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Meredith
Victoria
Meredith; Victoria
	Main street
	Meredith
Coordinates	37°50′0″S 144°04′0″E / 37.83333°S 144.06667°E
Population	821 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	3333
Location	94 km (58 mi) W of Melbourne ; 45 km (28 mi) NW of Geelong ; 42 km (26 mi) SE of Ballarat ;
LGA(s)	Golden Plains Shire; Shire of Moorabool;
State electorate(s)	Eureka
Federal division(s)	Ballarat
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Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong, in the local government area of the Golden Plains Shire. At the 2016 census, Meredith had a population of 788.^[1]

History[edit]

The town was surveyed in 1851–52. The town is believed to be named in honour of Captain Charles Meredith.^[2]

Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854^[3] and the railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862,^[4] with the local railway station opened soon after. Now only grain and freight trains use the line.

Darra, a house and stone cottage at 490 Slate Quarry Road, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.^[5]

Governance[edit]

The Meredith Road District (an early form of local government in Victoria) was established on 30 June 1863, and was redesignated as a shire on 28 April 1871. It absorbed Steiglitz Borough in 1881, and in turn was absorbed by Bannockburn Shire on 15 September 1915.

On 18 May 1993 part of Bannockburn Shire (including Meredith) was amalgamated with part of Barrabool Shire, and with Bellarine Rural City, Corio Shire, Geelong City, Geelong West City , Newtown City & South Barwon City, to form the local government area of Greater Geelong City.

Present day[edit]

Meredith has been host to the Meredith Music Festival since 1991,^[6] and is also the closest locale to the Golden Plains Festival.

Golfers play at the course of the Meredith Golf Club on the Midland Highway.^[7]

Established in 1911, the Meredith Rural Fire Brigade (MRFB) has served to protect Meredith and surrounding areas from fires and other emergencies for over 100 years. The brigade consists entirely of volunteers. The MRFB's newest appliance is a 3.4C Heavy Tanker, which was bought through fundraising by CFA members and the Victorian Government.

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Meredith (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
^ "Meredith and Meredith Shire | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 February 2021
^ "Rail Geelong – Geelong Line Guide". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 23 April 2008.
^ "Darra (H0268)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ Neal, Matt (30 November 2011). "Meredith Music Festival". The Standard. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
^ Golf Select, Meredith, retrieved 11 May 2009

External links[edit]

Media related to Meredith, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

[ABS-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Meredith (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.

[2] "Meredith and Meredith Shire | Victorian Places". www.victorianplaces.com.au. Retrieved 25 December 2018.

[a-3] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 February 2021

[rg-4] "Rail Geelong – Geelong Line Guide". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 23 April 2008.

[5] "Darra (H0268)". Victorian Heritage Register. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[6] Neal, Matt (30 November 2011). "Meredith Music Festival". The Standard. Retrieved 7 July 2014.

[golf-7] Golf Select, Meredith, retrieved 11 May 2009

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-| near-n   = [[Beremboke, Victoria|Beremboke]]
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+| location3     = [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]]
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+| near-nw       = [[Cargerie, Victoria|Cargerie]]
-| near-sw  = [[Teesdale, Victoria|Teesdale]]
+| near-n        = [[Elaine, Victoria|Elaine]]<br />[[Morrisons, Victoria|Morrisons]]
-| near-s   = [[Lethbridge, Victoria|Lethbridge]]
+| near-ne       = [[Durdidwarrah, Victoria|Durdidwarrah]]
-| near-se  = [[Sutherlands Creek, Victoria|Sutherlands Creek]]
+| near-w        = [[Mount Mercer, Victoria|Mount Mercer]]
+| near-e        = [[Steiglitz, Victoria|Steiglitz]]<br />[[She Oaks, Victoria|She Oaks]]
+| near-sw       = [[Shelford, Victoria|Shelford]]
+| near-s        = [[Bamganie, Victoria|Bamganie]]
+| near-se       = [[Lethbridge, Victoria|Lethbridge]]
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-'''Meredith''' is a town in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia, located on the [[Midland Highway]] between [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]] and [[Geelong, Victoria|Geelong]].
+'''Meredith''' is a town in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia, located on the [[Midland Highway (Victoria)|Midland Highway]] between [[Ballarat]] and [[Geelong]], in the local government area of the [[Golden Plains Shire]]. At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Meredith had a population of 788.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2016 AUS | id = SSC21645 | name = Meredith (State Suburb) | quick = on | accessdate = 9 July 2017}}</ref>
-Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854 <ref name = "a">{{Citation
-  | last = Premier Postal History  | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 }}</ref> and the railway came to the town with the opening of the [[Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Victoria|Geelong-Ballarat line]] in 1862,<ref name=rg>{{cite web
-|url=http://www.railgeelong.com/lineguide/geelong
-|title=Rail Geelong - Geelong Line Guide
-|publisher=www.railgeelong.com
-|accessdate=2008-04-23
-}}</ref> with the [[Meredith railway station, Victoria|local railway station]] opened soon after. Now only grain and freight trains use the line. At the 2006 [[Census in Australia|census]], Meredith had a population of 1,118.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26141
- | name = Meredith (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
- | quick = on
- | accessdate = 2007-09-12
-}}</ref>
+== History ==
-Meredith has been host to the [[Meredith Music Festival]] since 1991.
+The town was surveyed in 1851–52. The town is believed to be named in honour of Captain Charles Meredith.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/meredith-and-meredith-shire|title=Meredith and Meredith Shire {{!}} Victorian Places|website=www.victorianplaces.com.au|access-date=2018-12-25}}</ref>
+Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854<ref name="a">{{Citation | last = Phoenix Auctions History  | title = Post Office List | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&filter=*Meredith* | accessdate = 25 February 2021 }}</ref> and the railway came to the town with the opening of the [[Geelong–Ballarat railway line|Geelong-Ballarat line]] in 1862,<ref name="rg">{{cite web|url=http://www.railgeelong.com/lineguide/geelong|title=Rail Geelong – Geelong Line Guide|publisher=www.railgeelong.com|accessdate=2008-04-23}}</ref> with the [[Meredith railway station, Victoria|local railway station]] opened soon after. Now only grain and freight trains use the line.
-Golfers play at the course of the Meredith Golf Club on the Midland Highway.<ref name = "golf">{{Citation  | author= Golf Select | title = Meredith | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1028 | accessdate = 2009-05-11 }}</ref>
+[[Darra, Meredith|Darra]], a house and stone cottage at 490 Slate Quarry Road, is listed on the [[Victorian Heritage Register]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/places/result_detail/834 | title=Darra (H0268) | publisher=[[Heritage Victoria]] | work=[[Victorian Heritage Register]] | accessdate=7 July 2014}}</ref>
-==References==
+==Governance==
-{{commonscat}}
-{{reflist}}
+The Meredith Road District (an early form of local government in Victoria) was established on 30 June 1863, and was redesignated as a shire on 28 April 1871. It absorbed Steiglitz Borough in 1881, and in turn was absorbed by Bannockburn Shire on 15 September 1915.
-[[Category:Towns in Victoria (Australia)]]
-{{Victoria-geo-stub}}
+On 18 May 1993 part of Bannockburn Shire (including Meredith) was amalgamated with part of Barrabool Shire, and with Bellarine Rural City, Corio Shire, Geelong City, Geelong West City , Newtown City & South Barwon City, to form the local government area of Greater Geelong City.
+== Present day ==
+Meredith has been host to the [[Meredith Music Festival]] since 1991,<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.standard.net.au/story/796993/meredith-music-festival/ | title=Meredith Music Festival | work=The Standard | date=30 November 2011 | accessdate=7 July 2014 | author=Neal, Matt}}</ref> and is also the closest locale to the [[Golden Plains Festival]].
+Golfers play at the course of the Meredith Golf Club on the Midland Highway.<ref name = "golf">{{Citation | author= Golf Select | title = Meredith | url = http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1028 | accessdate = 2009-05-11 }}</ref>
+Established in 1911, the Meredith Rural Fire Brigade (MRFB) has served to protect Meredith and surrounding areas from fires and other emergencies for over 100 years. The brigade consists entirely of volunteers. The MRFB's newest appliance is a 3.4C Heavy Tanker, which was bought through fundraising by [[Country Fire Authority|CFA]] members and the [[Victoria State Government|Victorian Government]].
+== References ==
+{{Reflist}}
+== External links ==
+* {{Commons category-inline}}
 {{Towns in Golden Plains Shire}}
+{{Towns in Moorabool Shire}}
-[[fr:Meredith]]
+{{Authority control}}
+[[Category:Towns in Victoria (state)]]
+[[Category:1854 establishments in Australia]]

v t e Localities in the Golden Plains Shire
Town	Anakie^ Bannockburn Batesford^ Cambrian Hill Dereel Durham Lead^ Enfield Haddon Inverleigh^ Lethbridge Linton^ Maude Meredith^ Napoleons Rokewood Ross Creek Scarsdale Shelford Smythes Creek^ Smythesdale^ Teesdale
Locality	Bamganie Barunah Park Berringa Berrybank^ Campbelltown^ Cape Clear Corindhap Cressy^ Durdidwarrah Garibaldi Gheringhap Glengower^ Grenville^ Happy Valley Hesse Illabarook Mannibadar Morrisons^ Mount Bute^ Mount Cameron^ Mount Mercer Murgheboluc Newtown Nintingbool Piggoreet Pitfield Pittong^ Rokewood Junction Russells Bridge She Oaks Springdallah Staffordshire Reef Steiglitz Stonehaven Stony Creek Sutherlands Creek Wallinduc Werneth^ Willowvale Wingeel^
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

v t e Localities in the Shire of Moorabool
Town	Bacchus Marsh Ballan Blackwood Bungaree Buninyong^ Darley Dunnstown Elaine Gordon Greendale Hopetoun Park Lal Lal Maddingley Meredith^ Mount Egerton Myrniong Trentham^ Wallace Warrenheip^
Locality	Balliang^ Balliang East Barkstead Barrys Reef Beremboke Blakeville Bolwarrah Bullarook^ Bullarto South^ Bunding Bungal Cargerie Clarendon Claretown Clarkes Hill Colbrook Coimadai Dales Creek Durham Lead^ Fiskville Glen Park^ Glenmore Grenville^ Ingliston Korobeit Korweinguboora^ Leigh Creek Lerderderg Long Forest Merrimu Millbrook Mollongghip^ Morrisons^ Mount Doran Mount Wallace Navigators Parwan^ Pentland Hills Pootilla Rowsley Scotsburn^ Spargo Creek Springbank Wattle Flat^ Yendon
^ - Territory divided with another LGA