Moorabool, Victoria
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Not to be confused with Shire of Moorabool.
Suburb of City of Greater Geelong, Victoria, Australia
| Moorabool Victoria | |
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| The former railway station | |
Moorabool is located in City of Greater Geelong Moorabool Moorabool | |
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| Coordinates | 38°04′S 144°18′E / 38.067°S 144.300°E / -38.067; 144.300 |
| Population | 94 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3221/3213 |
| LGA(s) | City of Greater Geelong |
| State electorate(s) | Lara |
| Federal division(s) | Corio |
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Suburbs around Moorabool: Sutherlands Creek
Moorabool
Lovely Banks
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Moorabool (/mˈʊrəbʊl/ ) is a locality of the City of Greater Geelong local government area in Victoria, Australia.
History
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moorabool (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ 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
[edit ]Media related to Moorabool, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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