Altona (Victoria)

Altona is a suburb of Melbourne in Australia, about 13 km southwest of the center of Melbourne. Your Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. In the 2011 census, a population of 9,918 was found.

Altona is a large suburb with loose housing development in the Southeast and an industrial area in the northwest. An outstanding device is Altona Beach on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, one of only two beaches for swimmers in the western suburbs of Melbourne ( the other being Williamstown Beach).

Altona takes its name from the then independent German city of Altona, now a city district of Hamburg.

History

Before the arrival of immigrants from Europe settled in the area of Altona the Kurung - Jang- Balluk, Aboriginal people from the tribe of Woiwurrung. It is believed that at the time of European immigration 40 people lived there.

Altona was first permanently settled in 1842 when Alfred Long Horne The Homestead built. The name Altona appeared first in 1861 on maps. The settlement of a German named Tägtow named, who suffered from Altona near Hamburg. Tägtow thought that you would find in this area, coal, and founded the Williamstown ( Taegtow ) Prospecting Company. Starting in 1886, houses and land in Altona Street and Merton Street were offered for sale and the Government of Victoria in 1901 was an explosives warehouse in the west of Altona.

On February 20, 1911 JJ Hammond led by the first cross-country flight between Australian cities, led by the Bay of Altona to Geelong. On February 23, 1911, he introduced the first passenger flight in Australia also through of the Bay of Altona.

Coal mining formed the basis of the local economy 1908-1919, but was abandoned in 1930 when the mining in the Latrobe Valley was opened.

Since 1918 there were enough inhabitants for the opening of its own post office, which was held on 14 January 1918.

Like other places in the area Melbourne Altona had to cope with a large immigrant flow, mainly from the Mediterranean region, central Europe, and to a lesser extent from the Middle East after the Second World War.

Since 1862 Altona was a city in Werribee area, but in 1957 the area of ​​Altona, Altona itself and the suburbs of Altona North and Altona Meadows was included, merged, and in 1968 declared a Local Government Area Altona. This was in 1994, decreed by the federal government under Jeff Kennett, in the Local Government Area Hobsons Bay.

On 24 June 2010 Julia Gillard was elected a resident of Altona, as Chairman of the Australian Labor Party and thus became the 27th Australian Prime Minister. Gillard said she would not move into The Lodge, before it had been confirmed by the Australian people as Prime Minister.

Parks and Gardens

Altona has many outstanding parks and gardens, as well as some important nature reserves and wetlands on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, which are used by residents and visitors as well as recreational areas, including a long promenade along the coast.

Other parks are:

• Kororoit Creek
• Cherry Lake
• Altona Coastal Park
• Truganina Coastal Parklands

Schools and Education

Altona has three elementary schools, the Altona Primary School, Altona College and St Mary's Catholic Primary School. As secondary schools there is the Mount St. Joseph Girls' College and Altona Secondary College (formerly Altona College since 2007 name change ).

Altona has a public library, which includes the Environmental Resources Centre. This center allows the public access to documents relating to the environmental initiatives in Hobsons Bay, such as to improve the environmental friendliness of the local industry.

Culture

The Altona Bayside Festival is held annually to advertise the western suburbs of Melbourne and the District Hobsons Bay and the entertainment for the residents. It consists of various actions on a weekend, such as a parade on 15 March 2009, an art and homework exhibition, competitions, professional entertainers and a fireworks display. For the 30th time it was held in 2007. Formerly called the festival operation Recreation and some people call it today that way. 2002, it enjoyed increased attention, as it Postcards of the local television station GTV Channel 9 appeared in the itinerary, which will be presented by Geoff Cox. The parade is periodically interrupted by suburban trains that pass through the nearby station of Altona. The Australian Scout is also a big issue in the parade as the public activities in the Cherry Lake Reserve.

The Altona City Theatre is a production company in Altona Civic Theatre, brings out two yearly musicals and a smaller pantomime. The pantomime takes place simultaneously with the Bayside Festival and was originally designed a presentation for young theater directors.

The Australian Scout two groups in Altona, one in the Scout Hall and one in the Pines, an old camp, which is part of the district administration Hobsons Bay.

Sports

Altona offers many sports clubs, for example, for Australian football, soccer, hockey, basketball, cricket and lacrosse. The Melbourne Ballpark is a ballpark in the west of Altona.

The suburb has an Australian football team that plays in the Western Region Football League.

The Altona Roosters are the local rugby team that plays at Newport at Loft Reserve. The Roosters lead at the time of the Victorian Rugby League and see increased competition for the title by the Casey Sharks exposed.

Golfers play at Kooringal Golf Club on the Wilga Avenue.

In addition, the beach is directly west of the pier from Altona one of the most famous places in the Melbourne area for kite surfing.

Traffic

The three railway stations in Altona are Altona, Westona and Seaholme, all at the Werribee Line.

In addition, the bus lines 411, 412, 415 and 903 of Public Transport Melbourne drive to Altona.

The Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail is a combined foot and bicycle path on the shores of Port Phillip Bay along by Altona. It is connected with a path to the Cherry Lake. The main highways are also equipped with bike paths.

Industrial and commercial

The local economy consists of the storage of mineral oils, manufacturing facilities and retail. In the 1970s and 1980s there were many complaints from the public about pollution, but strict controls, local environmental project involving industry, government and environmental groups have reduced the problems and coastal areas that were neglected previously cleaned.

In the suburbs of Altona is a plant of Toyota Australia, where the Camry and Aurion models to be built. 80% of production is exported.