Jacana

Jacana, a residential suburb between Broadmeadows and Gladstone Park, is 14 km north-west of central Melbourne. It has elevated views over the Moonee Ponds Creek to its west, and its other boundaries are the Western Ring Road, Pascoe Vale Road and Johnstone Street. Originally part of Broadmeadows, it was gazetted as a suburb in 1999.

Jacana was one of several Housing Commission estates in the Broadmeadows area, and most of the houses were built in 1958-59. Several of the streets were names after prominent sports persons who competed in the 1956 Olympic Games.