The creek was named after the wombats in the area which were often called badgers.[2]
Badger Creek was surveyed as a township in 1894, but was not settled to any extent until some time later. The Coranderrk school opened in 1890, being replaced by the Badger Creek school in 1899.[3] The Post Office opened around 1902 as Badger Creek State School, was renamed Badger Creek around 1907 and closed in 1930.[4]
The weir in the Badger Creek reserve was constructed in 1909 and feeds water to the Silvan Reservoir.
badger, creek, victoria, badger, creek, redirects, here, other, uses, badger, creek, disambiguation, badger, creek, town, victoria, australia, north, east, from, melbourne, central, business, district, located, within, shire, yarra, ranges, local, government, . Badger Creek redirects here For other uses see Badger Creek disambiguation Badger Creek is a town in Victoria Australia 53 km north east from Melbourne s central business district located within the Shire of Yarra Ranges local government area Badger Creek recorded a population of 1 610 at the 2021 census 1 Badger Creek VictoriaBadger CreekCoordinates37 41 06 S 145 32 17 E 37 685 S 145 538 E 37 685 145 538Population1 610 2021 census 1 Postcode s 3777Elevation210 m 689 ft Location53 km 33 mi from Melbourne4 km 2 mi from HealesvilleLGA s Shire of Yarra RangesState electorate s EildonFederal division s McEwenLocalities around Badger Creek Coldstream Healesville HealesvilleColdstream Badger Creek HealesvilleGruyere Woori Yallock Don ValleyBadger Creek is near the Healesville Sanctuary and the former Aboriginal reserve Coranderrk now known as the Coranderrk Bushland Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe creek was named after the wombats in the area which were often called badgers 2 Badger Creek was surveyed as a township in 1894 but was not settled to any extent until some time later The Coranderrk school opened in 1890 being replaced by the Badger Creek school in 1899 3 The Post Office opened around 1902 as Badger Creek State School was renamed Badger Creek around 1907 and closed in 1930 4 The weir in the Badger Creek reserve was constructed in 1909 and feeds water to the Silvan Reservoir Badger Creek won the 1911 Yarra Valley Football Association Stevens Olinda Hotel Lilydale Trophy premiership 5 6 See also editCoranderrkReferences edit a b 2021 Census QuickStats Badger Creek Australian Bureau of Statistics Retrieved 4 July 2022 Lady Wild Life Common Wombat archived from the original on 25 July 2008 retrieved 1 September 2008 Monash University Australian Places Badger Creek archived from the original on 11 May 2004 retrieved 1 September 2008 Phoenix Auctions History Post Office List retrieved 21 February 2021 1911 Country Matches The Argus Melbourne Vic 11 September 1911 p 5 Retrieved 18 January 2024 1911 Football Healesville and Yarra Glen Guardian Vic 8 September 1911 p 3 Retrieved 18 January 2024 External links editAustralian Places Badger Creek nbsp This article about a location in Victoria Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Badger Creek Victoria amp oldid 1200560812, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
