Type: | town |
Lancaster | |
State: | vic |
Use Lga Map: | yes |
Coordinates: | -36.3°N 145.1167°W |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Lga: | Shire of Campaspe |
Lga2: | City of Greater Shepparton |
Postcode: | 3620 |
Pop: | 393 |
Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
Stategov: | Murray Plains |
Fedgov: | Nicholls |
Dist1: | 216 |
Dir1: | N |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 29 |
Dir2: | NW |
Location2: | Shepparton |
Dist3: | 11 |
Dir3: | E |
Location3: | Kyabram |
Lancaster is a locality in the Goulburn Valley region of Victoria, Australia. The town is located in Shire of Campaspe and the City of Greater Shepparton. At the, Lancaster had a population of 393.[1]
The locality was named after Thomas Lancaster, an early settler in the region and the father of the state parliamentarian, Samuel Lancaster.[2]
The Post Office opened on 15 November 1878 and a Kyabram East office opened on 28 November 1878. In 1881 the Lancaster office closed and Kyabram East was renamed Lancaster. This office closed in 1994.[3]
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League.
The town also has a small primary school with about 40 children.