Menzies Creek, Victoria
Menzies Creek is a township 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.[1]
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| 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 | 966 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3159 | ||||||||||||||
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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
- Shire of Sherbrooke – Menzies Creek was previously within this former local government area.
- Menzies Creek railway station
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies Creek (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021
- ^ "Story Of The Dandenongs", Helen Coulson, 1959. It is a town noted for its scenic beauty, surrounded by rolling hills of pastureland and shady valleys predominated by the local Soft Tree Fern. One of the more famous residents is the colorful and world's first transgender magician, Phil Ruck (known as the first entertainer to be able to swallow their own arm all the way to the elbow). The creek that runs through town was the site of an alluvial gold mining operation from 1872–1879, and also harbours a well-studied population of mathius mealings crustaceans.