Harcourt, Victoria

Harcourt, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Harcourt
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Mount Alexander
postcode = 3453
est =
pop = 439
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Bendigo West
fedgov = Bendigo
dist1 = 121
dir1 =
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 30
dir2 =
location2= Bendigo
dist3 = 9
dir3 =
location3= Castlemaine

Harcourt is a small Central Highlands town located approximately 9 km northeast of Castlemaine, where the Midland Highway meets the Calder Highway. At the 2006 census, Harcourt had a population of 439.Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL220600|name=Harcourt (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2008-04-09|quick=on]

History

The Post Office opened on 27 February 1858 replacing that of nearby Mount Alexander open since 1856. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Overview

Set in a lush valley at the foot of Mount Alexander, Harcourt was once the premier Apple growing region in Australia (a title yielded to Tasmania some time ago). Still producing Apples, the local area is fast getting a name for wine production.

Other things of interest in and around the town are the Skydancers Butterfly House, Trout Fishing, and the numerous walking tracks and Koala Park in Mt Alexander Park - including an old Oak Forest. It is home to a World's Largest Apple. Each year on the March Labour Day long weekend the town hosts "The Applefest" - with local produce on sale in stalls, music concerts and several sports on show.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League.

Industry

*Apples
*Wine
*Tourism

Nearby Towns

* Bendigo
* Castlemaine
* Elphinstone
* Faraday
* Maldon
* Ravenswood
* Sutton Grange

References


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