Point Cook, Victoria

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Point Cook, Victoria is a coastal suburb of Melbourne known as the birthplace of the Royal Australian Air Force and home to historic military aviation facilities.

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Point Cook, Victoria canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal suburb
suburb
city Melbourne
coast Port Phillip Bay
country Australia
daylightSavingTimezone AEDT
developmentType master-planned community
distanceFromMelbourneCBD approximately 22 kilometres south-west
feature coastal parklands
community facilities
residential estates
schools
shopping centres
wetlands
governingBody Wyndham City Council
hasHeritage early Australian military aviation infrastructure
historic airfield
hasLandmark Cheetham Wetlands
Point Cook Coastal Park
RAAF Williams, Point Cook
surface form: RAAF Base Point Cook

RAAF Museum
historicalSignificance associated with formation of Royal Australian Air Force
site of early Australian military aviation training
knownFor RAAF Williams, Point Cook
surface form: RAAF Base Point Cook

RAAF Museum
birthplace of the Royal Australian Air Force
historic military aviation facilities
localGovernmentArea City of Wyndham
locatedIn Greater Melbourne
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
western suburbs of Melbourne
nearbySuburb Altona Meadows
Hoppers Crossing
Sanctuary Lakes
Seabrook
Werribee
partOf Wyndham growth corridor
postcode 3030
region Greater Melbourne
surface form: Greater Western Melbourne
state Victoria
timezone AEST
transport Point Cook Road
Princes Freeway
bus services to Williams Landing railway station

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Australian Flying Corps location Point Cook, Victoria
subject surface form: Central Flying School
Australian Flying Corps trainingLocation Point Cook, Victoria
Central Flying School at Point Cook locatedIn Point Cook, Victoria