Bridgewater On Loddon, Victoria

Bridgewater On Loddon, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Bridgewater On Loddon
state = vic


caption = The Main St of Bridgewater On Loddon
lga = Shire of Loddon
postcode = 3516
est =
pop = 391
pop_footnotes = (2006)
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Bendigo East
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 180
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 35
location2= Bendigo
dist3 = 7
location3= Inglewood

Bridgewater On Loddon is a town in north central Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Calder Highway, north west of Bendigo, astride the Loddon River. At the 2006 census, Bridgewater On Loddon had a population of 391.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL206200
name=Bridgewater (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-25
quick=on
]

The Post Office opened on 1 January 1868 as Bridgewater-on-Loddon and was renamed Bridgewater around 1941. 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
]

Bridgewater has a new swimming pool and beach about two minutes walk from the Loddon Bridge Hotel, opposite the Post Office.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Loddon Valley Football League.

chools

* Bridgewater Primary School has around 32 students; four years ago there were 70 students.

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