Bullengarook, Victoria
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| Bullengarook Victoria |
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| Population: | 681 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3437 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 484 m (1,588 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Macedon Ranges | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Macedon | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | McEwen | ||||||||||||
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Bullengarook is a locality in Victoria, Australia. The locality is centred on Bacchus Marsh Road, 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Gisborne towards Bacchus Marsh. It is located in the Shire of Macedon Ranges Local Government Area. At the 2006 census, Bullengarook and the surrounding area had a population of 681.[1]
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[edit] Facilities
The community is a small one. The local primary school closed down in 2007 when the number of enrolled students fell below 20. There is a Country Fire Authority fire station and a Recreation Reserve. The Reserve land was donated to the Shire council by a local land owner and now provides a number of facilities including but not limited to a tennis club, cricket ground facilities, a pavilion available to the public for rental and equestrian facilities for the local children's pony club and adult riders clubs.
There are no commercial facilities, the post office closed in 1970.
The nearest railway station is located in New Gisborne on the Bendigo railway line. The line was constructed between 1858 to 1861.[2]
[edit] History
The local lands were inhabitated by the Wurundjeri people.
Earliest records show that Europeans settled in the area in 1850. Industry included slate and gold mining. The local Bullengarook Bellows newspaper is still in production.
- Bullengarook, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Bullengarook (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-03-30.
- ^ Gisborne and Mount Macedon Districts Historical Society Inc.
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