Melbourne/Footscray, Melbourne

Name: Melbourne/Footscray
Address: Melbourne, Australia

#297 among attractions in Melbourne

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Facts and practical information

Footscray is an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 5 km from Melbourne's Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Maribyrnong. At the 2016 census, Footscray had a population of 16,345. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 37°47'53"S, 144°53'56"E

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Maribyrnong (Footscray)Melbourne Australia

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Melbourne/Footscray – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Whitten Oval, St. Prophet Ilija, Footscray Park, Heavenly Queen Temple.

0.7 miW
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Whitten Oval, Melbourne
18 min walk • Whitten Oval is a stadium in the inner-western suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in Barkly Street, West Footscray. It is the training and administrative headquarters of the Western Bulldogs, which competes in the Australian Football League.
0.6 miSW
Church
St. Prophet Ilija, Melbourne
15 min walk • The St. Prophet Ilija Macedonian Orthodox Church is a Macedonian Orthodox church serving the inner western Melbourne suburb of Footscray, Victoria, Australia.
0.4 miNE
Park
Footscray Park, Melbourne
12 min walk • Footscray Park is one of the largest and most intact examples of an Edwardian park in Australia. The 15-hectare park is located on the south bank of the Maribyrnong River in Footscray in Victoria.
0.8 miE
Sacred and religious sites, Temple
Heavenly Queen Temple, Melbourne
21 min walk • The Heavenly Queen Temple is a temple dedicated to Mazu or Tian Shang Sheng Mu, Chinese Goddess of Sea and Patron Deity of fishermen, sailors and any occupations related to sea/ocean, also regarded as Ancestral Deity for Lim Clan.
1 miE
Bridge
Saltwater River Rail Bridge, Melbourne
25 min walk • The Saltwater River Rail Bridge is a large steel arch truss railway bridge completed in 1858 and crossing the Maribyrnong River on the Melbourne to Footscray railway in Melbourne, Victoria.
1.4 miNE
Neighbourhood
Flemington Post Office, Melbourne
35 min walk • Flemington Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 2A Wellington Street, Flemington, Victoria, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 8 November 2011.
0.9 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Convention center
Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne
24 min walk • Flemington Racecourse is a major horse racing venue located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is most notable for hosting the Melbourne Cup, which is the world's richest handicap and the world's richest 3200-metre horse race.
1.2 miNE
Sport venue, Sport, Music venue
Melbourne Showgrounds, Melbourne
32 min walk • Melbourne Showgrounds is located in the inner north-western suburb of Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, next door to Flemington Racecourse.
0.5 miS
City hall, Romanesque architecture
Footscray Town Hall, Melbourne
13 min walk • Footscray Town Hall, also known as Maribyrnong Town Hall since council amalgamations in the 1990s, is a civic building located on Napier Street in Footscray, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia.
1.2 miNE
Winery, Wine tours
Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy, Melbourne
32 min walk • The Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy is the most prestigious and sought after wine award in Australia. The trophy is a memorial to Jimmy Watson, who established the iconic Jimmy Watson's Wine Bar in Lygon Street, Carlton, a suburb of Melbourne.
0.9 miNE
Restaurant
Melbourne Cup, Melbourne
23 min walk • The Melbourne Cup is Australia's most famous annual Thoroughbred horse race. It is a 3200-metre race for three-year-olds and over, conducted by the Victoria Racing Club on the Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Victoria as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Melbourne/Footscray?

Nearby attractions include Footscray Park, Melbourne (12 min walk), Footscray Town Hall, Melbourne (13 min walk), St. Prophet Ilija, Melbourne (15 min walk), Whitten Oval, Melbourne (18 min walk).

How to get to Melbourne/Footscray by public transport?

The nearest stations to Melbourne/Footscray:

Bus

Nicholson Street • Lines: 472 (3 min walk)
Geelong Road • Lines: 472 (4 min walk)

Tram

Stop 62: Nicholson Street • Lines: 82 (3 min walk)
Stop 61: Geelong Road • Lines: 82 (4 min walk)

Train

Footscray (8 min walk)
Middle Footscray (14 min walk)