Meredith, Victoria

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Meredith
Victoria

Royal Hotel, Meredith
Population: 1,118[1]
Postcode: 3333
Location:
LGA: Golden Plains Shire
State District: Ballarat East
Federal Division: Corangamite
Localities around Meredith:
Elaine Beremboke Balliang
Dereel Meredith Anakie
Teesdale Lethbridge Sutherlands Creek

Meredith (37°50′S, 144°04′E) is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong. The railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862,[2] with the local railway station opened soon after, but today only grain and freight trains use the line. At the 2006 census, Meredith had a population of 1,118.[1] Meredith has been host to the Meredith Music Festival since 1991.

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  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Meredith (L) (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-12.
  2. ^ Rail Geelong - Geelong Line Guide. www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-23.
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