Truganina Coastal Parklands, Melbourne

#361 among attractions in Melbourne

Park, Relax in park

Truganina Coastal Parklands location map

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Facts and practical information

The Truganina Coastal Parklands are located 15 km west of Melbourne CBD, on the shores of Port Phillip Bay, stretching from Altona to Altona Meadows and adjacent to the Cheetham Wetlands and the Point Cook Coastal Park. They were formed through the 'recycling' of more than 300 hectares of parks and former industrial land and are now the largest cluster of parks on Port Phillip Bay, interlinked by cycling and walking trails and featuring a surprisingly high diversity and abundance of landscapes, natural environment and recreational areas, including beachside recreation, picnic & barbecue facilities, grassfields and wildlife conservation areas. The wetlands form part of the Cheetham and Altona Important Bird Area. ()

Elevation: 30 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°52'39"S, 144°48'11"E

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Hobsons Bay (Altona)Melbourne Australia

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Day trips

Truganina Coastal Parklands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Federation Trail, RAAF Museum, Point Cook Town Centre, Newport Railway Museum.

5.1 miNE
Cycling, Bike path
Federation Trail, Melbourne
130 min walk • The Federation Trail is a 23-kilometre-long shared use path for cyclists and pedestrians, which mainly follows the heritage-listed Main Outfall Sewer through the western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
4.7 miSW
History museum, Military museum, Museum
RAAF Museum, Point Cook
119 min walk • RAAF Museum is the official museum of the Royal Australian Air Force, the second oldest air force in the world, located at RAAF Williams Point Cook, Victoria, Australia which is the oldest continuously operating Military Air Base in the world.
3.7 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Point Cook Town Centre, Point Cook
95 min walk • Point Cook is a shopping centre in the centre of Point Cook in the west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It currently contains 150 stores in total and three supermarkets, Coles, Woolworths and Aldi, as well as a Target department store.
4.8 miE
Museum, Specialty museum
Newport Railway Museum, Melbourne
122 min walk • The Newport Railway Museum is located on Champion Road, Newport, Victoria, near the North Williamstown station.
4.2 miNE
37°49'40"S • 144°50'53"E
Altona Gate Shopping Centre, Melbourne
108 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
2.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cherry Lake, Melbourne
56 min walk • Cherry Lake is part of historical coastal wetlands in Altona, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The wetlands were converted to a lake with construction of retaining walls, levees, and flow channels.
3.1 miNE
Park
Altona Coastal Park, Melbourne
79 min walk • Altona Coastal Park, a 70 hectares intertidal and salt marsh area located 11 km from Melbourne CBD in the western suburb of Altona, is an important recreational and nature conservation area, providing habitats for a large biodiversity of flora and fauna.
3.5 miN
Cemetery
Altona Memorial Park, Melbourne
91 min walk • Altona Memorial Park is a cemetery and crematorium serving the western suburbs of Melbourne. The park opened in January 1961, and is currently operated by Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust.
4.6 miE
City, Area
Melbourne/Hobsons Bay, Melbourne
118 min walk • Williamstown is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 11 km south-west of Melbourne's central business district in the local government area of the City of Hobsons Bay.
5.4 miE
Church
St Mary's Catholic Church, Melbourne
139 min walk • St Mary's Catholic Church is located in Melbourne's first seaport of Williamstown, Melbourne, Australia. Originally constructed in the early 19th century, St Mary's was only the second Catholic Church to be constructed in the Port Phillip District of New South Wales, after St. Francis Catholic Church, in Melbourne.
4.6 miNE
Museum
Steamrail Victoria, Melbourne
117 min walk • Steamrail Victoria is a not-for-profit volunteer group established in 1965 to restore and operate historic locomotives and rolling stock used on the railways in Victoria, Australia.