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href="/wiki/Victoria_(state)" title="Victoria (state)">Victoria</a></span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Aerial_-_Melton_from_north.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Aerial_-_Melton_from_north.jpg/270px-Aerial_-_Melton_from_north.jpg" decoding="async" width="270" height="203" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Aerial_-_Melton_from_north.jpg/405px-Aerial_-_Melton_from_north.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Aerial_-_Melton_from_north.jpg/540px-Aerial_-_Melton_from_north.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Aerial view of Melton</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap 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class="mw-file-description" title="Melton is located in Melbourne"><img alt="Melton is located in Melbourne" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Australia_Victoria_metropolitan_Melbourne_location_map.svg/270px-Australia_Victoria_metropolitan_Melbourne_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="270" height="319" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Australia_Victoria_metropolitan_Melbourne_location_map.svg/405px-Australia_Victoria_metropolitan_Melbourne_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Australia_Victoria_metropolitan_Melbourne_location_map.svg/540px-Australia_Victoria_metropolitan_Melbourne_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="534" data-file-height="631" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:19.741%;left:13.939%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Melton"><img alt="Melton" 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.geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Melton,_Victoria&params=37_41_0_S_144_35_0_E_type:city_region:AU-VIC"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°41′0″S</span> <span class="longitude">144°35′0″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.68333°S 144.58333°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-37.68333; 144.58333</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#f9e2d2;">Population</th><td class="infobox-data">7,953 (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#f9e2d2;"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none" data-sort-value="7002315595238095238♠"></span>315.6/km<sup>2</sup> (817.4/sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#f9e2d2;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1862</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#f9e2d2;"><a href="/wiki/Postcodes_in_Australia" title="Postcodes in Australia">Postcode(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">3337</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#f9e2d2;">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">25.2 km<sup>2</sup> (9.7 sq mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#f9e2d2;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data">37 km (23 mi) W of <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Central_Business_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Melbourne Central Business District">Melbourne CBD</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#f9e2d2;"><a href="/wiki/Local_government_in_Victoria" title="Local government in Victoria">LGA(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/City_of_Melton" title="City of Melton">City of Melton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#f9e2d2;"><a href="/wiki/Electorates_of_the_Australian_states_and_territories" title="Electorates of the Australian states and territories">State electorate(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Melton" title="Electoral district of Melton">Melton</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width:40%; background-color:#f9e2d2;"><a href="/wiki/Divisions_of_the_Australian_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives">Federal division(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Division_of_Hawke" title="Division of Hawke">Hawke</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="3" style="width:100%; border: 1px #ddd solid;"> <tbody><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="3" style="background-color:#f0f0ff;padding: 2px 0px; text-align:center;"><b>Suburbs around Melton:</b></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Harkness,_Victoria" title="Harkness, Victoria">Harkness</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:34%;"><a href="/wiki/Kurunjang,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurunjang, Victoria">Kurunjang</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Toolern_Vale,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Toolern Vale, Victoria">Toolern Vale</a></td> </tr><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Melton_West,_Victoria" title="Melton West, Victoria">Melton West</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px 0px; width:34%;font-weight:bold;">Melton</td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align: middle; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Bonnie_Brook,_Victoria" title="Bonnie Brook, Victoria">Bonnie Brook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Plumpton,_Victoria" title="Plumpton, Victoria">Plumpton</a></td> </tr><tr class="mergedrow"> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Brookfield,_Victoria" title="Brookfield, Victoria">Brookfield</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:34%;"><a href="/wiki/Cobblebank,_Victoria" title="Cobblebank, Victoria">Cobblebank</a>, <a href="/wiki/Melton_South,_Victoria" title="Melton South, Victoria">Melton South</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; padding: 3px 0px; width:33%;"><a href="/wiki/Grangefields,_Victoria" title="Grangefields, Victoria">Grangefields</a></td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Melton</b> is a suburb on the outskirts of Melbourne, <a href="/wiki/Victoria_(state)" title="Victoria (state)">Victoria</a>. The suburb is located 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_central_business_district" title="Melbourne central business district">Melbourne's Central Business District</a> on the city's western <a href="/wiki/Rural-urban_fringe" class="mw-redirect" title="Rural-urban fringe">rural-urban fringe</a>. It is the administrative centre of the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Melton" title="City of Melton">City of Melton</a> <a href="/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_Victoria" title="Local government areas of Victoria">local government area</a>. As of the <a href="/wiki/2021_Australian_census" title="2021 Australian census">2021 Australian census</a>, the suburb has a population of 7,953.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Originally a country town along the Ballarat — Melbourne growth corridor, Melton was designated a <a href="/wiki/Satellite_city" title="Satellite city">satellite city</a> of Melbourne in 1974.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Along with the rest of the City of Melton, it forms a part of <a href="/wiki/Greater_Melbourne" class="mw-redirect" title="Greater Melbourne">Greater Melbourne</a> and counts as part of its population statistic. In 2023, Melbourne's significant urban area boundary was expanded to include Melton.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Like the overall local government area, Melton was named after <a href="/wiki/Melton_Mowbray" title="Melton Mowbray">Melton Mowbray</a> in the United Kingdom.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-settlement_history">Pre-settlement history</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Pre-settlement history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The land to the east of the Werribee River is the traditional home of the Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung people, and to the west, the traditional home of the Wadawurrung. Mount Cottrell is jointly managed by Wurundjeri and Boon Wurrung.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="19th_and_20th_centuries">19th and 20th centuries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 19th and 20th centuries"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Melton was first settled by squatters establishing sheep runs in the area in the 1830s and a small settlement benefited from traffic passing through it on the way to the Ballarat gold fields during the <a href="/wiki/Victorian_Gold_Rush" class="mw-redirect" title="Victorian Gold Rush">Victorian Gold Rush</a>. The post office opened on 1 March 1856.<sup id="cite_ref-a_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The population of Melton remained stable at around 1,000 - 1,500 until the mid 1950s, rising to 1800 in 1962 and doubling to 3600 in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first of the larger residential estates was Delphic Realty's Melton Views Estate in 1964.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The area was declared a satellite city in 1974. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="21st_century">21st century</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: 21st century"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The overall City of Melton is forecast to grow in population by over 250,000 by 2051, however most of this growth is predicted to happen in the surrounding suburbs, particularly in <a href="/wiki/Aintree,_Victoria" title="Aintree, Victoria">Aintree</a>, <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Springs,_Victoria" title="Caroline Springs, Victoria">Caroline Springs</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brookfield,_Victoria" title="Brookfield, Victoria">Brookfield</a>; the suburb of Melton itself is only predicted to grow 2% by 2051.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Melbourne's significant urban area boundary was redefined to include Melton in 2023, leading to global headlines<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> claiming that Melbourne's population overtook Sydney's. </p><p>According to census data, the suburb of Melton has had a relatively stable population since being recognised as a separate suburb on the 2006 census,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>nb 1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where it had a population of 7,305.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population grew to 7,593 by 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> then to 8,069 by 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The population lowered to 7,953 at the 2021 census.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_Climate">Geography and Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Geography and Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Melton is located on mostly flat, largely featureless, former volcanic plains. </p><p>To the south-east of Melton is <a href="/wiki/Mount_Cottrell,_Victoria" title="Mount Cottrell, Victoria">Mount Cottrell</a>, a blast-shield volcano, and to the north-east of the suburb is Mount Kororoit. Mount Cottrell produced some of the largest lava flows in the western Victoria.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These two volcanoes are some of the easternmost volcanoes on the Victorian Volcanic Plain which extends to the South Australian border. </p><p>Melton receives less rainfall than Melbourne due to the area's position within the Otway Ranges <a href="/wiki/Rain_shadow" title="Rain shadow">rain shadow</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The area has a profound <a href="/wiki/Urban_heat_island" title="Urban heat island">urban heat island</a> effect due to its ongoing rapid suburban development. There is some concern over how continued development and <a href="/wiki/Climate_change" title="Climate change">climate change</a> will affect Melton, with particular concern focused on the loss of several threatened animal species' habitat, and an increased risk of <a href="/wiki/Bushfires" class="mw-redirect" title="Bushfires">bushfires</a> and <a href="/wiki/Extreme_weather" title="Extreme weather">extreme weather</a> events in the near future.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Melton_City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="Melton City Council">Melton City Council</a> has noted that the area is "particularly exposed to the impacts of climate change due to its moderate level of socio-economic disadvantage and large proportion of overseas-born residents", along with "significant structural barriers to participating in low-carbon lifestyles including limited local employment opportunities, lack of access to public transport, and inefficient new housing developments".<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Precipitation records for Melton follow. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Melton (1883–2018); 156m AMSL; 37.66° S, 144.57° E </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #C8FFC8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.8<br />(1.45) </td> <td style="background: #BDFFBD; color:#000000;" class="notheme">40.2<br />(1.58) </td> <td style="background: #C6FFC6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">38.1<br />(1.50) </td> <td style="background: #C2FFC2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">39.5<br />(1.56) </td> <td style="background: #C7FFC7; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.5<br />(1.48) </td> <td style="background: #C8FFC8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.4<br />(1.39) </td> <td style="background: #CCFFCC; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(1.3) </td> <td style="background: #C9FFC9; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.7<br />(1.41) </td> <td style="background: #B8FFB8; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.7<br />(1.80) </td> <td style="background: #B5FFB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">49.1<br />(1.93) </td> <td style="background: #B5FFB5; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.8<br />(1.88) </td> <td style="background: #C0FFC0; color:#000000;" class="notheme">42<br />(1.7) </td> <td style="background: #C1FFC1; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">486.6<br />(19.16) </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Australian Government<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Arts_and_culture">Arts and culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Arts and culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MeltonCommunityHall.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/MeltonCommunityHall.JPG/250px-MeltonCommunityHall.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/MeltonCommunityHall.JPG/330px-MeltonCommunityHall.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/MeltonCommunityHall.JPG/500px-MeltonCommunityHall.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>Community Hall</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MeltonDjerriwarrhFestival.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/MeltonDjerriwarrhFestival.jpg/250px-MeltonDjerriwarrhFestival.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/MeltonDjerriwarrhFestival.jpg/330px-MeltonDjerriwarrhFestival.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/MeltonDjerriwarrhFestival.jpg/500px-MeltonDjerriwarrhFestival.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Djerriwarrh Festival parade</figcaption></figure> <p>Each year the Djerriwarrh Festival is held in the city in November. The festival includes a street parade down High Street, two-day market stalls, and the Lions Club Carnival, held in the Police Paddock on High Street.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Melton Library and Learning Hub<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> was the first library in Australia to be awarded a 5 Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. It has a theatre, recording studio, wall space for exhibitions and runs several public events.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the town was first established, the east end of High Street was the centre of town containing the police station, post office, court house, grocery stores, blacksmith, and pubs.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> High Street remains the main activity centre, with the surrounding streets forming the Melton Town Centre<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Central Walk Shopping Centre.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Melton has a <a href="/wiki/Botanic_garden" class="mw-redirect" title="Botanic garden">botanic garden</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Golfers play at the course of the Melton Valley Golf Club on Melton Valley Drive.<sup id="cite_ref-golf_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-golf-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Governance">Governance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Governance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MeltonShireOffices.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/MeltonShireOffices.JPG/250px-MeltonShireOffices.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/MeltonShireOffices.JPG/330px-MeltonShireOffices.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/MeltonShireOffices.JPG/500px-MeltonShireOffices.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>City of Melton offices</figcaption></figure> <p>Melton is the administrative centre for the <a href="/wiki/City_of_Melton" title="City of Melton">City of Melton</a>. </p><p>Its state electorate is the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_district_of_Melton" title="Electoral district of Melton">electoral district of Melton</a>, and its <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Australia">federal</a> electorate is the <a href="/wiki/Division_of_Hawke" title="Division of Hawke">division of Hawke</a>, currently held by <a href="/wiki/Sam_Rae" title="Sam Rae">Sam Rae</a>. Since the electoral division's inception in 1992, Melton has elected only Labor members. Hawke was won by Labor at its first election in 2022. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Melton receives the same digital television stations as Melbourne. It is also within the broadcast range of all commercial radio stations from Melbourne, and is an end point for <a href="/wiki/Digital_radio" title="Digital radio">digital radio</a> broadcasts in metropolitan Melbourne. Broadcast signals diminish towards the west.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Melton shares one local newspaper with the neighbouring <a href="/wiki/Shire_of_Moorabool" title="Shire of Moorabool">Shire of Moorabool</a>, the <i>Melton & Moorabool Star Weekly</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Melton has one local radio station, <a href="/wiki/979fm" title="979fm">979fm</a>, and can receive <a href="/wiki/Apple_FM" title="Apple FM">Apple FM</a> broadcasting from nearby <a href="/wiki/Bacchus_Marsh" title="Bacchus Marsh">Bacchus Marsh</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Melton_railway_station.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/5/5e/Melton_railway_station.jpg/250px-Melton_railway_station.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="114" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5e/Melton_railway_station.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="156" /></a><figcaption>Melton Station</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road">Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Melton has been identified by the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Transport_(Victoria,_2008%E2%80%9313)" class="mw-redirect" title="Department of Transport (Victoria, 2008–13)">Department of Transport</a> as one of the most <a href="/wiki/Car_dependency" title="Car dependency">car-dependent</a> communities in Greater Melbourne.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Western_Highway_(Victoria)" title="Western Highway (Victoria)">Western Highway</a> is the main road transport link from Melton to Melbourne. The <a href="/wiki/Melton_Highway" title="Melton Highway">Melton Highway</a> links Melton to the <a href="/wiki/Calder_Highway" title="Calder Highway">Calder Highway</a> — and thus to the <a href="/wiki/Melbourne_Airport" title="Melbourne Airport">Melbourne Airport</a> — via nearby suburb <a href="/wiki/Taylors_Lakes,_Victoria" title="Taylors Lakes, Victoria">Taylors Lakes</a>. </p><p>Several bus services are operated across Melton by <a href="/wiki/Transit_Systems_Victoria" title="Transit Systems Victoria">Transit Systems Victoria</a>, with the Melton Bus Interchange being located on Palmerston Street.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following bus routes are operated via the Melton Bus Interchange: </p> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r981673959">.mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}</style><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;color:white;"> <b>453</b> </span> towards <a href="/wiki/Melton_railway_station,_Melbourne" title="Melton railway station, Melbourne">Melton station</a> via <a href="/wiki/Brookfield,_Victoria" title="Brookfield, Victoria">Brookfield</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;color:white;"> <b>455</b> </span> towards Melton station via Micasa Rise (<a href="/wiki/Harkness,_Victoria" title="Harkness, Victoria">Harkness</a>), and towards Micasa Rise<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:Orange; color:black;color:white;"> <b>456</b> </span> towards <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_railway_station,_Melbourne" title="Sunshine railway station, Melbourne">Sunshine station</a> via <a href="/wiki/Caroline_Springs,_Victoria" title="Caroline Springs, Victoria">Caroline Springs</a>, and towards Woodgrove Shopping Centre<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;color:white;"> <b>457</b> </span> towards Melton station via <a href="/wiki/Melton_West,_Victoria" title="Melton West, Victoria">Melton West</a><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959" /><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:orange; color:black;color:white;"> <b>458</b> </span> towards Melton station via <a href="/wiki/Kurunjang,_Victoria" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurunjang, Victoria">Kurunjang</a>, and towards Kurunjang<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Rail passengers use the <a href="/wiki/Melton_railway_station,_Melbourne" title="Melton railway station, Melbourne">Melton railway station</a> located in neighbouring suburb <a href="/wiki/Melton_South" class="mw-redirect" title="Melton South">Melton South</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Melton_railway_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Melton railway line">Melton railway line</a> forms part of the <a href="/wiki/Ballarat_V/Line_rail_service" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballarat V/Line rail service">Ballarat V/Line rail service</a>, with trains running to and from Melton Station once every 20 minutes during peak, once every 40 minutes off-peak, and once an hour on weekends. </p><p>Melton's train service is known for being overcrowded.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Funding was committed in the 2023 Victorian State Budget to investigate upgrading stations along the railway line to allow for larger nine-carriage <a href="/wiki/V/Line_VLocity" title="V/Line VLocity">V/Line VLocity</a> trains to run on the line.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Melton station is planned to be rebuilt in 2026, along with the removal of four <a href="/wiki/Level_crossings" class="mw-redirect" title="Level crossings">level crossings</a> between Melton and <a href="/wiki/Deer_Park_railway_station" title="Deer Park railway station">Deer Park railway station</a>, as part of the <a href="/wiki/Level_Crossing_Removal_Project" title="Level Crossing Removal Project">Level Crossing Removal Project</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Electrification of Melton's rail line was recommended in <a href="/wiki/Public_Transport_Victoria" title="Public Transport Victoria">Public Transport Victoria</a>'s 2013 <a href="/wiki/Network_Development_Plan_%E2%80%93_Metropolitan_Rail" title="Network Development Plan – Metropolitan Rail">Network Development Plan</a> and planned to be delivered as part of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Rail_Plan" title="Western Rail Plan">Western Rail Plan</a>. These plans initially included <a href="/wiki/Quadruplication" class="mw-redirect" title="Quadruplication">quadruplication</a> of the Melton line to separate the Ballarat <a href="/wiki/V/Line" title="V/Line">V/Line</a> service from the future Melton <a href="/wiki/Metro_Trains_Melbourne" title="Metro Trains Melbourne">Metro</a> service. In 2023 it was reported that, while electrification to Melton is still planned for the future, track quadruplication is no longer part of the Western Rail Plan.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Toolern_Vale,_Victoria#Melton_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Toolern Vale, Victoria">Melton Airfield</a>, located in neighbouring suburb <a href="/wiki/Toolern_Vale" title="Toolern Vale">Toolern Vale</a>, provides <a href="/wiki/General_aviation" title="General aviation">general aviation</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Education">Education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Melton itself contains two primary schools - the public Melton Primary School located on Unitt Street, and the independent St. Dominic's Catholic Primary School located on Church Street. <a href="/wiki/Melton_Secondary_College" title="Melton Secondary College">Melton Secondary College</a> is in the neighbouring suburb of Melton West. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_schools_in_surrounding_suburbs">Primary schools in surrounding suburbs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Primary schools in surrounding suburbs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Wedge Park Primary School – Cambrian Way, Melton West</li> <li>St. Catherine of Siena Primary School – Bulmans Road, Melton West</li> <li>St. Anthony of Padua Primary School – Wilson Road, Melton South</li> <li>Melton South Primary School – Station Road, Melton South</li> <li>Melton West Primary School – West Melton Drive, Melton West</li> <li>Coburn Primary School – Richards Road, Melton South</li> <li>Exford Primary School – Exford Road, Exford</li> <li>Kurunjang Primary School – Kurunjang Drive, Kurunjang</li> <li>Toolern Vale and District Primary School – Creamery Road, Toolern Vale</li> <li>Arnold's Creek Primary School – Claret Ash Boulevard, Harkness</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_schools_in_surrounding_suburbs">Secondary schools in surrounding suburbs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Secondary schools in surrounding suburbs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kurunjang_Secondary_College" title="Kurunjang Secondary College">Kurunjang Secondary College</a> – Kurunjang Drive, Kurunjang</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melton_Secondary_College" title="Melton Secondary College">Melton Secondary College</a> – High Street, Melton West</li> <li>Saint Francis Catholic College – Bulmans Road, Melton West</li> <li>Saint Francis Catholic College - Alfred Road, Cobblebank</li> <li>Staughton College – Wilson Road, Melton South</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melton_Christian_College" title="Melton Christian College">Melton Christian College</a> – Brooklyn Road, Brookfield</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heathdale_Christian_College" title="Heathdale Christian College">Heathdale Christian College - Melton Campus</a> – Centenary Avenue, Kurunjang</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Specialist_school">Specialist school</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Specialist school"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Melton Specialist School – Coburns Road, Melton West</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Main page: <a href="/wiki/Category:People_from_Melton,_Victoria" title="Category:People from Melton, Victoria">Category:People from Melton, Victoria</a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Curtis_(footballer)" title="Paul Curtis (footballer)">Paul Curtis</a> - footballer, 2003 - .</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Goggin" title="Matt Goggin">Matt Goggin</a> - footballer, 1936 - 1972</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_O%27Hanlon" title="Vanessa O'Hanlon">Vanessa O'Hanlon</a> - television presenter,</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Owens" title="Brent Owens">Brent Owens</a> - chef, 1989 - .</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Repacholi" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Repacholi">Dan Repacholi</a> - olympic athlete, politician, 1982 -</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Henry_Caselli_Richards" title="Henry Caselli Richards">Henry Caselli Richards</a> - professor, geologist, teacher, 1884 – 1947</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_F._Shelton" title="John F. Shelton">John F. Shelton</a> - footballer, 1903 -1983.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alf_Smith_(Australian_footballer)" title="Alf Smith (Australian footballer)">Alf Smith (Australian footballer)</a> - footballer, 1867 – 1936.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loudy_Wiggins" title="Loudy Wiggins">Loudy Wiggins (nee Tourky)</a> - olympic athlete, diver, 1979 -</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Wiggins" title="Simon Wiggins">Simon Wiggins</a> - footballer, 1982 -</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Melton,_Victoria&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist 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