Menzies Creek, Victoria

Menzies Creek
Melbourne, Victoria
Menzies Creek; Melbourne, Victoria
	Menzies Creek
Coordinates	37°55′52″S 145°23′53″E / 37.931°S 145.398°E
Population	966 (2021 census)
Postcode(s)	3159
Location	40 km (25 mi) from Melbourne ; 4 km (2 mi) from Belgrave ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Cardinia; Shire of Yarra Ranges;
State electorate(s)	Monbulk
Federal division(s)	Casey; La Trobe;
	Localities around Menzies Creek:

Menzies Creek is a township in Victoria, Australia, 40 km east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Cardinia and Yarra Ranges local government areas. Menzies Creek recorded a population of 966 at the 2021 census.^[1]

Menzies' Creek Post Office opened on 2 May 1887 and closed in 1980.^[2]

Menzies Creek railway station opened on 18 December 1900 with the opening of the Gembrook line. The station name was changed to Aura on 5 December 1904—while the Post Office remained Menzies Creek—but reverted to Menzies Creek on 4 July 1947.

The area is named after James Menzies, a gold digger in the 1860s, who worked the area for many years and is believed to be buried locally.^[3]

Schools

Menzies Creek Primary School is a small school with a distinctive community focus.

Reserves

Menzies Creek Reserve, with two soccer pitches in winter (Monbulk Rangers Soccer Club) and a cricket oval in summer. The 1st Selby Scout Troop has its headquarters here.

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies Creek (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021
^ "Story Of The Dandenongs, 1838-1958", Helen Coulson, (F.W. Cheshire, 1959).

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[abs-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies Creek (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2022.

[a-2] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021

[3] "Story Of The Dandenongs, 1838-1958", Helen Coulson, (F.W. Cheshire, 1959).

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v t e Localities in the Shire of Cardinia
City	Officer Pakenham
Town	Avonsleigh Bayles Beaconsfield^ Beaconsfield Upper Bunyip Cardinia Catani Clematis Cockatoo Cora Lynn Emerald^ Garfield Garfield North Gembrook Guys Hill Iona Koo Wee Rup Lang Lang^ Longwarry^ Maryknoll Menzies Creek^ Nar Nar Goon Nar Nar Goon North Nyora^ Officer South Pakenham South Pakenham Upper Tonimbuk Tooradin^ Tynong Tynong North Yannathan
Locality	Bunyip North Caldermeade Dalmore Dewhurst Heath Hill^ Koo Wee Rup North Lang Lang East Modella^ Monomeith Mount Burnett Nangana Rythdale Vervale
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

v t e Localities in the Yarra Ranges Shire
City	Chirnside Park Kilsyth^ Lilydale Mooroolbark
Town	Badger Creek Belgrave Belgrave Heights Belgrave South Chum Creek Coldstream Dixons Creek Don Valley East Warburton Emerald^ Ferny Creek Gladysdale Gruyere Healesville Hoddles Creek Kallista Kalorama Launching Place Lysterfield^ Macclesfield Menzies Creek^ Millgrove Monbulk Montrose Mount Dandenong Mount Evelyn Narre Warren East Olinda Powelltown Sassafras^ Selby Seville Seville East Sherbrooke Silvan Steels Creek Tecoma The Patch Toolangi^ Upper Ferntree Gully^ Upwey Wandin East Wandin North Warburton Wesburn Wonga Park^ Woori Yallock Yarra Glen Yarra Junction Yellingbo
Locality	Beenak Big Pats Creek Cambarville Fernshaw Gilderoy Matlock^ McMahons Creek Mount Toolebewong Reefton Tarrawarra Three Bridges Toorongo^ Tremont Yering
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

Schools

Reserves

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