Type: | town |
Hansonville | |
State: | vic |
Pop: | 248 (incl. Greta South) |
Postcode: | 3675 |
Elevation: | 187[1] |
Coordinates: | -36.592°N 146.254°W |
Dist1: | 255 |
Dir1: | NE |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 28 |
Dir2: | S |
Location2: | Wangaratta |
Dist3: | 19 |
Dir3: | SE |
Location3: | Glenrowan |
Lga: | Rural City of Wangaratta |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Stategov: | Ovens Valley |
Fedgov: | Division of Indi |
Maxtemp: | 22.4 |
Mintemp: | 6.9 |
Hansonville is a locality in the Greta district of Victoria, Australia. It is part of the Rural City of Wangaratta. It had a school[2] in 1880. The postcode is 3675.
Roads in the place include Moyhu-Hansonville Rd, Banksdale Rd and Glenrowan-Moyhu Road. In the south part is School Road and Banksdale Road.[3] Factory Creek flows to the north through the area.[4]
People growing up in Hansonville include Tim Newth, co-director of the Tracks Dance Company;[5] Captain Austin Mahony who won a military cross at Pozières;[6] and John Legg (born 1892) a veterinary scientist prominent in the CSIRO.[7]
A polling place for the Division of Indi is located at Greta Complex, Greta Recreation Reserve, Greta West-Greta South Rd. In 2004 this booth returned an 82% vote for liberal and 12% for labor for the House of Representatives.[8]