Type: | town |
Menzies Creek | |
City: | Melbourne |
State: | vic |
Lga: | Shire of Cardinia |
Lga2: | Shire of Yarra Ranges |
Alternative Location Map: | Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne |
Coordinates: | -37.931°N 145.398°W |
Postcode: | 3159 |
Pop: | 966 |
Stategov: | Monbulk |
Fedgov: | Casey |
Fedgov2: | La Trobe |
Dist1: | 40 |
Location1: | Melbourne |
Dist2: | 4 |
Location2: | Belgrave |
Near-Nw: | Kallista |
Near-N: | The Patch |
Near-Ne: | Kallista |
Near-W: | Selby |
Near-E: | Clematis |
Near-Sw: | Belgrave South |
Near-S: | Cardinia Reservoir |
Near-Se: | Clematis |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 12 |
Menzies Creek is a town in Victoria, Australia, 40 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Cardinia and Yarra Ranges local government areas. Menzies Creek recorded a population of 966 at the 2021 census.
Menzies' Creek Post Office opened on 2 May 1887 and closed in 1980.
Menzies Creek railway station opened on 18 December 1900 with the opening of the Gembrook line. The station name was changed to Aura on 5 December 1904—while the Post Office remained Menzies Creek—but reverted to Menzies Creek on 4 July 1947.
The area is named after James Menzies, a gold digger in the 1860s, who worked the area for many years and is believed to be buried locally.[1]
Menzies Creek Primary School is a small school with a distinctive community focus.
Menzies Creek Reserve, with two soccer pitches in winter (Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club) and a cricket oval in summer. The 1st Selby Scout Troop has its headquarters here.