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Yarraville

"Community, creative & family-friendly - Yarraville has is all!"

I’ve lived in Yarraville for 13 years and owned Invite Me party shop for 3 years. My favourite thing about Yarraville is that the area has a real warmth and sense of community to it. You’re surrounded by amazing considerate, friendly and creative people. Plus, it’s so central and convenient to get to and from the CBD.
You really are spoilt for choice for cafes, restaurants and boutique shops. For the best cup of coffee in the village head to Cornershop, Wee Jeanie or Coracle cafe serves up the BEST soy chais! Goje is a must-visit too for yummy frozen yoghurt. All the fro-yo is made onsite and is all plant based... There’s decent nightlife too with lots of great places to eat and drink like the rooftop at The Railway Hotel.
If you’re planning a party head the magical wonderland that is Invite Me party shop on Anderson Street. The colourful store is chock-a-block with everything you could ever need to throw the best party ever.
For anyone visiting you must go to the Sun Theatre and take the kids for a picnic at the pop up park on Ballarat Street or the beautiful Yarraville Gardens.
I’d rate Yarraville 9/10- It only loses a point because of the at times bad traffic along the main streets. More needs to be done to better manage the flow of traffic, especially around the level crossing where you can get stuck for up to 15 mins at peak times.
If you’re wanting a real sense of community and a nice village vibe move to Yarraville!

Who lives here?

  • Professionals
  • Singles
  • Families with kids
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AndyG2

Can take forever to get on to the Westgate Bridge with traffic congestion being really terrible at peak times. Also with respect to the changing population of Yarraville I would liken it to St Kilda. Both were once really diverse communities with long term residents, creatives (priced out of other suburbs) and others contributing to a special, unique sense of place generating a lot of great grass roots stuff. Now St Kilda has lost so much of that, and its vibrant, culturally influential history ... replaced by, not my term, a whole lot of cashed up bogans.

AndyG2

At least the Sun Theatre and Bookshops are still in existence but if you want to find fantastic little bars and an amazing diversity of great restaurants head up to Footscray, its still looking shabby but is full of gems. For creative hubs and galleries head to The Substation in Newport or the thriving multicultural Footscray Multicultural Arts Centre. If you are looking for an indigenous oasis with places to walk your dogs or just commune with nature Newport Lakes in Newport has it well and truly over Cruikshank Park.

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