Thomastown, Victoria

Thomastown is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 16 km driving distance (14km line of sight) approximately 30 minutes north of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Whittlesea local government area.

Thomastown came into existence in 1848 when the John Honniball Thomas and Mary née Hartnell family bought 106 acres, the land north of Melbourne for market gardening.

Two years later, William Westgarth bought land north of Thomas' holding, which he made way for German settlers.

The Galada Tamboore Path to the west and the Metropolitan Ring Road Trail to the south provide facilities for recreational and commuting cyclists.

Each year around March the community unite for the annual Whittlesea Community festival, a festival that showcases local culture through live entertainment, food stalls, hand made crafts and fireworks finale.

Thomastown is also the home to Select Harvests corporate offices and one of its two almond processing plants.

[3] Thomastown Mosque was built (early 1990s) by the Turkish Australian community and is located opposite the train station.

Eastern side of Thomastown railway station in June 2012