Marry-ber-nong. In the local indigenous language, it means "place of many birds". Maribyrnong is definitely family territory with a mix of older style timber homes, new townhouses, and designer homes. It is clean, close to the city and Victoria University, it's home to a large shopping centre (Highpoint), a new large and well equipped aquatic centre (pool and gym), and is on the picturesque and popular Maribyrnong River which has a good riverside walking and bike track.