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Menzies Creek, Victoria

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Town in Victoria, Australia
Menzies Creek
MelbourneVictoria
Menzies Creek is located in MelbourneMenzies CreekMenzies Creek
Coordinates37°55′52″S 145°23′53″E / 37.931°S 145.398°E / -37.931; 145.398
Population966 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)3159
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Monbulk
Federal division(s)
Localities around Menzies Creek:
Kallista The Patch Kallista
Selby Menzies Creek Clematis
Belgrave South Cardinia Reservoir Clematis

Menzies Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Cardinia and Yarra Ranges local government areas. Menzies Creek recorded a population of 966 at the 2021 census.

Menzies' Creek Post Office opened on 2 May 1887 and closed in 1980.

Menzies Creek railway station opened on 18 December 1900 with the opening of the Gembrook line. The station name was changed to Aura on 5 December 1904—while the Post Office remained Menzies Creek—but reverted to Menzies Creek on 4 July 1947.

The area is named after James Menzies, a gold digger in the 1860s, who worked the area for many years and is believed to be buried locally.

Schools

Menzies Creek Primary School is a small school with a distinctive community focus.

Reserves

Menzies Creek Reserve, with two soccer pitches in winter (Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club) and a cricket oval in summer. The 1st Selby Scout Troop has its headquarters here.

See also

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies Creek (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021
  3. "Story Of The Dandenongs, 1838-1958", Helen Coulson, (F.W. Cheshire, 1959).
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