Menzies Creek
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| Coordinates: 37°55′52″S 145°23′53″E / 37.931°S 145.398°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Melbourne | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 966 (2021 census)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3159 | ||||||||||||
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Menzies Creek is a town 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.[2]
Menzies' Creek Post Office opened on 2 May 1887 and closed in 1980.[3]
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.[4]
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. The 1st Selby Scout Troop has its headquarters here.
See also
- Shire of Sherbrooke – Menzies Creek was previously within this former local government area.
- Menzies Creek railway station
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ 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, 1838-1958", Helen Coulson, (F.W. Cheshire, 1959).