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Joel Joel, Victoria
Joel Joel is an agricultural community located 23 km east of Stawell, Victoria, Stawell in the Wimmera region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It comprises a small village centre of scattered houses and larger farms. History Before European settlement The traditional owners of the area are the Dja Dja Wurrung or Jaara people who are part of the larger Kulin Nation, Kulin nation. Early years Joel Joel Post Office opened on 19 August 1892, closed in 1895, reopened in 1902 and closed again in 1965. Modern period In 1914 a railway line was established to connect Joel Joel and other nearby towns to the main line to the south which ran between Ararat and Avoca. Facilities and Attractions A new Country Fire Authority, CFA Fire Station was opened on 18 March 2011 by Parliamentary Secretary Bill Tilley MP. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Ripon
Ripon is a single member electoral district of the Victorian Legislative Assembly. It is a rural electorate based in western Victoria. In 1946 the electoral district of Ripon was first contested but then abolished in the 1955 election after being held by Labor for seven of these years. Ripon was re-created in 1976, essentially as a replacement for Hampden and Kara Kara. Ripon has an area of 16,761 square kilometres. It includes the towns of Amphitheatre, Ararat, Avoca, Bealiba, Beaufort, Bridgewater on Loddon, Buangor, Cardigan, Carisbrook, Charlton, Clunes, Creswick, Donald, Dunolly, Eddington, Elmhurst, Glenorchy, Great Western, Inglewood, Landsborough, Lexton, Lucas, Marnoo, Maryborough, Miners Rest, Moonambel, Newbridge, Snake Valley, St Arnaud, Stawell, Stuart Mill, Talbot, Tarnagulla and Wedderburn. The main population centres are Creswick, Ararat, Maryborough, Avoca, Donald, Bridgewater on Loddon, St Arnaud and Stawell. This district is k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |