Newtown, Victoria (Golden Plains Shire) Explained

Type:town
Newtown
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-37.7°N 143.65°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:Golden Plains Shire
Postcode:3351[1]
Pop:189
Stategov:Eureka
Fedgov:Corangamite
Dist1:144
Dir1:NW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:28
Dir2:SW
Location2:Ballarat
Near-Nw:Scarsdale
Near-N:Scarsdale
Near-Ne:Scarsdale
Near-W:Happy Valley
Near-E:Enfield
Near-Sw:Piggoreet
Near-S:Piggoreet
Staffordshire Reef
Near-Se:Staffordshire Reef

Newtown is a locality situated on Pitfield Road (Lismore - Scarsdale Road) in Golden Plains Shire, 144 km north-west of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia.

The Post Office opened on 12 November 1868 as Newtown-Scarsdale (to distinguish it from Newtown, now a suburb of Geelong). The office closed in 1957.[2]

The Ballarat-Skipton Rail Trail follows the former railway line from Ballarat to Skipton, crossing the Woady Yaloak River on the nearby Nimmons Trestle Bridge, which is one of the largest timber trestle bridges in Victoria.[3]

The former recreation reserve, Newtown Cricket and Mustering Reserve, is currently unused. The surrounding grassland is classified as a biodiversity reserve by the Ballarat Environment Network.[4]

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. https://auspost.com.au/postcode/Newtown Newtown Postcode
  2. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . 4 March 2021 .
  3. Web site: Ballarat Skipton Rail Trail Notes . Bicycle Victoria. 2008-06-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080726203415/http://www.bv.com.au/file/file/Ballarat%20Skipton%20Rail%20Trail%20Notes.pdf?phpMyAdmin=DhLMKS7n7oG8nIonGyRgo-K1uw6 . 2008-07-26.
  4. Web site: Newtown Cricket and Mustering Reserve - BIRD . 2008-06-10 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080722071641/http://bird.net.au/bird/index.php?title=Newtown_Recreation_Reserve . 2008-07-22 .