page_title: Melton, Victoria
section_title: Arts and culture
hierarchical_section_title: Melton, Victoria / Arts and culture
caption_attribution_description: English: Community hall in en:Melton, Victoria
context_page_description: Melton is an urban area within metropolitan Melbourne, Australia located 35 km west from the capital's central business district. It is the administrative centre of the City of Melton local government area and its most populous centre. At June 2018 Melton had an estimated urban population of 68,765, and has grown steadily with an average annual rate of 4.88% year-on-year for the five years to 2018. It is considered part of the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area and is included in the capital's population statistical division.
  Melton began as a small town before being declared a satellite suburb in 1974, separated from Melbourne's urban area by a green wedge. Since the 1990s it has experienced rapid suburban growth into surrounding greenfield land and has become a commuter town in the Melbourne-Ballarat growth corridor. Changes to Melbourne's urban growth boundary passed by the state government in 2010 effectively relinquish its satellite city status as it is planned to become part of Melbourne's future conurbation.
  It is named after Melton Mowbray in the United Kingdom.
context_section_description: Many live performances are held at the Melton Civic Centre, on High Street, and also at the Tabcorp Park racing complex, on Ferris Road, Melton South.
  Each year the Djerriwarrh Festival is held in the city in November. The festival includes a street parade down High Street, two-day market stalls, and the Lions Club Carnival, held in the Police Paddock on High Street.
caption: Community Hall
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