Meredith, Victoria
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| Meredith Victoria | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 37°50′0″S 144°04′0″E / 37.83333°S 144.06667°ECoordinates: 37°50′0″S 144°04′0″E / 37.83333°S 144.06667°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 1,118 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3333 | ||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Ballarat East | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong.
Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854 [2] and the railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862,[3] with the local railway station opened soon after. Now only grain and freight trains use the line. At the 2006 census, Meredith had a population of 1,118.[1]
Meredith has been host to the Meredith Music Festival since 1991.
Golfers play at the course of the Meredith Golf Club on the Midland Highway.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Meredith (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ "Rail Geelong - Geelong Line Guide". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ↑ Golf Select, Meredith, retrieved 2009-05-11
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