Type: | town |
Hesket | |
State: | vic |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -37.35°N 181°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Lga: | Shire of Macedon Ranges |
Postcode: | 3442 |
Elevation: | 650 |
Stategov: | Macedon |
Fedgov: | McEwen |
Dist1: | 68 |
Dir1: | N |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 24 |
Dir2: | N |
Location2: | Gisborne |
Dist3: | 9 |
Dir3: | E |
Location3: | Woodend |
Dist4: | 9 |
Location4: | Romsey |
Dir4: | W |
Near-N: | Newham |
Near-Ne: | Rochford |
Near-E: | Romsey |
Near-Se: | Kerrie |
Near-W: | Woodend |
Near-S: | Mount Macedon |
Near-Sw: | Mount Macedon |
Hesket is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia on the northern side of the Mount Macedon Range.The settlement was originally known as Ferny Creek.[1]
Hesket Post Office opened on 1 November 1866 and closed in 1971.[2]
Today the locality consists of the Hesket Primary School (State School 1004) and the Hesket-Kerrie CFA fire station.