Cheetham Wetlands, Melbourne

Name: Cheetham Wetlands
Address: Melbourne, Australia

#467 among attractions in Melbourne

Park, Relax in park

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The Cheetham Wetlands are 420 hectares of artificial and natural lagoons, created on old salt works land on the western shores of Port Phillip Bay, Australia. The wetlands are approximately 20 kilometres southwest of Melbourne, and sit within the Municipal Councils of Hobsons Bay and Wyndham City. ()

Elevation: 13 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 37°54'6"S, 144°47'28"E

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Wyndham (Point Cook)Melbourne Australia

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Cheetham Wetlands – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

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

6.8 miNE
Cycling, Bike path
Federation Trail, Melbourne
173 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.
3 miSW
History museum, Military museum, Museum
RAAF Museum, Point Cook
77 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.
3.3 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Point Cook Town Centre, Point Cook
85 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.
6.1 miNE
Museum, Specialty museum
Newport Railway Museum, Melbourne
155 min walk • The Newport Railway Museum is located on Champion Road, Newport, Victoria, near the North Williamstown station.
6 miNE
37°49'40"S • 144°50'53"E
Altona Gate Shopping Centre, Melbourne
152 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.8 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Cherry Lake, Melbourne
97 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.
4.5 miNE
Park
Altona Coastal Park, Melbourne
116 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.
5.3 miN
Cemetery
Altona Memorial Park, Melbourne
136 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.
5.8 miNE
City, Area
Melbourne/Hobsons Bay, Melbourne
149 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.
6 miNE
Museum
Steamrail Victoria, Melbourne
153 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.
1.8 miN
Park
Truganina Coastal Parklands, Melbourne
46 min walk • 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.