Macedon, Victoria

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Macedon
Victoria

The Family Hotel
Population: 1,878 [1]
Postcode: 3440
Elevation: 505 m (1,657 ft)
Location:
LGA: Shire of Macedon Ranges
State District: Macedon
Federal Division: McEwen
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Annual Rainfall
15.3 °C
60 °F
7.1 °C
45 °F
843.9 mm
33.2 in
Localities around Macedon:
Woodend Woodend Mount Macedon
Bullengarook Macedon Mount Macedon
Bullengarook Bullengarook Gisborne

Macedon is a town on the Calder Freeway between Melbourne and Bendigo in the Macedon Ranges in central Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Shire of Macedon Ranges, and is located at the foot of Mount Macedon, a 1,013-metre peak to the north.

The Post Office opened on 15 March 1859 and was known as Black Forest until 1870. [2]


In February 1983, the Ash Wednesday fires swept through the area, destroying many houses.

Macedon has a primary school which was once attended by wartime Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin.

There is a strong sporting community in Macedon, with registered teams involved in cricket, Australian rules, lawn bowls, tennis and netball.

It has a railway station on the Bendigo railway line.


[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Macedon (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved on 11 April 2008 

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