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Baxter is a township and rural locality beyond the Urban Growth Boundary in Victoria,
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, south-east of Melbourne's
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, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula
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. Baxter recorded a population of 2,166 at the 2021 census. It is served by Baxter railway station on the Stony Point greater-metropolitan line. Originally named Baxter's Flat, Baxter was founded by pastoralist Benjamin Baxter, who lived in a property named ''Carrup Carrup'' - the
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name. The property still exists today on what is now the Frankston-Flinders Road, as does the original cottage he and his wife Martha lived in. Benjamin Baxter died in 1892 and his gravestone, found in the Frankston Cemetery, reads "Benjamin Baxter, late of h. m. 50th regiment. Died at Currup Currup 15 May 1892, aged 87. Also Martha, beloved wife of above 31 January 1906 age 94 years". It was at Baxter's Flat that the railway to Mornington and Stony Point (built in the late 1880s) separated. The station was called Mornington Junction before being changed to Baxter, however its role as a junction ended in the 1980s with the closure of the Mornington line. The early township grew around the railway station and a Post Office named Mornington Junction opened on 1 December 1892 (Baxter from 1918) Other historic cottages in the area include a primitive 1850s homestead called Eurutta (formerly Sage's Cottage), and a 1920s American-style residence called Mulberry Hill. Baxter Primary School was established in 1890.


Sport

Baxter Soccer Club has been around for many years and compete in the Football Victoria leagues.Baxter SC
Football Victoria Their home ground is located at Baxter Park.
Mornington Peninsula Pony Club
provides
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and
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facilities for young equestrian enthusiasts. The club holds its rallies each month at Baxter Park and is affiliated with the
Pony Club Association of Victoria The Pony Club Association of Victoria, commonly abbreviated as PCAV, is the recognised State Sporting Organisation and controlling body for Pony Club in Victoria where young people can ride and learn all disciplines of equestrian sports. The Ass ...
.


Notable People

*
Blake Williams Blake "Bilko" Williams (born 4 April 1985, in Baxter, Victoria, Australia) is a motorsports competitor who has won championships and X Games medals in several events, including motocross and freestyle motocross. He was awarded the FMX rider ...
, Professional Freestyle Motocross Rider


See also

*
City of Cranbourne The City of Cranbourne was a Local government in Australia, local government area about southeast of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of , and existed from 1860 until 1994. It ...
– Parts of Baxter were previously within this former local government area. *
City of Frankston (former) The City of Frankston was a Local government in Australia, local government area about south of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of in and around Frankston, Victoria, Franksto ...
– Parts of Baxter were previously within this former local government area. * Shire of Hastings – Parts of Baxter were previously within this former local government area.


References

*Brown-May, Andrew & Swain, Shurlee (2005) ''The Encyclopedia Of Melbourne''. Cambridge University Press.


External links

*Our Peninsula's Past
(Shire of Mornington Peninsula) {{authority control Mornington Peninsula