Menzies Creek, Victoria

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

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Menzies Creek, Victoria
Aura Vale Road, Melbourne Menzies Creek

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N -37.931 °	E 145.398 °

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Aura Vale Road 25
3159 Melbourne, Menzies Creek
Victoria, Australia
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