Scotts Creek, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Scotts Creek
State:vic
Coordinates:-38.45°N 143.0497°W
Use Lga Map:yes
Pop:248
Postcode:3267
Dist1:210
Dir1:SW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:59
Dir2:W
Location2:Colac
Dist3:21
Dir3:N
Location3:Port Campbell
Dist4:20
Dir4:S
Location4:Cobden
Dist5:8
Dir5:E
Location5:Timboon
Lga:Corangamite Shire
Stategov:Polwarth
Fedgov:Wannon

Scotts Creek is a locality in south-west Victoria, Australia, in the Corangamite Shire, 210km (130miles) south-west of the state capital, Melbourne.Located where the Timboon-Colac Rd intersects the Cobden-Port Campbell Rd, Scotts Creek was a part of the original pastoral run of Daniel Curdie. Later the area was explored by gold prospectors but didn't find anything. Later came the timber workers and then the farmers.In 1886 the area was burnt out by the summer bushfires, but no-one was killed.

In the 1950s the area was the western extent of the Heytesbury Settlement Scheme. The scheme involved the clearing of the Heytesbury Forest to allow for the establishment of a dairy industry in the area. In time the area became one of Australia's most productive dairy regions.The influx of farming families allow the formation of the Scotts Creek Football club. The club competed in the Heytesbury Football Association until it wound up in 1995.

At the, Scotts Creek had a population of 248.

The area was again burnt out in the March 2018 bushfire.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2018-07-31 . Investigation blames termite-riddled power pole for Victoria's St Patrick's Day fire . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-10-11.