Penshurst, Victoria

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Penshurst
Victoria

Spring at the Penshurst botanical gardens
Population: 487[1]
Postcode: 3289
Location:
LGA: Shire of Southern Grampians
State District: Lowan
Federal Division: Wannon

Penshurst is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Southern Grampians local government area and is located at the foot of Mt Rouse, an extinct volcano. At the 2001 census, Penshurst had a population of 487.[1] Basic facilities include a hospital with an aged care residency and doctor's surgery, a pub, a post office, a newsagent, a grocery store, a hall and two schools – one a state school, the other a Catholic school – the state school has approximately six children, the Catholic school about 30.

The town was settled in the 1850s, the Post Office opening on September 1, 1857 [2]

Penshurst is located in an area littered with basalt stones up 2m long from the Mt Rouse volcano. These are know locally as the stony rises. The north east side of Mt Rouse is used as a quarry and crushed for road making scoria.

There were instances in the 1970’s where bushfires triggered peat fires beneath the stony rises which burnt for a number on months. A fire watch building is located at the top of Mt Rouse.

Penshurst is serviced by a fresh water spring located in the town and has many historic shops.

The Penshurst racecourse hosts one racing calendar event each year on Boxing Day and is located about 1km north of Bell Street (the Main Street).

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Penshurst (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-08-05.
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, <https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008 
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