An overlook of the suburb of the Keilor

Welcome to a new series to be featured on this blog! Today I will talking about suburb's in Melbourne! This week's overview will be on Keilor, a suburb roughly 15 kilometres away from Melbourne CBD.


Overview of Keilor, includes its boundaries which might be a bit hard to see for some of you.

What is even at Keilor?

Here's what you should expect to see when at Keilor

- Its got a village feel that few other suburbs in Melbourne can ever match. This is helped by the fact that the suburb is surrounded by nature.

- Speaking of nature, that is another great thing about this place! It is right next to the Maribyrnong River, Taylors Creek, and Brimbank Park. Its also got a lot of nice parks within its boundaries.

- It has some interesting sights to see, included a closed school, Overnewton Castle, various houses and some heritage bridges.

Viewing the Keilor Iron Bridge, one of the first bridge crossings over the Maribyrnong.

A closed school?

Yes, a closed school. I know, your mind is exploding right now.

This closed school I'm talking about is Calder Rise Primary School, located on the corner of Solomon Drive and Green Gully Road. The school closed in 2009 and is currently zoned as neighbourhood residential. The buildings are demolished so the only evidence of the place existing are the fences and the promotion of after school care located on the footbridge. 
Calder Rise care program poster, located on the Green Gully Road footbridge.

Cool! So how do I get to this area?

By car, Keilor is accessible by taking the Green Gully Road exit on the Calder Freeway.

By Public Transport, the best option is to catch a Sunbury Line train to Watergardens, and catch a 476 bus to the suburb. Honestly, getting to Keilor using a bus is pretty annoying, but it is worth it.

Overview of Route 476, the best (and only) bus for getting into Keilor.


Conclusion

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