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Encyclopedia > Macedon, Victoria
Macedon
Victoria

The Family Hotel
Population: 1878 (2006)[1]
Postcode: 3440
Elevation: 584 m (1,916 ft)
Location:
LGA: Macedon Ranges Shire
State District: Macedon
Federal Division: McEwen
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall
15.3 °C
60 °F
7.1 °C
45 °F
843.9 mm
33.2 in

Macedon is a town on the Calder Freeway between Melbourne and Bendigo in the Macedon Ranges in central Victoria, Australia. It is in the Local Government Area of the Macedon Ranges Shire, and is located at the foot of Mount Macedon, a 1,013-metre peak to the north,but the town is 500m above sea level. VIC redirects here. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution‎ (2,272 × 1,704 pixels, file size: 712 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Elevation histogram of the surface of the Earth – approximately 71% of the Earths surface is covered with water. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... For the electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Bendigo. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... Macedon Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of McEwen is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... For other uses, see Fahrenheit (disambiguation). ... This article is about the unit of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Calder Freeway M79 is freeway linking Melbourne to Bendigo. ... This article is about the Australian city; the name may also refer to City of Melbourne or Melbourne city centre. ... For the electoral division in the Australian House of Representatives, see Division of Bendigo. ... VIC redirects here. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Macedon Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Mount Macedon village from nearby Mount Towrong Mount Macedon is a small town located 60 kilometres northwest of Melbourne in the Australian state of Victoria. ...


Macedon has a primary school which was once attended by wartime Prime Minister of Australia, John Curtin. Judicial High Court Lower Courts Constitution State and territory governments Executive Governors and Administrators Premiers and Chief Ministers Legislative Parliaments and Assemblies State electoral systems ACT - NSW - NT - Qld. ... This article is about the Australian Prime Minister. ...


There is a strong sporting community in Macedon, with registered teams involved in Cricket, Australian Rules, Lawn Bowls, Tennis and Netball. This article is about the sport. ... Australian rules football (also known as Aussie Rules or Footy) is a game played between two teams of 18 players, generally played on cricket ovals during the winter months. ... Men playing bowls Bowls (or Lawn Bowls) is a precision sport where the goal is to roll slightly radially asymmetrical balls (called bowls) closer to a smaller white ball (the jack) than ones opponent is able to do. ... For other uses, see Tennis (disambiguation). ... A netball game in Australia Netball is a non contact sport similar to, and derived from, basketball. ...


References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Macedon (State Suburb). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-10-01.

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Coordinates: 37°25′26″S 144°33′43″E / -37.424, 144.562 Image File history File links Commons-logo. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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Walkabout - Mount Macedon (3123 words)
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Bridget LAWSON was born in 1866 in Mt Macedon Victoria.
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