Derrimut is a suburb in

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, west of Melbourne's

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, located within the

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. Derrimut recorded a population of 8,651 at the 2021 census. Located on the lands of the

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Woiwurrung people, of the

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, Derrimut is bounded by Foleys Road to the north, Robinsons Road to the west, the

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to the east and Boundary Road to the south. Derrimut is a newly developed suburb in Melbourne. It is named after

Derrimut Derrimut is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Brimbank Local government area. Derrimut recorded a population of 8,651 at the 2021 census. Located on the l ...

, a nineteenth-century

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Elder. Derrimut Post Office opened on 1 June 1866 in the rural area, but closed in 1918. The area was home to the "Mount Derrimut" field station of the

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from 1964 to 199

It focused on agriculture. The site was also used by the Victoria University Victoria University, Melbourne, Western Institute to deliver courses in the late 1980s and early 1990s where students from all around Melbourne come together to study their Business Degrees, some of these students groups still remain close friends until this day. Before being used by the university, it was used by ICI (now

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) for training and conference purposes. The site is now occupied by the Sunshine Golf Club; the course opened in November 2007.

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