In 1910 Cocoroc had a population of 300. It developed further in the 1920s, with the area including a public hall and three primary schools, the first one having been opened in 1894.
As of 2018, the town has almost disappeared, with the name Cocoroc encompassing the area of what is now called the Western Treatment Plant, which covers around 10,500 hectares and treats about 60% of Melbourne's sewage.[2]
In 2015, there was a temporary public art installation held at various locations across the Western Treatment Plant, this included installations held at some of the remaining structures from the former town of Cocoroc such as the old football oval and swimming pools. The installation was called Treatment featuring on-location works by six artists (Catherine Bell, Bindi Cole, Shane McGrath, Techa Noble, Megan Evans and Spiros Panigarakis), with free bus tours linking the artworks on a 90-minute journey through varied experiences including live performances, exhibitions, sensory and multimedia experiences.[3][4]
Referencesedit
^ abAustralian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cocoroc (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
^ abMelbourne Water. . melbournewater.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
^University, Deakin. "A whiff of history at the Western Treatment Plant | Deakin". www.deakin.edu.au. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
^Cooke, Dewi (30 October 2015). "Art project stirs the pools of memory at Werribee's Western Treatment Plant". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
External linksedit
Melbourne Water - Cocoroc (History of Western Treatment Plant)
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cocoroc, victoria, cocoroc, rural, locality, victoria, australia, south, west, melbourne, central, business, district, located, within, city, wyndham, local, government, area, cocoroc, recorded, population, 2021, census, cocoroc, victoriacocoroccoordinates37, . Cocoroc is a rural locality in Victoria Australia 37 km 23 mi south west of Melbourne s Central Business District located within the City of Wyndham local government area Cocoroc recorded no population at the 2021 census 1 Cocoroc VictoriaCocorocCoordinates37 58 01 S 144 37 19 E 37 967 S 144 622 E 37 967 144 622Population0 2021 census 1 Postcode s 3030Location37 km 23 mi from MelbourneLGA s City of WyndhamState electorate s WerribeeFederal division s LalorLocalities around Cocoroc Mambourin Werribee WerribeeLittle River Cocoroc Werribee SouthPoint Wilson Port Phillip Port PhillipHistory editIn 1892 the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works established the Metropolitan Sewage Farm on the western bank of the Werribee River to treat the effluent from Melbourne s new sewerage system 2 This area was isolated and too far from Melbourne so a village was built to house the workers which became the town of Cocoroc In 1910 Cocoroc had a population of 300 It developed further in the 1920s with the area including a public hall and three primary schools the first one having been opened in 1894 As of 2018 the town has almost disappeared with the name Cocoroc encompassing the area of what is now called the Western Treatment Plant which covers around 10 500 hectares and treats about 60 of Melbourne s sewage 2 In 2015 there was a temporary public art installation held at various locations across the Western Treatment Plant this included installations held at some of the remaining structures from the former town of Cocoroc such as the old football oval and swimming pools The installation was called Treatment featuring on location works by six artists Catherine Bell Bindi Cole Shane McGrath Techa Noble Megan Evans and Spiros Panigarakis with free bus tours linking the artworks on a 90 minute journey through varied experiences including live performances exhibitions sensory and multimedia experiences 3 4 References edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Cocoroc Suburbs and Localities 2021 Census QuickStats Retrieved 22 July 2022 nbsp a b Melbourne Water Western Treatment Plant melbournewater com au Archived from the original on 3 April 2012 Retrieved 7 November 2011 University Deakin A whiff of history at the Western Treatment Plant Deakin www deakin edu au Retrieved 13 October 2016 Cooke Dewi 30 October 2015 Art project stirs the pools of memory at Werribee s Western Treatment Plant The Sydney Morning Herald Retrieved 13 October 2016 External links editAustralian Places Metropolitan Farm Melbourne Water Cocoroc History of Western Treatment Plant nbsp This article about a place in Melbourne is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cocoroc Victoria amp oldid 1175043178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
