Golden Square, Victoria
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| Golden Square Bendigo, Victoria |
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| Population: | 8170 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Greater Bendigo | ||||||||||||
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Golden Square () is a suburb of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia. Golden Square neighbours with Kangaroo Flat, Bendigo CBD, Quarry Hill and Golden Gully in Bendigo.
Golden Square is home to The Bulldogs Football and Netball Team, Golden Square High School, Golden Square Primary School, (Laurel St. Primary School) Maple St. Primary School and the Golden Square Shopping Centre.
The new Bendigo Police station is located on the edge of Golden Square and was opened in March 2007 but is not totally completed as of May.
[edit] Famous Faces
Golden Square Football Club has produced AFL stars such as Brownlow Medallist Greg Williams, Richmond stars Wayne Campbell and Nathan Brown, and former Fitzroy, Brisbane and Melbourne player Nick Carter.
Leading AFL player manager Ricky Nixon also started his playing career at Golden Square before playing VFL football with Carlton, St Kilda and Hawthorn.
Other former VFL players to hail from Golden Square include Des Dickson, Ray Byrne, Tony Southcombe and Peter McConville.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Golden Square (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
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