18 Facts About Williamstown Victoria

Williamstown Victoria was initially considered along with the sites that became known as Geelong and Melbourne for the capital of the new colony at Port Phillip.

In 1864, the town boundaries of Williamstown Victoria were expanded to take in Newport and Spottiswoode, later to become Spotswood.

In 1873, the Royal Yacht Club of Williamstown Victoria, founded in May 1853 as the Port Phillip Yacht Club, moved to its present site at 120 Nelson Place, adjacent to Gem Pier.

Williamstown Victoria Hospital opened in 1894 when the community responded to the increasing risk of accidents from a busy port, the railway workshops and the growing industrial area of Newport, Spotswood and Footscray to establish Melbourne's first suburban public general hospital.

Williamstown Victoria Hospital was expanded with the addition of the Male Ward in 1911 and the Female Ward in 1917.

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Williamstown Victoria produced a major oil painting of the Williamstown docks in 1915.

In 1946, the Williamstown Victoria Swimming and Life Saving Club wrote to the Borough of Queenscliffe, suggesting that there was a need to establish a Surf Life Saving Club in Point Lonsdale.

Also in 1946, nine Williamstown Victoria residents met to form the Williamstown Victoria Little Theatre Movement.

In 1948, an electoral redistribution saw Williamstown Victoria included in the new Australian Federal electoral Division of Gellibrand, named after Joseph Tice Gellibrand .

Merrett Rifle Range at Williamstown Victoria was the rifle-shooting venue for the 1956 Olympic Games.

Williamstown Victoria remains a working port, with the Point Gellibrand fuel terminal providing the port facility for the Altona Refinery operated by ExxonMobil at Altona North.

Williamstown Victoria Literary Festival is a popular local cultural event focusing on literature, drama and writing which presents established and emerging writers and literary figures.

Williamstown Victoria has been used in a number of Australian television shows including The Henderson Kids with a number of local landmarks used.

The Williamstown Sailing Club, Royal Yacht Club of Victoria, Hobson's Bay Yacht Club, and Royal Victorian Motor Yacht Club are all located on Nelson Place.

Notable AFL players from Williamstown Victoria Juniors are Daniel Giansiracusa of the Western Bulldogs, and Ben Davies of the Collingwood Magpies and North Melbourne Kangaroos.

Hobsons Bay Coastal Trail runs through Williamstown Victoria and is a very popular trail with recreational users.

Williamstown Victoria is approximately 15 minutes by car from Melbourne via the West Gate Freeway or a 30-minute train journey from Flinders Street station.

Principal road connections from Williamstown Victoria are Kororoit Creek Road leading westward toward Altona and Laverton and two roads which head northward to Newport and Spotswood, namely Douglas Parade and Melbourne Road.