Castella, Victoria

Castella is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It lies to the east of Kinglake at the intersection of the Melba Highway and the Healesville Kinglake Road.[3]

Castella
Victoria
Aerial view from north
Castella is located in Shire of Murrindindi
Castella
Castella
Location in Shire of Murrindindi
Coordinates37°31′29″S 145°26′00″E
Population268 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3777[2]
LGA(s)Shire of Murrindindi
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal division(s)Indi[2]
Localities around Castella:
Kinglake National Park
Kinglake Castella
Dixons Creek Toolangi

The Castella Quarries produces sandstone and crushed rock.[4] One of the quarries was used to dump the drillings from a tunnel under the Toolangi State Forest.[5] This tunnel is part of the Sugarloaf Pipeline, carrying freshwater to Melbourne from the Goulburn River.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Castella (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/LocalitySearchResults.aspx?filter=3777&filterby=Postcode Archived 2009-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Australian Electoral Commission
  3. "CASTELLA Postcode (VIC)".
  4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Tunnelling projects protect Australian water supplies — Trenchless International — the official magazine of the ISTT, covering no-dig trenchless technology". Archived from the original on 31 October 2009. Retrieved 24 November 2009.


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