The F6: Melbourne's Forgotten Freeways

The F6 was one of the longest freeways proposed in the 1969 Melbourne Transportation Plan.

Running a massive 91 kilometres between the F5 (today the M80 Ring Road) and Safety Beach on the Mornington Peninsula, it would have been a significant north-south route through the eastern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne.

The proposed route ran through many suburbs, including Preston, Alphington, Camberwell, East Malvern, Moorabbin and Mount Eliza.

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I acknowledge the traditional owners of the lands on which this video was filmed, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people. I pay respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and their extensive historical connection to these places.

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My website: https://philipmallis.com

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MORE INFORMATION

Alphington to East Preston Railway: https://maps.philipmallis.com/alphing...

F6 / F19 Interchange:    • Kew's Ghost Interchange: Melbourne's ...  

Map on page 31, 'Planning Policies for Metropolitan Melbourne' (1971): https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/__dat...

'Deleting Freeways', Gerciullo, S. Public Records Office Victoria. https://prov.vic.gov.au/explore-colle...

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SOURCES AND CREDITS

'Victoria's Planning History', Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning. 2021. https://www.planning.vic.gov.au/polic...

VicPlan Mapshare, Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning. 2021. https://mapshare.vic.gov.au/vicplan/

'Aerial view of the first section of the Tullamarine Freeway during construction. Includes the intersection of the freeway, Mt. Alexander Road and Fleming Road'. Country Roads Board. 1969. State Library of Victoria.http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/22...

'Tullamarine Project'. State Film Centre of Victoria, ACMI Collections. 1968.    • Tullamarine project  

'Reimagining Moonee Ponds Creek. Melbourne Water. 2021. https://yoursay.melbournewater.com.au...

'Aerial of Moonee Ponds Creek at North Melbourne'. 2010. Biatch at en.wikipedia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

'Tomorrow's Canberra', The Commonwealth Film Unit. 1972. Published: National Film and Sound Archive.    • Tomorrow's Canberra  

'Transport - Cars on a freeway from above', Jonathan Lang. 2014.    • Transport - Cars on a freeway from above  

'Mordialloc Freeway', Major Road Projects Victoria. 2021. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=470...