| Merbein Victoria |
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Merbein
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| Population: | 2526 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3505 | ||||||||||||
| Elevation: | 56 m (184 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Rural City of Mildura | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Mildura | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Mallee | ||||||||||||
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Merbein is a town outside Mildura, Victoria, in the Sunraysia region of Australia. At the 2006 census, Merbein had a population of 2526.
The area was known as White Cliffs until 1909 when the township was established, the Post Office opening on 16 August 1909.[2] The name was intended to be Merebin, which is the Aboriginal word for "white sandcliffs", but an error made when registering the name corrupted it to Merbein . It is on the Calder Highway between Mildura and the Murray River crossing on the Abbotsford Bridge to Curlwaa.
It is the home of Mildara Wines, which W B Chaffey founded in 1911. The Mildara Blass Winery still stands on the cliffs towering above the Murray River, and is open to visitors for a tour and wine tasting. The CSIRO Plant Research Division has a facility at Merbein focused on the grape and citrus growing industries.
Rail freight services to Melbourne operate from Merbein along the Mildura railway line from a terminal operated by Wakefield Transport.[3]
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Sunraysia Football League.[4]
Golfers play at the course of the Merbein Golf Club on McEdward Street.[5]
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