Hesket, Victoria

Hesket is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia on the northern side of the Mount Macedon Range. The settlement was originally known as Ferny Creek.[1]

Hesket
Victoria
Hesket Primary School
Hesket
Coordinates37°21′S 144°37′E
Postcode(s)3442
Elevation650 m (2,133 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Macedon Ranges
State electorate(s)Macedon
Federal Division(s)McEwen
Localities around Hesket:
Newham Newham Rochford
Woodend Hesket Romsey
Mount Macedon Mount Macedon Kerrie

Hesket Post Office opened on 1 November 1866 and closed in 1971.[2]

Today the locality consists of the Hesket Primary School (State School 1004) and the Hesket-Kerrie CFA fire station.

See also

References

  1. Smith, Gavin (1994). All Wild and Lonely Bush. Romsey: Shire of Romsey Book Committee. ISBN 0-646-23834-5.
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.


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