.4% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 12.3% of the population. The most common ancestries in Albion were English 13.3%, Australian 12.8%, Indian 7.0%, Vietnamese 5.6% and Chinese 5.1%.[11]

Transport[]

Melbourne Metro Train Services Summary

Albion Train Station
Albion Station Sign Edited.jpg

Albion Station is on the Watergardens/Sunbury Line. Albion lies in the 1/2 Overlap Zone. Albion Station Facilities include:

  • Bicycle Locker
  • Car Parking
  • Toilet (open infrequently)
  • Pay Phone
  • Sheltered Waiting Area
  • CCTV
  • Passenger Information Display
  • Myki Machine

Contact Details for Albion Station are:

  • Station 03 9610 8566
  • Lost Property 03 9610 7512
  • Feedback 1800 800 007

Melbourne Metro (Train) Services (Albion to Melbourne CBD)

Albion Station is approximately 20 minutes from the Melbourne CBD and follows the following journey:

  • Albion Station

→ Sunshine Station (2 mins)

→ Tottenham Station (5 mins)

→ West Footscray Station (7 mins)

→ Middle Footscray Station (9 mins)

→ Footscray Station (11 mins)

→ North Melbourne Station (16 mins)

→ Flagstaff Station (19 mins)

→ Melbourne Central Station (21 mins)

→ Parliament Station (23 mins)

→ Flinders St Station (26 mins)

Melbourne Metro (Train) Services (Albion to Sunbury)

Albion Station is approximately 26 minutes from Sunbury and follows the following journey:

  • Albion Station

→ Ginifer Station (3 mins)

→ St Albans Station (6 mins)

→ Keilor Plains Station (8 mins)

→ Watergardens Station (13 mins)

→ Diggers Rest Station (20 mins)

→ Sunbury Station (26 mins)

Albion Bus Routes

Bus Services

Metropolitan buses service the suburb and Albion station. These include:

Route 215: Caroline Springs - Highpoint Shopping Centre. Departs from the terminus at Caroline Springs Square Shopping Centre to the terminus at Highpoint Shopping Centre.

Route 215: Highpoint Shopping Centre - Caroline Springs. Departs from the terminus at Highpoint Shopping Centre bus interchange to the terminus at Caroline Springs Square Shopping Centre.


Route 426: Caroline Springs - Sunshine Station. Departs from Sunshine Station to Caroline Springs Square Shopping Centre.

Route 426: Sunshine Station - Caroline Springs. Departs from Caroline Springs Square Shopping Centre to Sunshine Station.


Route 456: Sunshine Station - Departs from Woodgrove Shopping Centre, Melton West to the Sunshine Station terminus in Station Pl.

Route 456: Melton via Caroline Springs - Sunshine. Departs from Sunshine Station to Caroline Springs Square Shopping Centre.

Childcare & Education[]

Albion Kindergarten. Albion Kindergarten offers a four-year old kindergarten program. To be eligible for four-year old kindergarten a child must turn four years of age on or before 30 April in the year of attendance.[12]

Albion Primary School. Albion Primary School was opened in 1926 and has a current enrolment of approximately 200 students. The school has four main buildings with all classrooms providing air conditioning and interactive screens. The original school building houses classrooms, art room and the administration offices. The newest building has classrooms and some small group/office spaces. The red brick building at the back of the courtyard includes a library, canteen and a multi-purpose room used for indoor physical education, Perceptual Motor Program, music, drama, visiting performers, school assembly and community activities.[13]

St Theresa's Catholic Primary School. St Theresa's School is a coeducational primary school, serving years P-6 and has a current enrolment of approximately 230 students. The school gained its registration in February 1951, and grew quickly to be an important part of the local community. St. The school was originally run by Josephite Nun and began teaching children in grade Prep, One and Two. Since its humble beginnings the school grew and the existing buildings were extended in 1984.[14]

Anderson Road Childcare Centre. Anderson Road Child Care Centre provides childhood education and integrated kindergarten programs to children from 3 months old to 5 years old.[15]

Sporting Clubs and Facilities[]

  • Barclay Reserve
  • Selwyn Park. Selwyn Park is located on Selwyn St in Albion and is named in memorial of H.V. McKay's eldest son. The Park includes a central sporting field that is used for both cricket and soccer matches. In addition the park includes cricket nets, separate cricket and soccer club pavilions, tennis courts, a community house facility, children's playground, BBQ's and a public toilet.
    Selwyn Park Playground
Selwyn Park Ninja Playground
Sunshine Eagles Baseball Club

Sporting Clubs[]

  • Albion "Cats" Football Club. The Albion Football Club (AFC) was formed in 1961 and utilises J.R. Parsons Reserve in Sunshine as their home ground. They compete in the Western Region Football League.[16]
  • Western Eagles (Association) Football Club. Western Eagles Football Club (WEFC), formerly K.S Polonia and Polonia Maribyrnong SC, is a not-for-profit football (soccer) club that was established in Melbourne in 1950, by Polish emigrants. The club is now based at 19 Carrington Drive, Albion, 3020, at the Polish Sports and Recreation Centre (Polish Club Albion), where it has two playing pitches.[17]
  • Sunshine " Eagles" Baseball Club. The Sunshine Baseball Club was founded in 1938 and is the oldest sporting club in Sunshine. The Eagles home ground is located at Barclay Reserve.[18]
  • Sunshine City Club. The Sunshine City Club was established in 1956 as the Sunshine Business Mens Club at 24 Talmage Street Albion. The original building was a former residence and was converted into a club room, bar, kitchen and billiard room with a lawn bowls green being established in the early 1960s.[19]
    Sunshine City Club
  • Polish Sporting, Recreation and Community Association Inc. The Polish Club Albion was established in 1984 and has operated from its current premises in Albion since 1993. Its aim is to promote and foster Polish culture, language, habits and traditions in Australia as well as support and provide sporting and social activities.
  • Sunshine United Cricket Club. Sunshine United Cricket Club is a highly successful club located in the Western Suburbs of Melbourne for over 70 years.[20] Club rooms and facilities are located at Selwyn Park, Selwyn St, Albion.
    Sunshine United Cricket Club Facilities
  • Ace GoKarts. Ace Karts go karting is located at 20 Carrington Dr, Albion and provides Karts that are capable of near-highway speeds on a facility that is 700 metres in length which includes a 105-metre straight.
  • Albion Tennis Club. The Albion Tennis club has provided tennis in the Sunshine area since 1938, and is one of the leading clubs in the Western suburbs of Melbourne. Albion Tennis Club include four (4) Synthetic Grass Courts, lights, clubrooms and BBQ facilities.
  • Albion Thunder (part of the Community Soccer Hub). Albion Thunder were created by the Community Soccer Hub (CSH) in 2015 to provide a pathways to mainstream football competition. The Albion Thunder Team is the CSH representative team. The Community Soccer Hub was founded in 2014 to provide opportunities for new and emerging communities in Melbourne's Western Suburbs to play football. In partnership with the ASRC, Brimbank City Council, Centre for Multicultural Youth, MiCare, Melbourne City Football Club and IPC Health, it strives to develop a sense of community and belonging through the world game. In recent years, the program has grown to accommodate two senior men's teams, a junior team, and hundreds more casual users accessing Miniroos, Summer Sevens, Holiday programs and a new Community Soccer Hub League.[21]
    Albion Thunder Clubrooms

Places of Worship[]

  • St Theresa's Catholic Church:
  • GraceWest Bible Church. GraceWest Bible Church is a church of ordinary people who have been transformed by an extraordinary gospel – Jesus Christ died and was raised so that sinners would be reconciled to God. We have a passion to proclaim and live this message.[22]
  • Assemblies of God Church
  • Yen Ming Tang Buddhist Meditation Centre
  • Imagine Church. Imagine Church is a Christian church reflecting Pentecostal and Reformed traditions. It is part of the family of Australian Christian Churches in Australia (formerly Assemblies of God). [23]

Community facilities[]

  • Kororoit Creek Neighbourhood House. Kororoit Creek Neighbourhood House is a community-managed Eco-Living Centre providing a diverse range of programs, workshops, activities and events to the communities of Albion, Ardeer and surrounding suburbs. KCNH offers community meeting space for all community members to contribute and participate.[24]
Kororoit Cree Neighbourhood House
  • Kororoit Creek Neighbourhood House (KCNH) - Community Garden. KCNH community garden is situated adjacent to Selwyn Park and has a mix of edible and native garden beds, including some edible native plants that are indigenous to the local area. The garden is open to the community everyday and allows for visitors to see what’s growing and pick some fresh produce to take home.[25]
  • North Cyprus Turkish Community Centre of Victoria. Established in 1956 as the Cyprus Turkish Association, the North Cyprus Turkish Community Centre of Victoria is the oldest Turkish association in Victoria. The association operates a 350-seat venue and consists of four entities - a trustee committee, an operational committee, an elderly citizens group and a youth club.

See also[]

References[]

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  5. ^ Kennedy, B: Australian Place Names, page 3. ABC Books, 2006
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  7. ^ Evans, Mark, Dirty Deeds: My Life Inside/Outside of AC/DC, Bazillion Points, 2011
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  9. ^ "HO Sugar Gum row" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2009. Retrieved 25 August 2009.
  10. ^ "Darling's Flour Mill" (PDF). Brimbank City Council website. Brimbank City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
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  13. ^ "Albion Primary School". albionps.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  14. ^ "St Theresa's Primary School Albion". stalbion.catholic.edu.au. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
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  17. ^ admin. "Home". Western Eagles FC. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  18. ^ "SUNSHINE BASEBALL CLUB | EAGLES NEWS". Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Sunshine City Club | Social Club, Line Dancing, Darts, Lawn Bowls, Golf Club | Albion VIC". sunshinecityclub.com.au. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  20. ^ "General Information – Sunshine United Cricket Club". Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  21. ^ "Home Page". Community Soccer Hub. Retrieved 26 July 2020.
  22. ^ "GraceWest Bible Church". Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  23. ^ "Imagine Church Australia – One Family, Many Nations". Retrieved 25 July 2021.
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