2013 ~ Western Suburbs Melbourne

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Gillard trades Altona home for $2 million beachside Adelaide house

3:38 PM 2013, Altona, News, November 2 comments

Julia Gillard's former Altona home at 9 Medford Street will be open for inspection on November 23. The 1960s-style home was bought for $140,000 in 1998 and renovated in 2008. Real estate agents are saying the house could fetch upwards of $600,000 which is situated on a 603-square-metre block due to the history of the home which housed Australia's first female Prime Minister. The house will go up for auction at 2pm on December 14 through...

You're not from Williamstown

10:26 PM 2013, Memes, Newport, November, Official, Williamstown No comments

You're from Newpo...

Venice, Cannes, Footscray

10:52 PM 2013, Footscray, Memes, November, User-Submitted No comments

Credit: Marc Savage Everyone loves Footcr...

Beware Halloween in the west

12:32 AM 2013, Memes, October, Official No comments

Trick or treat western subur...

Post code 3030 takes out top crim spot, 3020 a close second

6:36 AM 2013, Albion, Derrimut, Facts, Hoppers Crossing, Kings Park, October, Official, Point Cook, St Albans, Sunshine, Sunshine North, Sunshine West, Tarneit, Werribee, Werribee South No comments

3030 takes first position in total number of criminal offences recorded, according to Victoria Police data. Derrimut, Point Cook, Werribee, Werribee South and regional Cocoroc and Quandong are all listed in the 3030 post code and racked up a total of 5821 criminal offences recorded. Runner up goes to 3020 which includes Albion, Sunshine, Sunshine North and Sunshine West with a total of 5648 criminal offences recorded. Rounding off the top...

Why is my hose getting smaller?

10:50 PM 2013, Memes, October, User-Submitted No comments

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Massive new suburb "East Werribee" to become newest CBD and create 60,000 local jobs

12:52 AM 2013, East Werribee, News, October, Official, Point Cook, Projects, Werribee, Werribee South 3 comments

Courtesy of the Department of Planning and Community Development The massive new suburb temporarily called "East Werribee" (pending winner of state government name competition) is planned to be a CBD located between Melbourne and Geelong. East Werribee will be 750 hectares in size and employ 60,000 people. The new suburb will be situated 25km from Melbourne and 40km from Geelong. The suburb will have a mix of residential and commercial spaces...

Lunch in Footscray

6:43 PM 2013, Footscray, Memes, October, Official No comments

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South-west Melbourne youngest in whole of Australia

4:48 AM 2013, Altona Meadows, Facts, Hoppers Crossing, Laverton, Laverton North, Little River, October, Official, Point Cook, Seabrook, Tarneit, Truganina, Werribee, Werribee South, Williams Landing, Wyndham Vale No comments

Australia's youngest area Lalor holds the title of Australia's youngest electoral division, with 9% of its population being aged 0-4. It also has Australia's lowest number of residents aged 65 and over with 7.0%. Lalor covers parts of Altona Meadows and Truganina and all of Hoppers Crossing, Laverton, Laverton North, Little River, Point Cook, Seabrook, Tarneit, Werribee, Werribee South, Williams Landing and Wyndham Vale. It also includes part...

Melton attractions

11:24 PM 2013, Melton, Memes, October, User-Submitted No comments

What's there to do in Melt...

Anderson Road

10:40 PM 2013, Memes, October, Sunshine, User-Submitted No comments

But w...

Beyonce in the western suburbs

1:42 AM 2013, Laverton, Memes, October, Official, Sunshine No comments

Beyonce goes to Brunswick, Laverton and Sunshi...

Sunshine West Google Earth

12:21 AM 2013, Memes, October, Sunshine West, User-Submitted No comments

Credit: Paolo Tomasetig Google Earth is watchi...

Ticket Inspectors

11:28 PM 2013, Memes, October, User-Submitted No comments

Credit: Drae White/Anthony TJ Cutajar Oh ooo...

Arnie Pye in the sky

4:03 AM 2013, Memes, October, Official, Western Ring Road, Westgate No comments

Kent Brockman over to the Westgate and Ring Ro...

Sunwhat?

1:36 AM 2013, Memes, October, Official, Sunshine No comments

Sunwhere? Sunw...

Massage in Tottenham

10:54 PM 2013, Memes, October, Official, Tottenham No comments

Credit: Troy Hallam Shhhh. Don't tell anyo...

Suited up in Sunshine

10:37 PM 2013, Memes, October, Official, Sunshine No comments

Only two reasons exist for seeing men in suits in Sunshine...and only t...

Sunshine TAFEs most famous graduate

1:00 AM 2013, Memes, October, Official, Sunshine No comments

The Castle - Sunshine T...

Footscray Wall

11:55 PM 2013, Footscray, Memes, October, User-Submitted No comments

Credit: Chris Crews This old wa...

Werribee Rules

1:40 AM 2013, Memes, October, User-Submitted, Werribee No comments

Credit: Thomas Michaelis No witness...

Bongs

2:51 AM 2013, Memes, October, User-Submitted No comments

Credit: Lauren O'Neill Can be found all around the western suburbs of Melbourne. Eucalyptus Bongo...

Sanctuary Lakes Maze

1:33 AM 2013, Memes, October, Official, Point Cook, Sanctuary Lakes No comments

Only two ways in. No choi...

Another Westie in charge of Federal Labor

7:22 AM 2013, Maribyrnong, News, October, Official No comments

Courtesy of SMH Member of Parliament for Maribyrnong, Bill Shorten, has been elected as the new Labor leader. Mr Shorten is the first Labor leader elected to the post since the introduction of Kevin Rudd's reforms, where the result of a ballot of ALP members is weighted equally against a ballot of ALP MPs. Mr Shorten narrowly beat his rival, Anthony Albanese, who polled better among ALP members. 55 of 86 votes in caucus went to Shorten while...