Laverton North

{{redirect|North Laverton|the village in Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom|North Leverton with Habblesthorpe}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Laverton North

| city = Melbourne

| state = vic

| image =

| caption =

| lga = City of Wyndham

| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne

| coordinates = {{coord|37.830|S|144.785|E|display=inline,title}}

| postcode = 3026

| pop = 120

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL21477 | name = Laverton North (Suburbs and Localities) | access-date = 22 July 2022 | quick = on}}

| elevation = 26

| area = 15

| est =

| stategov = Tarneit

| fedgov = Gellibrand

| fedgov2 = Lalor

| dist1 = 18

| location1 = Melbourne

| dist2 =

| location2 =

| near-nw = Derrimut

| near-n = Derrimut

| near-ne = Brooklyn

| near-w = Truganina

| near-e = Altona North

| near-sw = Williams Landing

| near-s = Laverton

| near-se = Altona North

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

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Laverton North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, {{convert|18|km|abbr=on}} west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Wyndham local government area. Laverton North recorded a population of 119 at the 2021 census.

Located near the rural-urban fringe, Laverton North is bounded by Boundary Road to the north, Derrimut Road and the Federation Trail to the west, Old Geelong Road and the West Gate Freeway to the south and Kororoit Creek to the east. It is predominantly an industrial suburb.

Demographics

In the 2011 census, 69.23% were born in Australia, 9.89% New Zealand, 4.4% Malta, 3.3% United Kingdom and 13.18% in other countries.

50.55% claimed Christianity, 30.77% claimed other or no religion, 3.3% Buddhism and 3.3% claimed Hinduism.

Environmental issues

= Fires at recycling facilities =

Early January 2021, a large industrial fire started at a metal recycling facility owned by InfraBuild. 80 firefighters worked on the 35-square-metre fire.{{Cite web |last=Koob |first=Simone Fox |date=2021-01-04 |title=Smoke warning for residents after blaze at Laverton North recycling plant |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/smoke-warning-for-residents-after-blaze-at-laverton-north-recycling-plant-20210104-p56rnp.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=The Age |language=en}}

The same week, another fire started in a pile of scrap metal at Norstar Steel Recyclers, a facility recycling steel.{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Environment Protection Authority |title=Norstar {{!}} Environment Protection Authority Victoria |url=https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/incidents/norstar |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=www.epa.vic.gov.au |language=en}} Seventy firefighters worked on fighting the blaze and local residents were advised to stay inside.{{Cite web |last=Dexter |first=Rachael |date=2021-01-11 |title=Residents urged to stay inside after second industrial blaze in Laverton North in a week |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/residents-urged-to-stay-inside-after-second-industrial-blaze-in-laverton-north-in-a-week-20210111-p56tc1.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=The Age |language=en}} A similar event occurred at the same facility in February 2018.{{Cite news |last=Kinniburgh |first=Chanel |date=8 February 2018 |title=Laverton North recycling plant fire: Crews battle Norstar Steel Recyclers blaze |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/laverton-north-recycling-plant-fire-crews-battle-norstar-steel-recyclers-blaze/news-story/347ddfb0046ef4d873a8fa3c6341ce43 |work=Herald Sun}}

Early 2024, a fire started in a stockpile of recycling materials at a recycling facility and burned for two days.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-03 |title=Fire at industrial site at Laverton North |url=https://www.frv.vic.gov.au/fire-industrial-site-laverton-north |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.frv.vic.gov.au |language=en-AU}} EPA Victoria issued a prohibition notice to stop adding more material to the site and an Environmental Action Notice (EAN) to the company.{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Environment Protection Authority |title=Laverton North factory site fire {{!}} Environment Protection Authority Victoria |url=https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/incidents/laverton-north-factory-fire |access-date=2024-01-11 |website=www.epa.vic.gov.au |language=en}}

References

Category:Suburbs of the City of Wyndham