Williamstown - Melbourne's worst-kept secret.

It used to be a quiet bayside suburb that the rest of Melbourne thought was near Geelong. Now, everybody knows about the charms of Williamstown. It's changed a lot over the last 10 years too, while still retaining most of the best things about it.

Located about 14km from the city by road or train, it's a nice compromise between inner city and country town. Many of it's wide, tree-lined streets have a distinctive country feel about them, Electra Street for example.

The best views of Melbourne's skyline are to be had from The Strand, which runs along the foreshore up to the mouth of the Yarra at Newport. This area also has a bike/walking path and a large waterfront park and playing fields. Oh to have had the foresight to have bought one of the properties along here 10 years ago. I'm sure they would have at least tripled in price.

That was once the charm of Williamstown. That a person could live in arguably Melbourne's nicest suburb, surrounded by water, parks, and period charm for the same money as living in a non-descript middle distance eastern suburb. Of course, the last property boom put an end to all that and to live there now costs a lot more if you are just buying into the area.

Later, in this blog, I will write about various aspects of life in Williamstown that will hopefully be of interest to locals and visitors alike.