Technically not local, but it is the nearest International Airport - Melbourne Airport, or more commonly known as Tullamarine Airport. Probably to distinguish it from the other then major Melbourne airport - Essendon.
This first image it from the Victorian Yearbook for 1971.
It shows a brand new Tulla with a the original 3 terminals (Ansett to the left, International in the middle and TAA on the right) and a minimum of parking which looks to be more than sufficient judging by the number of parked cars.
In 1959, during the Menzies era, the Commonwealth purchased 13,000 acres in the then-rural Tullamarine. Tulla was opened on 1st July 1970 by then Prime Minister John Grey Gorton.
Move forward to 2020, and a Google Maps image of the site (slightly different angle).
The growth in air travel is apparent - now with 4 major terminals hosting great long sky bridges, and also the parking headache - multi-storey carparks and the long-term parks stretching back towards the city - we have come a long way.
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