Moorabool, Victoria
Suburb of City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
38°04′S 144°18′E / 38.067°S 144.300°E / -38.067; 144.300Suburbs around Moorabool: | ||
Sutherlands Creek | Anakie | Lovely Banks |
Sutherlands Creek | Moorabool | Lovely Banks |
Gheringhap | Batesford | Bell Post Hill |
Moorabool (/mˈʊrəbʊl/) is a bounded rural 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.[2]
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[3]
- 275 Ballan Road, Moorabool railway station[4]
- Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Moorabool River Railway Viaduct[5]
References
- ^ 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
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Localities in the City of Greater Geelong
- Anakie^
- Avalon
- Balliang^
- Barwon Heads
- Batesford^
- Bell Park
- Bell Post Hill
- Breakwater
- Ceres
- Charlemont
- Clifton Springs
- Connewarre^
- Curlewis
- Drumcondra
- Drysdale
- East Geelong
- Fyansford
- Geelong
- Geelong West
- Hamlyn Heights
- Herne Hill
- Indented Head
- Little River^
- Lovely Banks
- Manifold Heights
- Marshall
- Moolap
- Mount Duneed^
- Newcomb
- Norlane
- North Geelong
- North Shore
- Point Lonsdale^
- Portarlington
- Rippleside
- South Geelong
- St Albans Park
- St Leonards
- Thomson
- Wallington
- Wandana Heights
- Waurn Ponds
- Whittington
^ - Territory divided with another LGA
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