Launching Place is a town in

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, 54 km east of Melbourne's

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, located within the

Shire of Yarra Ranges The Shire of Yarra Ranges, also known as Yarra Ranges Council, is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges. It has an ...

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. Launching Place recorded a population of 2,495 at the . Launching Place is located along the Warburton Highway between

Woori Yallock Woori Yallock is a town in Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area. Woori Yallock recorded a population of 2,964 at the . The Post Office opened on 1 J ...

and Yarra Junction. It is believed that Launching Place is named after the place on the

Yarra River The Yarra River or historically, the Yarra Yarra River, (Kulin languages: ''Berrern'', ''Birr-arrung'', ''Bay-ray-rung'', ''Birarang'', ''Birrarung'', and ''Wongete'') is a perennial river in south-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stre ...

where freshly cut logs were "launched" into the river to be floated down to sawmills in

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A post office opened on 12 July 1865. It was replaced by one at Hoddles Creek in 1869, but reopened on 1 September 1880, finally closing in 1994. From 1901 to 1965, the township was served by a

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on the Warburton line. Launching Place has many camping grounds, and people use it was a base for

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and

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in the

. The

Derelict Aircraft Museum The Derelict Air Museum was an Australian aviation museum located in Launching Place, Victoria. It was a collection of aircraft in various states of repair, owned by Richard Wetherburn.Derelict Aircraft Museum homepage
Retrieved September 20, 2016 A new car park has recently been constructed behind the Launching Place General Store, improving access to the Warburton Rail Trail and the store.

Gallery

Image:Launching Place General Store.jpg, Launching Place General Store File:Launching Place Home Hotel - evening.jpg, Launching Place Home Hotel

References

Towns in Victoria (Australia) Yarra Valley Yarra Ranges {{melbourne-geo-stub