Menzies Creek, Victoria
| Menzies Creek Melbourne, Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  Menzies Creek | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°55′52″S 145°23′53″E / 37.931°S 145.398°ECoordinates: 37°55′52″S 145°23′53″E / 37.931°S 145.398°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 911 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3159 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Yarra Ranges Shire | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Monbulk, Gembrook | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | La Trobe | ||||||||||||
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Menzies Creek is a township in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 42 km south-east of Melbourne's central business district. Its local government area is the Yarra Ranges Shire. At the 2011 Census, Menzies Creek had a population of 911.[1]
Menzies' Creek Post Office opened on 2 May 1887 and closed in 1980.[2]
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.[3]
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.
See also
References
- 1 2 "2011 Census QuickStats: Menzies Creek". Australia Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ↑ "Story Of The Dandenongs", Helen Coulson, 1959