Abbotsford is a suburb of Melbourne,
Australia, 2 km east of Melbourne’s Central Business District. Its local government area is the City of Yarra. At the 2011 census,
Abbotsford had a population of 4,907.
Abbotsford is bounded by Collingwood, Richmond and Clifton Hill and separated from Kew by the meandering Yarra River. Formerly part of the City of Collingwood, it is
now part of the City of Yarra. Victoria Street forms the southern boundary to
Abbotsford (with Richmond); Hoddle
Street forms the western boundary (with Collingwood); the Eastern Freeway forms the northern boundary
(with Clifton Hill) while the Yarra forms the eastern boundary with Kew, inBoroondara.
Some well known Abbotsford landmarks include the Skipping Girl Sign, Dights Falls, the former Collingwood Town Hall,Victoria Park
Football Stadium and Abbotsford Convent.
Abbotsford is designated one of the 82 Major Activity centres listed in the Metropolitan Strategy Melbourne 2030.
Abbotsford takes its name from the estate of John Orr, which in turn is named after a ford in Scotland’s Tweed River, used by the Abbott of Melrose Abbey.[2]
Since its origins in 1970, World Advertising prides itself on being a complete signage manufacturing supplier, involving
a team that includes designers, site surveyors, project managers and creative agents. All personnel work collaboratively
to ensure the best possible signage solutions for all retail, commercial, industrial and corporate divisions.
As our head office and manufacturing facilities are based in Melbourne, just next to the Melbourne International
Airport, we have the facilities to manufacture and install all over the country with our services stemming as far as
Germany, the UAE and New Zealand.
World Advertising also has a presence nationally with project managers and installers able to readily assist you –
whatever your needs. In line with our growth strategy, we are pleased to announce that World Advertising Australia has
offices in the United Arab Emirates, and China, in order to serve our clients better, and looking into constant
expansion looking ahead.
