Lockwood South Bendigo, Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 36°51′4″S144°9′16″E / 36.85111°S 144.15444°E |
Population | 961 (2016 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 3551 [2] |
LGA(s) | City of Greater Bendigo |
State electorate(s) | Bendigo West [3] |
Federal division(s) | Bendigo [4] |
Lockwood is a town in the City of Greater Bendigo, with a small section in Mount Alexander Shire. [5] [6]
The first school in Lockwood South was opened in 1859 and a Wesleyan Church was built in 1872 which is now a Uniting Church. [7] A public hall was built in the late nineteenth century and is still in use today. [8]
Bendigo is a city in north-central Victoria, Australia, located in the Bendigo Valley near the geographical centre of the state and approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of Melbourne, the state capital.
The City of Greater Bendigo is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 3,000 square kilometres (1,200 sq mi) and, in August 2021, had a population of 121,470. It includes the city of Bendigo and the towns of Axedale, Elmore, Heathcote, Marong, Raywood and Strathfieldsaye. It was formed in 1994 from the amalgamation of the former City of Bendigo with the Borough of Eaglehawk, Shire of Strathfieldsaye, Shire of Huntly and parts of the Rural City of Marong and Shire of McIvor. It is the state's third largest economy base and is considered a service and infrastructure centre for north central Victoria. The city is surrounded by 40,000 hectares of regional, state and national parkland.
V/Line is a statutory authority that operates regional passenger rail and coach services in the Australian state of Victoria. It provides passenger train services on five commuter routes and eight long-distance services from its major hub at Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne. It also provides coach bus services across Victoria and into New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South Australia. In addition, V/Line is responsible for the maintenance of the Victorian freight and passenger rail network outside of the areas managed by Metro Trains Melbourne and the Australian Rail Track Corporation.
Trams in Bendigo have operated since 1890. They ceased to operate as a means of public transport in 1972 but part of the main network continues to operate today as a tourist attraction. Limited trials have also been made in 2009 with operating commuter service, but with minimal usage by the public.
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The Beehive Building, also known for a time as the Sandhurst Mining Exchange, is a 19th-century building located on the historic thoroughfare of Pall Mall in the centre of Bendigo, a regional city in the Australian state of Victoria. Bendigo was called Sandhurst, after the famous British military academy, until the gold mining town's name was changed in 1891. The building's modern-day successor is the Bendigo Stock Exchange. It was designed by noted architect Charles Webb who briefly abandoned hs architectural career in Melbourne in 1851 to become a miner on the newly established gold diggings near Bendigo. The building, which contains the former Bendigo Mining Exchange, is an important part of Bendigo's Pall Mall streetscape, one of the most notable Victorian period streetscapes remaining in Victoria. The Greater Bendigo Council is exploring options to return the building to its former glory.
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Lockwood is a town in the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria. Lockwood was the administrative centre of Marong shire from 1864 to 1908.
Bendigo is a suburb of the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. It is the central suburb of the city.
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Myrtle Creek is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo and Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria.
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Wellsford is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo in the Australian state of Victoria.
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Jennifer Alden is an Australian former politician and health broker who served as Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo from 2020 to 2021 and as a councillor from 2016 to 2024. She served as Deputy Mayor twice.