Point Cook, Victoria
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Point Cook is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Wyndham.
It is also the location of the former RAAF Base Point Cook, the birthplace of the Royal Australian Air Force, and the current home of the RAAF Museum.
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Overview
Point Cook is another one of the big growth regions in Melbourne's Western Suburbs, urban sprawl coming form the north and the east. Aside form this, Point Cook is famous for its RAAF Willams Base and it's coastal park with a famous homestead. It also contains a small township located where Aviation Road and Point Cook Road meet.
Housing Estates
Point Cook is now the home of many new housing estates including Greg Norman designed Sanctuary Lakes golfing estate.
- Boardwalk Estate
- Innisfail
- Point Cook Gardens
- Lincoln Heath
- Western Gardens
The RAAF Base
The RAAF base contains a museum for visitors, most of what is left are prohibited and restricted areas. The RAAF willams base contains a Horizon Tank, one of three in the world, it was used in the televisions series Moby Dick and Noah's Ark.
More information will be available on the page Willams RAAF once additional information has been gathered.
Brief History
Point Cook was originally spelt differently, with an "e" on the end, Point Cook got its name in 1836. Curiously, the geographical feature is still spelled as Point Cooke, despite almost all other references dropping the "e". In 1853 the Thomas Chirnside added the farmlands of Point Cook to his holdings. He built the famous Point Cook Homestead of twenty-five rooms in 1857.
Tourism
Point Cook is close to some of Melbournes best tourist attractions
- Point Cook Homestead
- Point Cook Coastal Park
- Point Cook Raaf Museum
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