Meredith, Victoria
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  Meredith | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°50′S 144°04′E / 37.833°S 144.067°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,118[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3333 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Ballarat East | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||||
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Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong.
Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854 [2] and the railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862,[3] with the local railway station opened soon after. Now only grain and freight trains use the line. At the 2006 census, Meredith had a population of 1,118.[1]
Meredith has been host to the Meredith Music Festival since 1991.
Golfers play at the course of the Meredith Golf Club on the Midland Highway.[4]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Meredith (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-09-12.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ "Rail Geelong - Geelong Line Guide". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
- ^ Golf Select, Meredith, retrieved 2009-05-11
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