Newport Melbourne, Victoria
The Newport Power Station dominates the suburb
Population:	11,244 (2006)[1]
Postcode:	3015
Area:	5. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 1 km² (2. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 0 sq mi)
Property Value:	AUD $481,000 [2]
Location:	7. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas 5 km (5 mi) from Melbourne
LGA:	City of Hobsons Bay
State District:	Williamstown
Federal Division:	Gellibrand
Suburbs around Newport: Altona North South Kingsville Spotswood Altona North Newport Port Melbourne Altona Williamstown North Williamstown

Newport ( 37°50′36″S, 144°52′50″E) is a south-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The Melbourne city centre (referred to as The City or The CBD (Central Business District or more recently in planning parlance The CAD, or Central There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. The City of Hobsons Bay is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative Williamstown is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Victoria. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Gellibrand is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. This is a list of Municipalities and their Suburbs and townships in the greater Metropolitan area of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria Altona North is a south-western suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. South Kingsville is a south-western suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Spotswood is a south-western suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Altona North is a south-western suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Port Melbourne is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Altona is a south-western Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Williamstown North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Williamstown ( is one of the oldest suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Its Local Government Area is the City of Hobsons Bay. There are 79 Local Government Areas in the Australian state of Victoria. The City of Hobsons Bay is a Local Government Area located within the metropolitan area of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

The Newport Railway Workshops play a key role in the history of the suburb, formerly the main workshops of Victorian Railways. See also Rail transport in Victoria The Victorian Railways operated railways in the Australian state of Victoria from 1859 to 1983 The workshops are south of the Newport railway station. Newport is a Railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Newport, at the junction of the

Newport Lakes Park is a flooded quarry surrounded by landscaped bushland and lawn, in the north of the suburb. A quarry is a type of open-pit mine from which rock or Minerals are extracted Stone from the quarry, which operated from the early 1920s to the 1960s, was used in various building projects around the area of Williamstown. Williamstown ( is one of the oldest suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria.

Newport Power Station is another feature of the suburb, the smokestack of which remains one of the tallest towers in Melbourne at 183 metres.

Victoria University maintains a campus in Newport, which focuses on automotive, metal fabrication, building and electrical trades. Victoria University is a tertiary education facility located in Melbourne, Australia. The Newport campus hosts the Centre for Curriculum Innovation and Development.

Scouts Australia run the 2nd Newport Scout group from a historic wooden hall next door to the Newport RSL. Scouts Australia is an organisation for children and young adults from 6 to 26 years of age The hall was finished in 1938 and was hand built by the Rover Crew.

The Newport Rams baseball club also calls the suburb home. Baseball is a Bat-and-ball Sport played between two teams of nine players each

See also

• City of Williamstown - the former local government area of which Newport was a part. The City of Williamstown was a Local Government Area located about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

References

External links

• Newport, Victoria is at coordinates 37°50′31″S 144°53′02″E / -37.842, 144.884 (Newport, Victoria)Coordinates: 37°50′31″S 144°53′02″E / -37.842, 144.884 (Newport, Victoria)
• Friends Of Newport Lakes (FONL)
• Victoria University Newport campus map

A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.

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