Deans Marsh, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Deans Marsh
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-38.3833°N 196°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:Surf Coast Shire
Postcode:3235
Pop:269
Stategov:Polwarth
Fedgov:Corangamite
Dist1:135
Dir1:SW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:61
Dir2:SW
Location2:Geelong
Dist3:34
Dir3:E
Location3:Colac
Dist4:23
Dir4:NW
Location4:Lorne
Near-Nw:Birregurra
Near-N:Birregurra
Near-Ne:Bambra
Near-W:Whoorel
Near-E:Boonah
Near-Sw:Murroon
Near-S:Pennyroyal
Near-Se:Benwerrin

Deans Marsh is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 23km (14miles) inland from Lorne. At the 2016 census, Deans Marsh had a population of 269. Deans Marsh is part of the Otway Harvest Trail, with the Pennyroyal Raspberry Farm and the Gentle Annie Berry Gardens nearby. There are three wineries in the area - Blakes Estate, Alt Road and Heroes Vineyard. The Store is located in the centre of the town, servicing locals and tourists with provisions, local produce, alcohol and a cafe. Also located in Deans Marsh is Yan Yan Gurt West, a sheep farm known for its 1880s woolshed and innovative practices in regenerative agriculture and agroforestry.

History

Deans Marsh Post Office opened on 3 November 1866.

The Forrest railway line, which branched from the Warrnambool line at Birregurra, was opened to Deans Marsh on 19 December 1889, and was extended to Forrest on 5 June 1891. The line was closed on 4 March 1957.[1]

On Ash Wednesday 1983, a fire started at Deans Marsh, which spread rapidly, becoming a huge blaze which razed a considerable area of the Victoria's Surfcoast, destroying a large number of houses in Barwon Downs, Lorne, Fairhaven, Aireys Inlet, and Anglesea, and resulted in the deaths of three people.[2]

Notable people

Deans Marsh is the birthplace of the renowned Wagnerian soprano Marjorie Lawrence (1907–1979).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Birregurra Station. Rail Geelong. 2012-06-14.
  2. Web site: Ash Wednesday 1983 . Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning . 2021-12-03.