Moorabool
Moorabool | |||||||||||||
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The former railway station | |||||||||||||
Moorabool | |||||||||||||
Interactive map of Moorabool | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates: 38°04′S 144°18′E / 38.067°S 144.300°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 94 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3221/3213 | ||||||||||||
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Moorabool (/ˈmʊərəˌbʊl/ MOOR-uh-bull) is a locality of the City of Greater Geelong local government area in Victoria, Australia.
History
Moorabool Post Office opened on 1 October 1861 and closed in 1960.[3]
In 2021, the Victorian Big Battery began operations at Moorabool.
Heritage listed sites
Moorabool contains a number of heritage listed sites, including:
- Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 2[4]
- 275 Ballan Road, Moorabool railway station[5]
- Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Moorabool River Railway Viaduct[6]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moorabool (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moorabool (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 2 (H2241)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Former Moorabool Railway Station (H1579)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ "Railway Viaduct (H1105)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
External links
Media related to Moorabool, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons