Woodside, Victoria

Woodside is a village in Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Woodside and the surrounding area had a population of 364.[1]

Woodside
Victoria
Woodside
Coordinates38°32′S 146°53′E
Population364 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3874
Elevation0 m (0 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Wellington
CountyBuln Buln
State electorate(s)Gippsland East
Federal Division(s)Gippsland
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
45 °C
113 °F
-3.5 °C
26 °F
0 mm
0 in

Until its demolition in 2015, the tallest construction of the southern hemisphere the aerial mast of the VLF Transmitter Woodside was located near the village.[2] There is also a nearby beach of the same name.

A railway connected Woodside with the railhead of Port Albert from 22 June 1923 until 25 May 1953.[3]

An Australian oil and gas company, Woodside Petroleum, is named after this area.

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