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Melbourne Zoo
Australia's oldest zoo established in 1862, home to over 320 animal species in the heart of Melbourne.
13 km · about 25 min drive
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Westmeadows
Victoria, Australia · Oceania
About Westmeadows
Westmeadows works well as a base: 5 minutes from Gowanbrae, 13km from Melbourne Zoo.
Westmeadows is in Victoria, Australia, with about 5,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Gowanbrae, about 4 km away.
Westmeadows is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km (9.9 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Westmeadows recorded a population of 6,502 at the 2021 census.
Mainly a residential suburb, Westmeadows includes the areas east and westRead more
of Mickleham Road. It borders include Yuroke Creek between Johnstone Street and Barry Road (the eastern limit), the border with Attwood (the water pipes path parallel to Toora Drive and Linga and Kenny Streets) as well as the Moonee Ponds Creek east of Mickleham Road (the northern limits) and just before the Cleanaway Landfill (the western limit). The area north of residential Westmeadows (still part of Westmeadows) contains the east–west flight path for the Melbourne Airport, Tullamarine. The land under the flight path has been kept undeveloped and is the Broadmeadows Valley Park. It contains two streams which flow into the Moonee Ponds Creek.
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What is there to see near Westmeadows?
Within an hour or so of Westmeadows: Melbourne Zoo (13 km), Petrol Circus (17 km), SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium (17 km), Pellegrini's Espresso Bar (17 km).
Where is Westmeadows?
Westmeadows is in Victoria, Australia, about 4 km from Gowanbrae.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 5,780
- Continent
- Oceania
- Country
- Australia
- Region
- Victoria
- Timezone
- Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates
- -37.6760, 144.8870
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Worth the detour from Westmeadows
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
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Petrol Circus
Melbourne's automotive culture and lifestyle brand hosting regular car meets, rides, and community events across the city.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium
Melbourne's premier aquarium on the Yarra River featuring Antarctic ice displays and an oceanarium with sharks and rays.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Pellegrini's Espresso Bar
Melbourne's oldest espresso bar, opened in 1954 on Bourke Street with the city's first commercial espresso machine and an unchanged Formica bar. Order at the counter and eat standing or in the back kitchen.
17 km · about 20 min drive
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Albert Park Circuit
Melbourne's lakeside street circuit, traditional F1 season opener
21 km · about 25 min drive
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Luna Park Melbourne
Historic St Kilda amusement park opened in 1912 with its iconic laughing face entrance on the waterfront.
23 km · about 25 min drive
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Sandown Raceway
A fast, flat 3.1km circuit inside a Melbourne horse racing course, running since 1962 and one of the last surviving old-school Australian touring car venues.
39 km · about 45 min drive
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