Moorabool, Victoria

Moorabool Victoria
The former railway station
Moorabool
Coordinates	38°04′S 144°18′E / 38.067°S 144.300°ECoordinates: 38°04′S 144°18′E / 38.067°S 144.300°E
Postcode(s)	3221
LGA(s)	City of Greater Geelong
State electorate(s)	Lara
Federal Division(s)	Corio
Localities around Moorabool: Sutherlands Creek Anakie Lovely Banks Sutherlands Creek Moorabool Lovely Banks Gheringhap Batesford Bell Post Hill

Moorabool is a bounded rural locality of the City of Greater Geelong local government area in Victoria, Australia.

History

Moorabool Post Office opened on 1 October 1861 and closed in 1960.^[1]

Heritage listed sites

Moorabool contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:

• Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 2 ^[2]
• 275 Ballan Road, Moorabool railway station ^[3]
• Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Moorabool River Railway Viaduct ^[4]

References

1. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
2. "Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 2 (H2241)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
3. "Former Moorabool Railway Station (H1579)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
4. "Railway Viaduct (H1105)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.

External links

Media related to Moorabool, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons