Greendale, Victoria

Greendale is a town in central Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Moorabool local government area, 81 kilometres (50 mi) west north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Greendale and the surrounding area had a population of 602.[1]

Greendale
Victoria
Greendale Hotel and general store
Greendale
Coordinates37°34′1″S 144°19′1″E
Population602 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3341
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moorabool
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Ballarat
Localities around Greendale:
Blackwood Blackwood Lerderderg
Dales Creek Greendale Lerderderg
Ballan Korobeit
Myrniong		 Myrniong

Prior to European settlement, the area around Greendale was inhabited by the Kutung, the Wathourung, the Wurunjeri, the Jaara and the Ngurelban indigenous tribes. When European settlers arrived in the area in the late 1830s conflict developed between the two groups. The early settlers noticed a variety of native flora and fauna including kangaroos, bandicoots, dingoes and two species of quoll.[2]

Greendale Post Office opened on 1 January 1867.[3]

John Cain, Premier of Victoria, was born in Greendale in 1882.

References
Aerial panorama of Greendale, Victoria. Shot Autumn 2018.
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Greendale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. "History of Greendale". GreendaleOnline.com. Archived from the original on 28 August 2007. Retrieved 11 July 2007.
  3. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.


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