Around 10 kilometres away from Melbourne and just north of Port Phillip, Hobsons Bay has the suburbs of Altona, Altona Meadows, Altona North, Brooklyn, Laverton, Newport, Seabrook, Seaholme, South Kingsville, Spotswood, Williamstown and Williamstown North. Hobsons Bay has a lush natural environment, which includes over 20 kilometres of beaches, significant wetlands, five creeks, native grasslands and other important flora and fauna habitats.