Bacchus Marsh is a town in Victoria, Australia. Its local governing area is the Moorabool Shire. It is traditionally a market garden area, producing a lot of the area's fruit and vegetables. The town was named after one of its original inhabitants, Capt. Bacchus, who saw the great value of this locality as it was situated on two rivers—the Lerderderg and Werribee. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Moorabool Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation in World War II, which took place in September 1944. ... Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ...

The town was proclaimed in 1951, when the towns of Darley and Maddingley were merged. Darley existed north of the Werribee River, and still exists as an area of Bacchus Marsh. It was surveyed and proclaimed in 1861 and was initially an agricultural settlement. Maddingley existed south of the Werribee River, and was surveyed prior to 1861. The name is still reflected in roads, such as South Maddingley Road and East Maddingley Road, as well as the Maddingley Brown Coal Open Cut Mine. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Travelling from Melbourne via the Western Freeway, the town appears as one drops into the valley via Anthony's Cutting. The other nearby feature is the small stone bridge that crosses Djerriwarrh Creek. This historic bridge was built by Irish immigrants in the 1850s to assist travel to the Ballarat goldfields. One of its builders, Richard Griffith, decided to remain in the area and his family still works the farm that surrounds the bridge reserve. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Western Freeway M8 is freeway linking Melbourne to Ballarat. ... Coat of arms of Ballarat Ballarat is the largest inland city in Victoria, Australia, approximately 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, with a population of 87,000 people. ... Griffith can refer to: People with the surname Griffith: Andy Griffith, American actor, writer, producer D.W. Griffith, American film director Emile Griffith, first World Boxing Champion Frederick Griffith who discovered a transforming principle, later shown to be DNA. David Griffith, an American writer George Griffith, writer Melanie Griffith, American...

Bacchus Marsh has its own railway station (terminus for some peak trains) and has a population of approximately 23,000. A feature of the town is the Avenue of Honour— several kilometres of trees planted along the main road from Melbourne, to honour those who lost their lives in the Great War. One of its principal recreation areas is Maddingley Park, which is a favourite picnic destination for both locals and visitors. Bacchus Marsh railway station is a railway station serving the town of Bacchus Marsh in Victoria, Australia. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ...

Bacchus Marsh is situated between Melbourne and Ballarat and is the next town after Melton. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Ballarat is a city in regional Victoria, Australia, approximately 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, with a population of 84,000 people. ... Melton is a satellite city outside Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

External links

• Moorabool Shire Council