Carisbrook is a town in
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
,
Australia
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, located on the
Pyrenees Highway
Pyrenees Highway is a rural highway in western Victoria, Australia, linking Glenelg Highway in Glenthompson to Calder Highway in Elphinstone. It intersects with the region's major road freight route, Western Highway in Ararat, in addition ...
, east of the regional and local government centre of
Maryborough, in the
Shire of Central Goldfields. At the
2016 census, Carisbrook had a population of 1115.
Carisbrook is closely linked with Maryborough historically, socially and economically.
Transport
Carisbrook situated on the Pyrenees Highway between Maryborough and
Castlemaine Castlemaine may mean:
* Castlemaine, Victoria, a town in Victoria, Australia
** Castlemaine Football Club, an Australian rules football club
** Castlemaine railway station
* Castlemaine, County Kerry, a town in Ireland
* Castlemaine Brewery, Western ...
, with coach services to both of these towns.
The
Moolort railway line
The Moolort Line was a cross-country railway line which connected Maryborough railway station, Victoria, Maryborough and Castlemaine railway station, Castlemaine in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The line, now defunct, starts in Cast ...
is a partially closed railway line also connecting Maryborough to Castlemaine, via
Carisbrook station and Moolort.
Media
The Carisbrook Mercury is a weekly newspaper distributed locally, based in Carisbrook Town Hall. The Maryborough Advertiser, distributed in the Central Goldfields region, and the regional radio station
Goldfields FM99.1, are based in Maryborough.
Sport
The local Australian Rules football team is the Carisbrook Redbacks. They play in the
Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League
The Maryborough Castlemaine District Football Netball League is an Australian rules football league based in central Victoria. This is a minor league with clubs coming from towns near the regional centres of Maryborough, and Castlemaine.
His ...
. The current coaches are Luke Treacy and Jackson Bowen. Their main motto at training is to "respect the bibs". The Maryborough
Harness Racing
Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait (a trot or a pace). They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, or spider, or chariot occupied by a driver. In Europe, and less frequently in Austral ...
Club has regular meetings at its racetrack, which is located near Carisbrook.
There is also a lawn bowls club, a gun club and a leisure centre.
Notable people
* Aston, Matilda Ann (1873-1947)
* Long, George Merrick (1874-1930)
* Russell, Percy Joseph (1861-1946)
See also
*
Carisbrook railway station
Carisbrook railway station is a closed railway station on the Moolort railway line at Carisbrook, Victoria. The station was opened on Tuesday, 7 July 1874.
Although no longer in use Carisbrook retains a bricks station building, platf ...
References
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Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Mining towns in Victoria (Australia)