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Shire Of Ararat
The Shire of Ararat was a Local government in Australia, local government area about west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1861 until 1994. The shire did not cover the town of Ararat, Victoria, Ararat, which was managed by a separate City of Ararat, local government authority. History Ararat was first incorporated as a Road districts of Victoria (Australia), road district on 27 August 1861, and became a shire on 8 March 1864. Parts of its North Riding were annexed to the Shire of Stawell on 26 October 1926, while other portions were annexed to the City of Ararat on 1 October 1941 and 27 May 1960. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room. On 23 September 1994, the Shire of Ararat was abolished, and along with the City of Ararat and parts of the Shire of Stawell, was merged into the newly created Rural City of Ararat. Wards The Shire of Ararat was divided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grampians (region)
The Grampians is an economic rural region located in the western part of Victoria, Australia. The region lies to the northwest of the western suburbs of Greater Melbourne, to the state's western border with South Australia and includes the Grampians National Park and significant gold mining heritage assets. The Grampians region has two sub-regions, Grampians Central Highlands and Wimmera Southern Mallee. As at the 2016 Australian census, the Grampians region had a population of , with almost half of the population located in the City of Ballarat. The principal centres of the region, in descending order of population, are Ballarat, Bacchus Marsh, , , and . Administration Political representation For the purposes of Australian federal elections for the House of Representatives, the Grampians region is contained within all or part of the electoral divisions of Ballarat, Corangamite, Mallee, and Wannon. For the purposes of Victorian elections for the Legislative Ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Road Districts Of Victoria (Australia)
Road districts were established in the colony of Victoria, Australia, pursuant to legislation passed in 1853 and were an early form of local government in Victoria. The districts were outside towns, which were instead incorporated either as municipalities or boroughs. The road districts were created between 1853 and 1871. Road districts were established after public meetings to discuss boundaries etc. followed by a petition to the governor. Upon the proclamation of a district a public meeting was held to elect officers of the Road Board, which was responsible for the building and maintenance of local roads and bridges and raised finance from rates levied on landowners. From 1862 many road districts became shires, pursuant to the ''District Councils Bill 1862'', with additional responsibilities related to pounds, slaughtering licences, thistles, dogs, licensed publicans, brewer's and spirit merchants' licences and commons The commons is the cultural and natural resources acce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rossbridge
''Rossbridge'' is a town in the north west region of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. It is approximately west of the state's capital, Melbourne. Rossbridge has a population of 27, as of the 2021 Census of Australia, Census. Established on the Ararat to coast road in the 1860s, the town gained its name from Ross's Bridge at the crossing of the Hopkins River. the bridge gained its name from named in turn after John Ross, selector of the Mount William Plains pastoral run. By the 1870s a church, school and a number of residences were established. Ross Bridge Post Office opened on 21 November 1873 and closed in on 2 March 1962. As an early grazing district, the town had its share of tragedy, with four children dying in a house fire on 9 February 1863. Rossbridge Primary School #1069 opened 19 February 1872 and closed 31 December 1993. Notable people *Australian politician John McDougall (Australian politician, born 1867), John McDougall attended Rossbridge Common School ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pomonal, Victoria
Pomonal is a town in western Victoria, Australia within the Rural City of Ararat local government area, north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the , Pomonal had a population of 356. History Reflecting the many orchards in the area at the time, the town was originally named Pomona after the Roman goddess. As a result of another town in Australia with the same name, this was changed in 1904 to Pomonal. The Post Office reflected this change opening as Pomona on 25 December 1892 (closing 1895), re-opening as Mona on 1 August 1904 then being renamed Pomonal on 10 October 1904. Thomas Mitchell was the first European explorer in the Pomonal area, camping near the future town site in 1836 before climbing Mount William in the nearby Grampians mountain range. Squatters soon followed and the town site was part of the "Lexington Run". In 1866, the Frenchman Peter DeMay was the first selector in the area, developing an orchard and small vineyard. The fruit industry developed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moyston, Victoria
Moyston is a town in the Western District region of Victoria, Australia, near the Grampians mountain range. The town is located in the Rural City of Ararat local government area, north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Moyston and the surrounding area had a population of 403. Moyston is the self-proclaimed "Birthplace of Australian Football", based on its connection to the sport's founder, Tom Wills, who grew up in the area in the 1840s, and, according to some, played Marn Grook with the Indigenous people of the area.Harris, Amelia (22 March 2008)"Moyston where footy dreams lie" ''The Herald Sun''. Retrieved 4 January 2015. History The first European to see the Moyston area was the explorer Major Thomas Mitchell in 1836. Squatters and their flocks of sheep followed soon after, among them Horatio Wills. His son, Tom Wills, was Australia's first great cricketer and a pioneer of Australian rules football. It has been claimed that, while livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mininera
Mininera is a locality in south west Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Rural City of Ararat local government area, west of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a met .... At the , Mininera had a population of 62. References External links Towns in Victoria (state) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroona, Victoria
Maroona is a rural village in the western region of Victoria, Australia. It is approximately west of the state's capital, Melbourne. Maroona is part of the statistical area of Tatyoon which at the 2021 Census, had a population of 80. Maroona sits on the junction of the Western standard gauge line and the Portland railway line. The lines were built as (broad gauge) from Ararat to Portland in 1877. and 1913 the Gheringhap–Maroona line was opened, junctioning with the line at Gheringhap. They were converted to standard gauge in 1995. The grain handling facility at Maroona railway station Maroona is the junction station between what is the main western railway line and the branch line to Portland, Victoria, Australia. A number of sidings are provided at this station which are still in use. The platform and station building remain ... has been closed. References Towns in Victoria (Australia) Western District (Victoria) {{BarwonSouthWest-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mafeking, Victoria
Mafeking is a locality in Australia south-east of Grampians National Park and from the nearest town of Willaura. "In 1900 there was a large rush to the Grampians area south of Mt William, to what became known as the Mafeking rush. In 1897 two splitters named Arthur and David Schache found gold in a gully in the granite area, and told the brothers Philip and Frank Emmett, who were on a shooting trip. The Emmetts returned from the Rocky Point Diggings at Ararat, and stayed with their friends, the Masons. They prospected the area and got the first gold at Masons Falls. On 24th June 1900 they registered a claim, and within a fortnight at the consequent rush, gold had been found in ten gullies. The surveyed town at the rush was called Naram Naram." "At Mt William (Mafeking) gold derived from granitic rocks intrusive into the Grampians sandstones has been concentrated in gravels of Tertiary age over an area of about a square mile, which have yielded over £100,000 worth of gold. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Bolac
Lake Bolac is a town in the Western District region of Victoria, Australia. The town is on the shores of Lake Bolac, and the Glenelg Highway passes through the town. At the 2021 census, Lake Bolac and the surrounding area had a population of 368. The name derives from ''bulluc'', meaning swamp or lake in the Djab Wurrung language. The traditional owners of the area are the Girai wurrung people. History Pre-colonial inhabitation Lake Bolac was the northern boundary of the Girai wurrung people's traditional lands, according to Norman Tindale, while large groups of up to 1,000 Djab wurrung and other peoples gathered here for a couple of months during the annual short-finned eel migration. George Augustus Robinson recorded in 1841 that 800 Aboriginal people had gathered at Lake Bolac – 'Lake Boloke' – to feast on plentiful eels, when "...local tribes numbered only sixty individuals". The name of the lake and thence the town derives from ''bulluc'', meaning swamp or lake in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elmhurst, Victoria
Elmhurst is a town in the Pyrenees (Victoria), Pyrenees region of western Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Pyrenees Highway between Eversley and Amphitheatre, Victoria, Amphitheatre. Elmhurst is in the Rural City of Ararat local government area, north-west of the state capital, Melbourne. The headwaters of the Wimmera River form near Elmhurst. At the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census, Elmhurst had a population of 185. Mount Cole and the Mount Buangor State Park are located south of Elmhurst. The general store is now closed. Elmhurst has a small post office that is open limited hours Monday-Friday (9am - 1pm). The Elmhurst Recreation Reserve (on Green st) has public toilets, a picnic area and a playground. Gallery File:Elmhurst Mechanics Institute.JPG, Elmhurst Mechanics Institute File:Elmhurst Anglican Church.JPG, Anglican Church File:Elmhurst Bank.JPG, Bank Building File:Elmhurst Butcher Shop.JPG, Butcher Shop File:Elmhurst Hotel.JPG, Elmhur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunneworthy, Victoria
Dunneworthy is a district located approximately North East of the town of Ararat, Victoria, Australia. When surveyed in the 1850s there were plans for a sizeable township and a railway station was built. Development never eventuated and today the district is home to 15 people. The largest property in the area was named after the district ("Dunneworthy"), when it was split from the original Woodlands run that comprised practically all the land west of Ararat. To the west is the Dunneworthy State Forest. Playing in the Victorian competition, the Dunneworthy Touch Club are named after the district. See also * Avoca railway line The Maryborough–Avoca–Ararat railway is a railway line in western Victoria, Australia. It is one of the few railway lines in the state to have been closed and then reopened. Today it is a standard gauge branch line connecting the Western SG ... References Towns in Victoria (Australia) Ararat, Victoria {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buangor, Victoria
Buangor is a town in western Victoria. It is about west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Buangor had a population of 112. Buangor Post Office opened on 25 March 1863 The town has a primary school, which was built in 1878, and had an enrolment of 19 students in 2011. Buangor railway station, on the Ararat railway line, was closed in 1981. The area was known as the Parish of Woodnaccerak (also spelled Woodnaggerak) in the County of Ripon and was established in the 1830s, and is remembered by a north–south road named Woodnaggerak in the district. The local grazing property "Woodnaggerak" was the home of General Sir Cyril Brudenell Bingham White, KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO, Chief of the General Staff 1920–23 to which he commuted at weekends from Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
