Albion, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Albion
city = Melbourne
state = vic

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caption = Kororoit Creek
lga = City of Brimbank
postcode = 3020
pop = 3763 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC21013 | name = Albion (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-09-26 | quick = on]
area = 2.5
est = 1849
propval = $280,500 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/public/suburbprofile.aspx?suburb=Albion&postcode=3020 Albion] , accessed 27 November 2006]
stategov = Derrimut
fedgov = Maribyrnong
dist1 = 13-14
location1= Melbourne
dist2 =
location2=
near-nw = St Albans
near-n = Sunshine North
near-ne = Sunshine North
near-w = Ardeer
near-e = Sunshine
near-sw = Sunshine West
near-s = Sunshine West
near-se = Sunshine

Albion is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. A subdivision of Sunshine it is bordered on the north by the Western Highway, the south by Forrest St, the west by Kororoit Creek and the east by Anderson Rd. Its Local Government Area is the City of Brimbank and it is located 13-14km from the Melbourne CBD.

Albion has many period homes such as California bungalows and 1940's houses. The suburb has its own railway station which is in both Metcard zone 1 and zone 2. Buses include those servicing the station and those going out to west towards Caroline Springs as well buses towards Highpoint Shopping Centre and central Sunshine.

History

The area was originally called Darlington, until about 1890. The area originally known as Albion lies further east, south of the Western Highway and west of Duke Street, an area now known as Sunshine East. The name 'Albion' derives from the Albion Quarrying Company which operated in the area. [Kennedy, B: "Australian Place Names", page 3. ABC Books, 2006]

Kororoit Creek

The Kororoit Creek runs through Albion. The Kororoit Creek Trail is one of the areas hidden treasures boasting wide open park space and native vegetation rarely seen so close to the Melbourne CBD.

In October 2007 John Brumby announced that funding would be provided to link the Kororoit Creek Trail to the Federation Trail joining together two great western suburb bike paths.

Facilities

Education

* Albion Primary School (est 1926)
* St Theresa's Catholic Primary School
* Albion Kindergarten

Sporting facilities

* Albion Football Club
* Sunshine Baseball Club
* Sunshine Bowls Club
* Polish Sports Centre
* Sunshine United Cricket Club
* Ace GoKarts

Religious sites

* St Theresa's Catholic Church
* Baptist Church
* Assemblies of God Church

See also

* City of Sunshine - the former local government area of which Albion was a part.
* Albion railway station, Melbourne
* Kororoit Creek
* Kororoit Creek Trail

References

External links

* [http://www.albionsunshine.com Albion community information and events]