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Shire Of Heytesbury
The Shire of Heytesbury was a Local government in Australia, local government area about west-southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1895 until 1994. History Heytesbury was originally located within the Road districts of Victoria (Australia), Hampden and Heytesbury Road District, which was incorporated on 28 April 1857. On 31 May 1895, Heytesbury split away from the East and West Ridings of the Shire of Hampden, to become a shire in its own right. On 6 May 1919, parts of its area split away to join parts of the Shires of Shire of Colac, Colac and Shire of Winchelsea, Winchelsea, to form the Shire of Otway. Otway annexed a small part of Heytesbury in 1969. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Heytesbury was abolished, and along with the Town of Camperdown, the Shire of Hampden, and parts of the Shires of Colac, Shire of Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barwon South West
The Barwon South West is an economic rural region located in the southwestern part of Victoria, Australia. The Barwon South West region stretches from the tip of the Queenscliff Heads to the border of South Australia. It is home to Victoria’s largest provincial centre, Geelong and the major centres of Aireys Inlet, Apollo Bay, , , , , , , , and Warrnambool. It draws its name from the Barwon River and the geographic location of the region in the state of Victoria. Comprising an area in excess of with approximately residents as at the 2011 census, the Barwon South West region includes the Colac Otway, Corangamite, Glenelg, Greater Geelong, Moyne, Queenscliffe, Southern Grampians, Surf Coast and Warrnambool City local government areas and the Unincorporated area of Lady Julia Percy Island. The Barwon South West region is located along the two major interstate transport corridors – the Princes Highway corridor and the Western Highway corridor. The region compri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunswick, Victoria
Brunswick is an inner-city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's Melbourne city centre, Central Business District, located within the City of Merri-bek Local government areas of Victoria, local government area. Brunswick recorded a population of 24,896 at the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census. Traditionally a working class area noted for its large Italian Australians, Italian and Greek Australians, Greek communities, Brunswick is currently known for its Bohemianism, bohemian culture and strong arts and live music scenes. It is also home to a large student population owing to its proximity to the University of Melbourne and RMIT University, the latter of which has a campus in the suburb. Brunswick's major thoroughfare is Sydney Road, one of Melbourne's major commercial and nightlife strips. It also encompasses the northern section of Lygon Street, synonymous with the Italian community of Melbourne, which forms its border with Bruns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simpson, Victoria
Simpson is a town in the Western District, Victoria, Western District of Victoria (Australia), Victoria Australia. The town is in a dairying region and lies about halfway between Colac, Victoria, Colac and the coastal fishing resort of Port Campbell, Victoria, Port Campbell. Most of the town is located in the Corangamite Shire, but a small, forested section lies in the Shire of Colac Otway. Simpson is south of Cobden, Victoria, Cobden. At the , Simpson had a population of 569. The town is named after Les Simpson, the first chairman of the Soldier Settlement Commission. Prior to the formation of the Soldier Settlement Commission in 1946, the large bush land tract known as the Heytesbury Forest was under consideration as a possible settlement area. Simpson is part of one of the most productive dairying centres in Australia. Dairying has become a major activity in the area and a significant contributor to the State’s dairying industry. The region consists of dissected plains expo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scotts Creek, Victoria
Scotts Creek is a locality in south-west Victoria, Australia, in the Corangamite Shire, south-west of the state capital, Melbourne. Located where the Timboon-Colac Rd intersects the Cobden-Port Campbell Rd, Scotts Creek was apart of the original pastoral run of Daniel Curdie. Later the area was explored by gold prospectors but didn't find anything. Later came the timber workers and then the farmers. In 1886 the area was burnt out by the summer bushfires, but no-one was killed. In the 1950s the area was the western extent of the Heytesbury Settlement Scheme The Heytesbury Settlement Scheme was a soldier settlement scheme established in the Western District of Victoria, Australia after World War II. The scheme involved the clearing of the Heytesbury Forest south of Colac, Victoria and adjacent to .... The scheme involved the clearing of the Heytesbury Forest to allow for the establishment of a dairy industry in the area. In time the area became one of Australia's most pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Port Campbell, Victoria
Port Campbell () is a coastal town in Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Great Ocean Road, west of the Twelve Apostles, in the Shire of Corangamite. At the , Port Campbell had a population of 478. History The port and the town are named after Captain Alexander Campbell, a whaler and colonist of the Port Fairy region. The town was settled in the 1870s, with the first wharf being built in 1880. Port Campbell Post Office opened on 19 March 1874. It was renamed Port Campbell West in 1881 when a new Port Campbell office opened near the wharf. There were hopes of a rail connection when the Timboon line opened in 1892 but the state government vetoed the idea in 1916. The town became a centre of infamy in 1970 when the bodies of a family from Melbourne were discovered in a car that had fallen over a cliff, see Crawford family murder. The town used to be the centre of a football competition known as the Port Campbell Football Association that operated from 1927, it reforme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curdievale
Curdievale is a locality in south west Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The locality is shared between the Corangamite Shire and the Shire of Moyne, south west of the state capital, Melbourne. Curdievale is nestled on both sides of the Curdies River, its major place of interest is the Boggy Creek Hotel built in 1853, where the locals drop in for a drink and a meal. At the , Curdievale had a population of 124. References External links Towns in Victoria (state) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobrico, Victoria
Cobrico is a town in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Corangamite The Shire of Corangamite is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 16,140. It includes the towns o .... At the 2016 Census, Cobrico had a population of 80. References External links Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Corangamite {{BarwonSouthWest-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brucknell, Victoria
Brucknell is a locality in Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Corangamite The Shire of Corangamite is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 16,140. It includes the towns o .... References Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Corangamite {{BarwonSouthWest-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Colac Otway
The Shire of Colac Otway is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 21,503. It includes the towns of Apollo Bay, Beeac, Beech Forest, Birregurra, Colac, Cressy, Forrest, Johanna, Kennett River, Lavers Hill, Warrion and Wye River. It came into existence on 23 September 1994 through the amalgamation of the local government areas of City of Colac, Shire of Colac, part of the Shire of Otway and part of the Shire of Heytesbury. The Shire is governed and administered by the Colac Otway Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Colac, it also has a service centre located in Apollo Bay. The Shire is named after the combination of the names for the former City of ''Colac'', and Shires of ''Colac'' and ''Otway'', from which the majority of the LGA was formed. The name Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Corangamite
The Shire of Corangamite is a local government area in the Barwon South West region of Victoria, Australia, located in the south-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018 had a population of 16,140. It includes the towns of Camperdown, Terang, Cobden, Timboon, Port Campbell and Skipton. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the Town of Camperdown, Shire of Hampden, Shire of Heytesbury, and parts of the Shire of Otway, Shire of Mortlake and Shire of Warrnambool. The Shire is governed and administered by the Corangamite Shire Council; its seat of local government and administrative centre is located at the council headquarters in Camperdown. The Shire is named after the major geographical feature in the region, Lake Corangamite, which is located on the eastern boundary of the LGA. It came into existence on 23 September 1994 through the amalgamation of the local government areas of Camperdown Town, Hampden Shire (part), Heytesbury Shire (part), M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Ocean Road
The Great Ocean Road is an Australian National Heritage listed stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. Built by returned soldiers between 1919 and 1932 and dedicated to soldiers killed during World War I, the road is the world's largest war memorial. Winding through varying terrain along the coast and providing access to several prominent landmarks, including the Twelve Apostles limestone stack formations, the road is an important tourist attraction in the region. In December 2020, legislation went into effect to legally protect the Great Ocean Road – called the “Great Ocean Road Environs Protection Act 2020”. The city of Geelong, close to Torquay, experiences great benefit from Australian and international visitors to the road; with Geelong Otway Tourism affirming it as an invaluable asset. The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria (RACV) listed the road as the state's top tourism experience in its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princetown, Victoria
Princetown is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Great Ocean Road, east of the Twelve Apostles, in the Corangamite Shire. General Princetown is located east of Port Campbell in Victoria, Australia on the Great Ocean Road. It hosts a pub which doubles as a general store, a post office and some accommodation options. The hamlet provides access to beaches and the mouth of the Gellibrand River. At the , Princetown district had a population of 459. Redrawing of the census lines reduced the figure in 2016 to 241 persons. Princetown Cricket Club is the sole surviving sporting club in the township, boasting about 30 members playing in the local South West Cricket Association. The current club was formed in 1968, but cricket had been played in Princetown as far back as 1886. Attractions A river estuary and wetlands is adjacent to the township, with reed beds on the western branch of the estuary containing significant bird and plant life. Princetown is bounded on two sides ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
