Rockbank

History

Earlier agricultural activities in Rockbank date back to the pastoral exploits of William Cross Yuille on the plains. He founded the pastoral estate of Rockbank, which soon became the largest estate in the Melton district. The former Rockbank pastoral station is now known as the Deanside Woolshed.

Rockbank Post Office opened on 1 January 1862 and closed on 1 July 1996.

New Cambridge Common School (now Rockbank Primary School) opened on 12 October 1868 and is one of Victoria's oldest public schools.

Following a proposal for eleven new suburbs by the City of Melton, the northern portion of Rockbank became the suburb of Aintree in 2017.

Geography

Location

Rockbank is bounded by the Western Freeway to the north and Greigs Road to the south. The area lies east of the satellite city of Melton and the suburbs of Thornhill Park and Cobblebank, and west of the suburbs of Caroline Springs and Deanside, as well as the development area of Mount Atkinson.

Land features

The Kororoit Creek runs through Rockbank. Mount Cottrell is the highest land point in the vicinity.

Facilities

Education

Rockbank has a K-6 school named Rockbank Primary School. There is also a kindergarten.

Multiple childcare facilities also exist in the Rockbank area.

Transportation

Rockbank railway station is on the Ararat line. The station was upgraded in August 2019 as part of the Regional Rail Revival project.

Rockbank is also serviced by two bus routes and one Night Network bus route:

• from Rockbank station to Aintree

• from Sunshine station to Melton via Rockbank

• from Watergardens station to Melton via Rockbank (Night Network)

Sport

Main article: Western Rams Football Sporting Club

The town has an Australian rules football and netball team, the Western Rams, competing in Division Two of the Western Football Netball League. They play at the Ian Cowie Recreation Reserve.

Other services

Rockbank also has a community hall and a general store.

References

References

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