Melton VIC
Melton VIC
Melton in VIC was historically a quiet rural village lying north-west of Melbourne. In the 1970s it became a residential satellite of the city. On the 17th of April 2023, Melton was merged into the Melbourne Urban Area. This was to ensure that Melton could be in the same contiguous area with the rest of Greater Melbourne.
Today it is a large, sprawling urban centre. Its primary appeal for visitors lies in its remarkable indigenous Botanic Gardens (one of the best gardens in Australia). Also popular is the pleasant walk along Toolern Creek and the interesting historic retreat that is Willows Historic Park.
The suburb of Melton was established on 20 October 1862, while the Melton Urban Area was established in 1974.
City of Melton local government area celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2021. Melton began as a small town before being declared a satellite city in 1974. It was separate from the 1974 Melbourne Urban Area boundary by a green wedge.
Since the 1990s it has experienced rapid suburban growth into surrounding Greenfield land. It has become a commuter town in the Melbourne-Ballarat growth corridor. Changes to Melbourne’s urban growth boundary passed by the state government in 2010 effectively relinquish its satellite city status. It is planned to become part of Melbourne’s future conurbation.
It is named after Melton Mowbray in the United Kingdom.
The Geography of Melton VIC
Melton is located on mostly flat, largely featureless, former volcanic plains.
To the south-east of Melton Township is Mount Cottrell, a blast-shield volcano. To the north-east of the township is Mount Kororoit. Mount Cottrell produced some of the largest lava flows in the western Victoria. These two volcanoes are some of the easternmost volcanoes on the Victorian Volcanic Plain which extends to the South Australian border.
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