[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.

It reopened on 1 June 1856 and closed in 1893, replaced by the Campbellfield railway station office.

The Scots church was built on Sydney Road in 1842, and replaced by the present blue stone structure in 1855.

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.

Other languages spoken at home included Arabic 28.5%, Sureth 13.4%, Italian 7.7%, Turkish 7.3% and Greek 4.6%.

In August 2020, a toxic fire erupted at MRI e-cycle solutions, a large e-waste operator, causing loud explosions audible from kilometres away.

While battling the blaze for a day, some contaminated water also spread out into Merlynston Creek and Jack Roper Lake in Broadmeadows.