Storage & Parking West Melbourne

Escape the city blues and explore the wonders that await you at Outer West Melbourne. This region is full of picturesque 19th century villages that now house some of the best restaurants, galleries and fashion boutiques. Wander through the many iconic tourist destinations nearby. Outer West Melbourne is filled with rich multicultural heritage from its Aboriginal roots to more than 130 different nations now calling this region home. For the perfect blend of excitement, adventure and relaxation, venture into the vibrant and captivating western side of Melbourne.

From an African safari adventure at the Werribee Open Range Zoo, to the stately 19th century Victoria State Rose Garden and Werribee Mansion and the rolling white sands, colourful reefs and pristine waters of Point Cooke Marine Sanctuary. Whether you are fascinated with museums such as the Royal Australian Air Force, 19th century infrastructures, scuba or snorkelling trip or safari adventures, Melbourne’s west offers a wide range of must-see attractions.

Education

The outer west is not all play, the region also has excellent educational institutions. Victoria University is a dual-sector tertiary institution, providing courses in both higher education and Technical and Further Education. The University has outer western campuses namely, Sunshine, Werribee and St Albans campuses. The Sunshine Campus offers building and construction trade courses in fully equipped practical-learning facilities. It also has a range of engineering courses. Werribee Campus has specialised facilities for teaching and research. Its major research centres include labs for water-treatment, food-science, biomedical-science and fire-safety analysis. The Campus also has childcare facilities. St Albans campus is a hub for health and nutrition programs. It also offers creative arts and science courses. The Campus is set in native gardens with childcare services, a gym and award-winning architecture. Victoria Polytechnic is VU’s TAFE side of the institution. It delivers excellent vocational education by providing tailored, work-based and flexible courses. They equip their graduates with both the technical skills and thinking abilities needed to adapt and evolve in a modern work setting.

Harvester Technical College is a unique senior secondary institution which offers the youth an opportunity to complete secondary education whilst building employment ready skills in a variety of trade areas. This facility specialises in traditional trade areas such as Engineering, Electrotechnology, Carpentry, Plumbing and Hairdressing. The College delivers the Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL) at all three levels, Foundation, Intermediate and Senior. Kangan Institute is another popular TAFE or Technical and Further Education provider located in different campuses in Broadmeadows, Docklands, Essendon, Moonee Ponds and Richmond. It specialises in health, aftermarket automotive, fashion, visual merchandising, hospitality and commercial cookery, business, accounting and IT, plumbing, electrical, carpentry, building and construction and engineering courses.

Medical Services

Excellent healthcare services are provided to the western region of Melbourne. Western Health offers a comprehensive, integrated range of services from its various sites; ranging from acute tertiary services in areas of emergency medicine, intensive care, medical and surgical services, through to subacute care and specialist ambulatory clinics. ​Western Health (WH) manages three acute public hospitals: Footscray Hospital at Footscray; Sunshine Hospital at St Albans; and the Williamstown Hospital. Footscray Hospital is a 290-bed acute teaching hospital. It provides the majority of acute elective and acute emergency services such as acute general medical and surgical, intensive and coronary care, subspecialty medicine, surgical services, and related clinical support. Medical, surgical and specialty area research are also being conducted in the hospital.

Sunshine Hospital is an acute and sub-acute teaching hospital with approximately 600 beds. The hospital’s emergency department, including a paediatric service, is one of the busiest general emergency departments in Victoria. Sunshine Hospital is located in St Albans. It offers a range of services including a new intensive care unit, cardiac care services, women’s and children’s services, surgical, medical, mental health, aged care and rehabilitation services. ​Williamstown Hospital is a 90-bed facility providing emergency services, rehabilitation, geriatric evaluation and management services, community rehabilitation and transition care services. The hospital is located on Railway Crescent in Williamstown.

Public Transport

Melbourne's west is served by an extensive bus network, including the orbital bus, and Melbourne's distinctive tram services. Rail services with the suburban electric railway, are also available in this region. The Werribee railway line is the suburban portion of the Port Fairy railway used to travel to regions of Geelong and Warrnambool. From Newport on the Werribee railway line, passengers can use the Williamstown railway line. The Sydenham railway line is the electrified section of the Bendigo railway within metropolitan Melbourne. The Ballarat line is being upgraded to deliver more trains and improved reliability for Melbourne's outer western suburbs of Melton, Bacchus Marsh, Ballan and Ballarat.

The Regional Rail Link is a major new rail line running through Melbourne's west that will provide capacity for thousands more passengers across the Melbourne and country rail networks in the peak period. These changes will significantly improve the regions transport system.