Strath Creek, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

37°14′11″S 145°13′16″E / 37.23639°S 145.22111°E / -37.23639; 145.22111Population164 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3658Location

104 km (65 mi) N of Melbourne
33 km (21 mi) SE of Seymour
19 km (12 mi) E of Broadford

LGA(s)Shire of MurrindindiState electorate(s)Eildon Federal division(s)Indi

Localities around Strath Creek:
Tallarook	Kerrisdale	Homewood
Reedy Creek	Strath Creek	Flowerdale
Reedy Creek	Clonbinane	Seymour

Strath Creek is a town in central Victoria, Australia. It is in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area, 104 kilometres (65 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne, on the creek of the same name which flows into King Parrot Creek to the north. At the 2016 census, Strath Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 164.^[1]

History

Strath Creek Post Office opened on 16 April 1885.^[2]

Today

The town was affected by the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009, with the picturesque Hume and Hovell cricket ground barely escaping the flames. The cricket ground is based on the famous Lord's in England, having the same dimensions and a similar slope.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census QuickStats Strath Creek". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
^ Caldwell, Alison (27 February 2009). "Cricket oval's lucky escapes from bushfires". The World Today. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 June 2009.