Sutton Grange is a locality located approximately south of

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. At the 2021 Census, Sutton Grange had a population of 160. The only public facility now remaining is the local community hall in the centre of town. A war memorial across the road from the hall dates from 1922. The Albert Cox Wildlife Memorial Sanctuary is located in Sutton Grange.

History

Sutton Grange Post Office opened on 1 August 1865 and closed in 1970. The Sutton Grange school opened in 1970 and closed in 1988 and Sutton Grange Uniting Church was built in 1874.

Geographical features

Through Sutton Grange runs Myrtle Creek, which flows into the

Coliban River The Coliban River, an inland perennial river of the northcentral catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the lower Riverina bioregion and Central Highlands region of the Australian state of Victoria. The headwaters of the ...

and both of them are infested with carp. Sutton Grange is also surrounded by mountains and hills, the highest of which is

Mount Alexander Mount Alexander is a mountain located approximately 125 km north-west of Melbourne, near the town of Harcourt. It rises 350 metres above the surrounding area to a level of 744 metres above sea level. Being a prominent local landmark, ...

. The terrain and soil around Sutton Grange has a high percentage of quartz and granite.

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