Haven, Victoria

Haven is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia about 5 km from Horsham. At the 2006 census, it had a population of 943.[1]

Haven
Victoria
Haven
Coordinates36°45′S 142°11′E
Population943 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3401
Location5 km (3 mi) S of Horsham
LGA(s)Rural City of Horsham
State electorate(s)Lowan
Federal Division(s)Mallee

Haven has a general store, a recreation reserve and a small primary school with approximately 100-150 students. The town has a monthly market. Haven Post Office opened on 1 December 1911 and closed in 1985.[2]

During the Black Saturday bushfires in February 2009, a fire enveloping the outskirts of Horsham threatened Haven; firefighters managed to save the general store, hall and school, despite flames coming within metres of those buildings.[3]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Haven (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  3. "Haven school, hall, general store saved". Wimmera Mail-Times. 7 February 2009. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2009.


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