Toolleen Explained

Type:suburb
City:Bendigo
Toolleen
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-36.7211°N 144.6833°W
Pop:182
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Postcode:3551
Dist1:142
Dir1:N
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:39
Dir2:E
Location2:Bendigo
Dist3:24
Dir3:N
Location3:Heathcote
Lga:Shire of Campaspe
Lga2:City of Greater Bendigo
Stategov:Euroa
Fedgov:Bendigo
Fedgov2:Nicholls
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11

Toolleen is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is on the Northern Highway and is in the Shire of Campaspe and the City of Greater Bendigo local government areas, 142km (88miles) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the, Toolleen and the surrounding area had a population of 182.[1]

During the Victorian Gold Rush and after the discovery of gold at nearby Rushworth, Toolleen was a busy intersection where the roads linking Bendigo, Beechworth, Melbourne and the Murray River port of Echuca crossed.[2]

Toolleen Post Office opened on 12 July 1872.[3]

The town is now mainly an agricultural region, with wine grape growing becoming more popular.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016 Census QuickStats Toolleen . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 18 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Toolleen. 17 February 2010. Shire of Campaspe. 16 May 2010.
  3. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . Phoenix Auctions . 21 March 2021 .