Newtown, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire)

Newtown is a locality situated on Pitfield Road (Lismore - Scarsdale Road) in Golden Plains Shire, 144 km north-west of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.

For the suburb of Geelong, see Newtown, Victoria.

Newtown
Victoria
Nimmons Bridge
Newtown is located in Golden Plains Shire
Newtown
Newtown
Coordinates37°42′0″S 143°39′0″E
Population122 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3351[2]
Location
LGA(s)Golden Plains Shire
State electorate(s)Eureka
Federal division(s)Corangamite
Localities around Newtown:
Scarsdale Scarsdale Scarsdale
Happy Valley Newtown Enfield
Piggoreet Piggoreet
Staffordshire Reef		 Staffordshire Reef

The Post Office opened on 12 November 1868 as Newtown-Scarsdale (to distinguish it from Newtown, now a suburb of Geelong). The office closed in 1957.[3]

The Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail follows the former railway line from Ballarat to Skipton, crossing the Woady Yaloak River on the nearby Nimmons Trestle Bridge, which is one of the largest timber trestle bridges in Victoria.[4]

The former recreation reserve, Newtown Cricket and Mustering Reserve, is currently unused. The surrounding grassland is classified as a biodiversity reserve by the Ballarat Environment Network.[5]

Notable residents

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Newtown (Golden Plains - Vic)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  2. Newtown Postcode Australia Post
  3. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  4. "Ballarat Skipton Rail Trail Notes" (PDF). Bicycle Victoria. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
  5. "Newtown Cricket and Mustering Reserve - BIRD". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 10 June 2008.
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