Boisdale, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Wellington
postcode = 3860
est =
pop = 603 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25181 | name = Boisdale (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gippsland East
fedgov = Gippsland
dist1 = 251
dir1 = E
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 27
dir2 = N
location2= Sale
dist3 = 9
dir3 = N
location3= Maffra
dist4 = 11
dir4 = SW
location4= Briagolong

Boisdale is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Briagolong Road, north of Maffra, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2006 census, Boisdale and the surrounding area had a population of 603.

It is a small town in the heart of Gippsland's dairying distinct. Boisdale includes not only the town itself, but the area surrounding the town, comprising mostly dairy and vegetable farms.

It is situated approximately 9km north of the larger town of Maffra. Boisdale is 251 kilometres (156 mi) east of Australia's second largest city, Melbourne, the capital of Victoria.

Boisdale Post Office opened on 24 September 1889. 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 ]

Boisdale has a primary school, Boisdale Consolidated School, a local post office/ general store, mechanic, sporting facilities and the town's pride and joy, The Boisdale Hall, dating back over a century in age.

The town in conjunction with neighbouring township Briagolong has an Australian Rules football team Boisdale-Briagolong competing in the North Gippsland Football League.

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511082308/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/boisdale.html Australian Places - Boisdale]