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'''Exford''' is a town in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], |
'''Exford''' is a town in [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], Australia, {{convert|39|km|abbr=on}} west of [[Melbourne|Melbourne's]] [[Melbourne City Centre|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Melton]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Exford recorded a population of 133 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name=abs/> |
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The town is located on the west and south bank of the Melton Reservoir, which was completed in 1916 to supply the Werribee Irrigation District, and also functions as a recreation site with barbecue and picnic facilities. Exford Post Office opened on 1 September 1911 and closed in 1964.<ref name = "a">{{Citation| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11 }}</ref> |
The town is located on the west and south bank of the Melton Reservoir, which was completed in 1916 to supply the Werribee Irrigation District, and also functions as a recreation site with barbecue and picnic facilities. Exford Post Office opened on 1 September 1911 and closed in 1964.<ref name = "a">{{Citation| last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11 }}</ref> |
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Exford is home to the Melbourne Runabout and Speedboat Club. A primary school with 200 students is also based in Exford. On Tuesday May 16 2023, a bus carrying 46 children from the school was involved in an accident with a truck at a nearby intersection with 18 children rushed to hospital.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-05-17 |title=Melbourne bus crash: School children suffer "life changing" injuries |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65606211 |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=[[BBC News]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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| Coordinates | 37°44′42″S 144°33′32″E / 37.74500°S 144.55889°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 133 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3338 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 92 m (302 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Melton | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Melton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hawke | ||||||||||||||
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Exford is a town in Victoria, Australia, 39 km (24 mi) west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Melton local government area. Exford recorded a population of 133 at the 2021 census.[1]
The town is located on the west and south bank of the Melton Reservoir, which was completed in 1916 to supply the Werribee Irrigation District, and also functions as a recreation site with barbecue and picnic facilities. Exford Post Office opened on 1 September 1911 and closed in 1964.[2]
Exford is home to the Melbourne Runabout and Speedboat Club. A primary school with 200 students is also based in Exford. On Tuesday May 16 2023, a bus carrying 46 children from the school was involved in an accident with a truck at a nearby intersection with 18 children rushed to hospital.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Exford (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
- ^ "Melbourne bus crash: School children suffer "life changing" injuries". BBC News. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 17 May 2023.
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