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| type = suburb
| name = Campbellfield
| name = Campbellfield
| city = Melbourne
| city = Melbourne
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| image = Campbellfield shops 1.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre
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| postcode = 3061
| pop = 5056 | pop_year = 2016
| postcode = 3061
| pop = 4,977
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| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABS2016>{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC20453 | name = Campbellfield (State Suburb) | accessdate = 3 July 2017 | quick = on}}</ref>
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| area = 12.4
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Broadmeadows|Broadmeadows]]
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| area = 12.4
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| fedgov = [[Division of Calwell|Calwell]]
| dist1 = 16
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Broadmeadows|Broadmeadows]]
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| dir1 = N
| near-nw = [[Roxburgh Park, Victoria|Roxburgh Park]]
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| location1 = [[Melbourne]]
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| near-n = [[Somerton, Victoria|Somerton]]
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| near-ne = [[Epping, Victoria|Epping]]
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| near-w = [[Coolaroo, Victoria|Coolaroo]], [[Dallas, Victoria|Dallas]]
| near-e = [[Lalor, Victoria|Lalor]]
| near-nw = [[Roxburgh Park, Victoria|Roxburgh Park]]
| near-sw = [[Broadmeadows, Victoria|Broadmeadows]]
| near-n = [[Somerton, Victoria|Somerton]]
| near-s = [[Fawkner, Victoria|Fawkner]]
| near-ne = [[Epping, Victoria|Epping]]
| near-se = [[Thomastown, Victoria|Thomastown]]
| near-w = [[Coolaroo, Victoria|Coolaroo]]<br/>[[Dallas, Victoria|Dallas]]
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| near-e = [[Lalor, Victoria|Lalor]]<br/>[[Thomastown, Victoria|Thomastown]]
| near-sw = [[Broadmeadows, Victoria|Broadmeadows]]
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| near-s = [[Fawkner, Victoria|Fawkner]]
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| near-se = [[Reservoir, Victoria|Reservoir]]
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| zoom = 11
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'''Campbellfield''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], 16&nbsp;km north of Melbourne's [[Melbourne city centre|central business district]]. Its [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]] is the [[City of Hume]]. At the [[Census in Australia#2016|2016 Census]], Campbellfield had a population of 5,056.<ref name=ABS2016/>
'''Campbellfield''' is a suburb in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], {{convert|13|km|abbr=on}} north of Melbourne's [[Melbourne central business district|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Hume]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Campbellfield recorded a population of 4,977 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name=ABS2021/>


==History==
==History==


Campbellfield was named after two unrelated families named Campbell brought farm lots in the area in the 1840s.<ref name = "vicplacescampbellfield">{{Citation | work = Victorian Places | title = Campbellfield | publisher = Victorian Places | url = https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/campbellfield | access-date = 24 July 2022}}</ref> The land at that time was lightly timbered, which made it easy for grazing, plus also due to its proximity to the [[Merri Creek]].<ref name=vicplacescampbellfield/>
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The first Broadmeadows Post Office was open briefly in 1854 in Campbellfield. It reopened on 1 June 1856 and closed in 1893, replaced by the Campbellfield Railway Station office. This, in turn, was renamed Campbellfield around 1903.<ref name = "a">{{Cite web| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 11 April 2008 }}</ref>


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The first Broadmeadows Post Office was open briefly in 1854 in Campbellfield. It reopened on 1 June 1856 and closed in 1893, replaced by the [[Campbellfield railway station]] office. This, in turn, was renamed Campbellfield around 1903.<ref name = "a">{{Cite web| last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Campbellfield* | access-date = 28 March 2021 }}</ref>
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Campbellfield is home to Victoria's oldest church in east Broadmeadows. The Scots church was built on [[Sydney Road, Melbourne|Sydney Road]] in 1842, and replaced by the present blue stone structure in 1855. It was placed on the National Estate and Victorian Heritage Register, and has been an icon of Victorian history.

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Campbellfield is home to Victoria's oldest church in east Broadmeadows. The Scots church was built on [[Sydney Road]] in 1842, and replaced by the present blue stone structure in 1855. It was placed on the National Estate and [[Victorian Heritage Register]], and has been an icon of Victorian history.


==Today==
==Today==
[[File:Brick house in Campbellfield.jpg|thumb|A brown brick house typical of those built in the 1960s in Campbellfield.]]
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Campbellfield was home to the [[Ford Australia|Ford Australia's]] [[Broadmeadows Assembly Plant]]. Built in 1959, it is where the [[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Falcon]] and [[Ford Territory (Australia)|Territory]] models were last manufactured in Australia. The Ford factory closed in October 2016 with the loss of 650 jobs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ford to cease Australian manufacturing|url=http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/ford-to-cease-australian-manufacturing-20130523-2k230.html|access-date=2021-03-28|website=[[The Age]]|date=22 May 2013 |language=en-US}}</ref>


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Campbellfield is a mixed residential and industrial/business suburb, with various industrial areas and business parks around the suburb. In 2011–2012, it was listed in the top four of Melbourne's most crime-ridden suburbs, and bottom five of Melbourne's most livable suburbs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Criminal element taking root in growth corridors|url=http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/criminal-element-taking-root-in-growth-corridors-20130331-2h1ds.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921185023/http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/criminal-element-taking-root-in-growth-corridors-20130331-2h1ds.html|archive-date=21 September 2016}}</ref>
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Campbellfield was home to the [[Ford Australia]]'s [[Broadmeadows Assembly]] factory on Sydney Road. Built in 1959, it is where the [[Ford Falcon (Australia)|Falcon]] and [[Ford Territory (Australia)|Territory]] models were last manufactured in Australia. The Ford factory closed in October 2016 with the loss of 650 jobs.<ref>http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/ford-to-cease-australian-manufacturing-20130523-2k230.html</ref>


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The suburb has one public school (Campbellfield Heights Primary School). There are currently no private or secondary schools.
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Campbellfield is a mixed residential and industrial/business suburb, with various industrial areas and business parks around the suburb. In 2011/2012 it was listed in the top four of Melbourne's most crime-ridden suburbs, and bottom 5 of Melbourne's most livable suburbs.<ref>http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/criminal-element-taking-root-in-growth-corridors-20130331-2h1ds.html</ref><ref>http://news.domain.com.au/domain/greater-melbourne/the-list-melbourne-suburbs-liveability-ranking-revealed-20111122-1nrv2.html</ref>

[[File:Campbellfield shops 1.jpg|thumb|Campbellfield shops 1]]
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Campbellfield has a strip of shops on Barry Road known as Fordgate, and a shopping plaza on Sydney Road.
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The suburb has one public school (Campbellfield Heights Primary School). There are currently no private or high schools.
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Campbellfield has a strip of shops on Barry Road known as Fordgate and a shopping plaza on Sydney Road.


[[Merlynston Creek]] has its source in National Boulevard Nature Reserve in Campbellfield just north of the Ford plant and next to the disused single track railway line.
[[Merlynston Creek]] has its source in National Boulevard Nature Reserve in Campbellfield just north of the Ford plant and next to the disused single track railway line.


==Population==
==Population==

In the 2016 Census, there were 5,056 people in Campbellfield. 42.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Iraq 11.5%, Lebanon 8.3%, Italy 5.7%, Turkey 3.6% and Greece 2.2%. 18.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 28.5%, Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 10.0%, Italian 7.7%, Turkish 7.3% and Greek 4.6%. The most common responses for religion were Islam 35.1% and Catholic 35.0%.<ref name=ABS2016/>
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, there were 5,056 people in Campbellfield. 42.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Iraq 11.5%, Lebanon 8.3%, Italy 5.7%, Turkey 3.6% and Greece 2.2%. 18.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 28.5%, Assyrian/Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 13.4%, Italian 7.7%, Turkish 7.3% and Greek 4.6%. The most common responses for religion were Islam 35.1% and Catholic 35.0%.<ref name=ABS2016>{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC20453 | name = Campbellfield (State Suburb) | access-date = 3 July 2017 | quick = on}}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==
===Bus===
The Broadmeadows Bus co is located in Campbellfield. [[List of Melbourne bus routes|Bus routes]] 530, 531, 532, 538, 540, and 902 service the area.
Six [[List of Melbourne bus routes|bus routes]] service the suburb:

* '''530''' Campbellfield Plaza – [[Coburg, Victoria|Coburg]] via [[Fawkner, Victoria|Fawkner]]. Operated by [[Broadmeadows Bus Service]].<ref name="ptv530">[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/14967/530-campbellfield-coburg-via-fawkner/ 530 Campbellfield Plaza - Coburg via Fawkner] Public Transport Victoria</ref>
* '''531''' [[Upfield railway station|Upfield station]] – [[Coburg North, Victoria|North Coburg]] via Somerset Estate. Operated by Broadmeadows Bus Service.<ref name="ptv531">[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/14969/531-upfield-north-coburg-via-somerset-estate/ 531 Upfield Station - North Coburg via Somerset Estate] Public Transport Victoria</ref>
* '''532''' [[Craigieburn railway station|Craigieburn station]] – [[Broadmeadows railway station, Melbourne|Broadmeadows station]] via Upfield station. Operated by Broadmeadows Bus Service.<ref name="ptv532">[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/14971/532-craigieburn-broadmeadows-via-upfield-station/ 532 Craigieburn Station - Broadmeadows Station via Upfield Station] Public Transport Victoria</ref>
* '''538''' Somerset Estate – Broadmeadows station via Camp Road. Operated by [[Dysons]].<ref name="ptv538">[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/861/somerset-estate-broadmeadows-via-camp-road/ 538 Somerset Estate - Broadmeadows via Camp Road] Public Transport Victoria</ref>
* '''540''' Upfield station – Broadmeadows station via [[Coolaroo, Victoria|Coolaroo]]. Operated by Dysons.<ref name="ptv540">[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/862/upfield-broadmeadows-via-coolaroo/ 540 Upfield - Broadmeadows via Coolaroo] Public Transport Victoria</ref>
* '''902''' [[Chelsea railway station, Melbourne|Chelsea station]] – [[Westfield Group|Westfield]] [[Airport West, Victoria|Airport West]] Shopping Centre ([[SmartBus]] service). Operated by [[Kinetic Melbourne]].<ref name="ptv902">[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/15279/902-chelsea-station-airport-west-shopping-centre/ 902 Chelsea Railway Station - Airport West Shopping Centre (SMARTBUS Service)] Public Transport Victoria</ref>

===Train===
Campbellfield has one railway station, [[Upfield railway station|Upfield]], which is the terminus of the [[Upfield railway line|Upfield line]]. The station is located on Barry Road, with the station and railway line acting as the suburban boundary between Campbellfield and [[Coolaroo, Victoria|Coolaroo]]. [[Broadmeadows railway station, Melbourne|Broadmeadows station]], on the [[Craigieburn railway line|Craigieburn line]], is another nearby station.

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There was a [[Campbellfield railway station]], located adjacent to Camp Road, from 1889 until 1956, when it was closed to make way for the newly built Upfield station, which was located in a position more accessible to the community.

== Environmental issues ==
In August 2020, a toxic fire erupted at MRI e-cycle solutions, a large e-waste operator, causing loud explosions audible from kilometres away. The company stored and recycled electronic waste including up to 20 tonnes of batteries and 60 tonnes of e-waste coming from retailers, companies, schools and local governments. These waste are known to be toxic to health and the environment when damaged or close to fires. While battling the blaze for a day, some contaminated water also spread out into [[Merlynston Creek]] and [[Jack Roper Reserve|Jack Roper Lake]] in [[Broadmeadows, Victoria|Broadmeadows]]. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Vedelago |first=Chris |date=2020-08-12 |title=E-waste recycler under pressure from EPA before fire erupted |url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/e-waste-recycler-under-pressure-from-epa-before-fire-erupted-20200812-p55l2z.html |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=The Age |language=en}}</ref>

The company was previously asked by [[Environment Protection Authority (Victoria)|EPA Victoria]] in March to stop accepting material and manage all combustible and recyclable material according to their waste management policy. In November 2020, EPA suspended MRI's operation licence. <ref>{{Cite web |last=Victoria |first=Environment Protection Authority |title=MRI: EPA's role {{!}} Environment Protection Authority Victoria |url=https://www.epa.vic.gov.au/for-community/incidents/mri/mri-epas-role |access-date=2024-02-26 |website=www.epa.vic.gov.au |language=en}}</ref>

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==See also==
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Railway stations that are nearest to Campbellfield are [[Upfield railway station|Upfield station]] on the [[Upfield railway line|Upfield line]], located in nearby [[Upfield, Victoria|Upfield]], and [[Broadmeadows railway station, Melbourne|Broadmeadows station]], on the [[Craigieburn railway line|Craigieburn line]]. There was a [[Campbellfield railway station]], located adjacent to Camp Rd, from 1889 until 1956, when it was closed to make way for the newly built Upfield Station, which was located in a position more accessible to the community.


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* [[City of Broadmeadows]] – Campbellfield was previously within this former local government area.
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== See also ==


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* [[City of Broadmeadows]] - the former local government area of which Campbellfield was a part
* [[Campbellfield railway station]]
* [[2019 Campbellfield factory fire]]
* [[2019 Campbellfield factory fire]]


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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040511090651/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/campbellfield.html Australian Places - Campbellfield]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20040511090651/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/campbellfield.html Australian Places – Campbellfield]


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[[Category:Suburbs of Melbourne]]
[[Category:Suburbs of Melbourne]]
[[Category:Suburbs of the City of Hume]]
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[[Category:Hume Highway]]

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Campbellfield
Melbourne, Victoria
Campbellfield Plaza Shopping Centre
Campbellfield is located in Melbourne
Campbellfield
Campbellfield
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Map
Coordinates37°40′23″S 144°57′25″E / 37.673°S 144.957°E / -37.673; 144.957
Population4,977 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density401.4/km2 (1,040/sq mi)
Postcode(s)3061
Elevation105 m (344 ft)
Area12.4 km2 (4.8 sq mi)
Location13 km (8 mi) N of Melbourne
LGA(s)City of Hume
State electorate(s)Broadmeadows
Federal division(s)Calwell
Suburbs around Campbellfield:
Roxburgh Park Somerton Epping
Coolaroo
Dallas		 Campbellfield Lalor
Thomastown
Broadmeadows Fawkner Reservoir

Campbellfield is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 km (8.1 mi) north of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Campbellfield recorded a population of 4,977 at the 2021 census.[1]

History

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Campbellfield was named after two unrelated families named Campbell brought farm lots in the area in the 1840s.[2] The land at that time was lightly timbered, which made it easy for grazing, plus also due to its proximity to the Merri Creek.[2]

The first Broadmeadows Post Office was open briefly in 1854 in Campbellfield. It reopened on 1 June 1856 and closed in 1893, replaced by the Campbellfield railway station office. This, in turn, was renamed Campbellfield around 1903.[3]

Campbellfield is home to Victoria's oldest church in east Broadmeadows. The Scots church was built on Sydney Road in 1842, and replaced by the present blue stone structure in 1855. It was placed on the National Estate and Victorian Heritage Register, and has been an icon of Victorian history.

Today

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A brown brick house typical of those built in the 1960s in Campbellfield.

Campbellfield was home to the Ford Australia's Broadmeadows Assembly Plant. Built in 1959, it is where the Falcon and Territory models were last manufactured in Australia. The Ford factory closed in October 2016 with the loss of 650 jobs.[4]

Campbellfield is a mixed residential and industrial/business suburb, with various industrial areas and business parks around the suburb. In 2011–2012, it was listed in the top four of Melbourne's most crime-ridden suburbs, and bottom five of Melbourne's most livable suburbs.[5]

The suburb has one public school (Campbellfield Heights Primary School). There are currently no private or secondary schools.

Campbellfield has a strip of shops on Barry Road known as Fordgate, and a shopping plaza on Sydney Road.

Merlynston Creek has its source in National Boulevard Nature Reserve in Campbellfield just north of the Ford plant and next to the disused single track railway line.

Population

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In the 2016 census, there were 5,056 people in Campbellfield. 42.5% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Iraq 11.5%, Lebanon 8.3%, Italy 5.7%, Turkey 3.6% and Greece 2.2%. 18.2% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 28.5%, Assyrian/Chaldean Neo-Aramaic 13.4%, Italian 7.7%, Turkish 7.3% and Greek 4.6%. The most common responses for religion were Islam 35.1% and Catholic 35.0%.[6]

Transport

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Bus

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Six bus routes service the suburb:

Train

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Campbellfield has one railway station, Upfield, which is the terminus of the Upfield line. The station is located on Barry Road, with the station and railway line acting as the suburban boundary between Campbellfield and Coolaroo. Broadmeadows station, on the Craigieburn line, is another nearby station.

There was a Campbellfield railway station, located adjacent to Camp Road, from 1889 until 1956, when it was closed to make way for the newly built Upfield station, which was located in a position more accessible to the community.

Environmental issues

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In August 2020, a toxic fire erupted at MRI e-cycle solutions, a large e-waste operator, causing loud explosions audible from kilometres away. The company stored and recycled electronic waste including up to 20 tonnes of batteries and 60 tonnes of e-waste coming from retailers, companies, schools and local governments. These waste are known to be toxic to health and the environment when damaged or close to fires. While battling the blaze for a day, some contaminated water also spread out into Merlynston Creek and Jack Roper Lake in Broadmeadows. [13]

The company was previously asked by EPA Victoria in March to stop accepting material and manage all combustible and recyclable material according to their waste management policy. In November 2020, EPA suspended MRI's operation licence. [14]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Campbellfield, Victoria.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Campbellfield (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Campbellfield", Victorian Places, Victorian Places, retrieved 24 July 2022
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Ford to cease Australian manufacturing". The Age. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Criminal element taking root in growth corridors". Archived from the original on 21 September 2016.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Campbellfield (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ 530 Campbellfield Plaza - Coburg via Fawkner Public Transport Victoria
  8. ^ 531 Upfield Station - North Coburg via Somerset Estate Public Transport Victoria
  9. ^ 532 Craigieburn Station - Broadmeadows Station via Upfield Station Public Transport Victoria
  10. ^ 538 Somerset Estate - Broadmeadows via Camp Road Public Transport Victoria
  11. ^ 540 Upfield - Broadmeadows via Coolaroo Public Transport Victoria
  12. ^ 902 Chelsea Railway Station - Airport West Shopping Centre (SMARTBUS Service) Public Transport Victoria
  13. ^ Vedelago, Chris (12 August 2020). "E-waste recycler under pressure from EPA before fire erupted". The Age. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  14. ^ Victoria, Environment Protection Authority. "MRI: EPA's role | Environment Protection Authority Victoria". www.epa.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
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