Arthurs Creek, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Arthurs Creek
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Nillumbik
postcode = 3099
est =
pop =
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Yan Yean
fedgov = McEwen
dist1 = 47
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 10
dir2 = SE
location2= Whittlesea, Victoria
near-nw = Whittlesea
near-n = Kinglake
near-ne = St Andrews
near-w = Whittlesea
near-e = St Andrews
near-sw = Doreen
near-s = Cottles Bridge
near-se = St Andrews

Arthurs Creek is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on Arthurs Creek Road in the Shire of Nillumbik, 33 kilometers north-east of Melbourne. The town is named after Henry Arthur, a member of John Batman's Port Phillip Association and nephew of George Arthur, a governor of Tasmania.

Arthurs Creek began as a horticultural settlement, with numerous orchards. After the First World War, cattle and sheep farms replaced orchards as the principal industry. Today, the land-holdings of Arthurs Creek are a mixture of smaller farm properties including vineyards, orchards, and life-style properties.

The township of Arthurs Creek consists of a primary school, Mechanic's Institute Hall, CFA station and a Uniting church. There are also a cricket oval known as Ryder's Flat and the Arthurs Creek Cemetery Dating back to the 1870's.

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20041015165808/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/arthurscrk.html Australian Places - Arthurs Creek]