Find out about Port Melbourne Self Storage. Port Melbourne is an inner suburb of Melbourne, Australia, 5 km south-west from Melbourne’s Central Business District and 12.7 km away from where City West Storage is located. It is split between the local government areas of Melbourne and Port Phillip. The area to the south is in the City of Port Phillip. At the 2011 Census, Port Melbourne had a population of 14,521.
The suburb is bordered by the shores of Hobsons Bay and the lower reaches of the Yarra River. Port Melbourne covers a large area, which includes the distinct localities of Fishermans Bend, Garden City and Beacon Cove.
Historically it was known as Sandridge and developed as the City’s second port, linked to the nearby Melbourne CBD.
Two major freeways run through Port Melbourne; the West Gate Freeway, which runs east-west from the West Gate Bridge and City Link, which runs north toward the Bolte Bridge. Other main roads include Bay Street, Williamstown Road, Lorimer Street (which runs along the Yarra River), Graham Street, Salmon Street, Inglis Street and Beach Street (which runs toward Beaconsfield Parade and St Kilda). Port Melbourne’s roads are a mix of planning styles and as a result can be difficult to navigate.
Port Melbourne is serviced by an extensive bus network which connects it to Melbourne CBD and surrounding suburbs.
Today, Port Melbourne still serves as a transport hub for passenger and cargo vessels. ‘Port Melbourne is currently the home of Circus Oz, Australia’s world-famous contemporary circus, which has its international headquarters on the corner of Bay Street and Rouse Street.
Toyota Australia’s Head Office is in Port Melbourne. The Maritime Union of Australia maintains a strong presence in the area.
We offer safe, secure and cost-effective self storage in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.
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We offer convenient, safe, drive-up self storage in ALTONA NORTH, located just 14 minutes from the Melbourne CBD. We use brand new, individually alarmed 20 foot shipping containers to store customers goods with controlled access 365 days per year.
We are ‘no frills’ & ‘down-to-earth’, and we don’t sell boxes, hire trailers or win awards for our looks… We just provide good old fashioned safe, secure, drive-up storage at the best rates in Melbourne! Our low overheads, monitored security and great service mean we have lots of long-term and repeat customers. Why not become one of them today!
