Kyneton, Victoria

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

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caption = Looking along Piper St, Kyneton
lga = Shire of Macedon Ranges
postcode = 3444
est = 1850
pop = 5905 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25927 | name = Kyneton (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation= 519
maxtemp = 18.6
mintemp = 5.6
rainfall = 752.7
stategov = Ballarat East
fedgov = Bendigo
dist1 = 83
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 65
location2= Bendigo
dist3 = 75
location3= Ballarat
dist4 = 33
location4= Castlemaine
near-nw = Elphinstone
near-n = Metcalfe
near-ne = Benloch
near-w = Malmsbury
near-e = Benloch
near-sw = Lauriston
near-s = Woodend North
near-se = Carlsruhe

Kyneton (Pron-en-au|ˈkɑentən) is a town on the Calder Highway in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia. The town was named after the English village of Kineton, Warwickshire. The town has three main streets; Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street. Piper Street is Kyneton's oldest street which still has many of its original buildings. The railway station is a terminus for some peak hour trains. The town is the council seat of the Shire of Macedon Ranges. At the 2006 census, Kyneton had a population of 5905.

Kyneton is home to mineral springs, the Campaspe River, botanical gardens and historic houses, many with bluestone architecture. Kyneton hosts several events during the year including the Kyneton Jazz Festival, Kyneton Daffodil Festival, Kyneton Agricultural show and the Kyneton Cup. The Kyneton Cup is on the day after Melbourne Cup day. The Kyneton Courthouse tried Ned Kelly in 1870 for robbery under arms. This courthouse has since continued to function although only as a magistrates court on Mondays.

History

Unlike a majority of towns in the area, Kyneton predates the Victorian gold rushes being established in 1850, whereas the gold rushes started the year after. At this time, Kyneton was a growing rural centre, and served as a major stop for those heading to the gold rushes at Mount Alexander and Bendigo. The Post Office opened on 1 July 1843 as Mount Macedon and was renamed Kyneton on 1 January 1854. 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 ]

Media

Kyneton's mainstream newspaper is the Midland Express, which also serves Castlemaine. The town also receives television from Mount Alexander and 100.7 [http://www.highlandsfm.org.au Highlands FM] (Based in Woodend).

Schooling

* Sacred Heart College Kyneton
* Kyneton Primary School
* Our Lady of the Rosary, Kyneton
* Kyneton Secondary College

Sport

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Bendigo Football League. Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Kyneton | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Kyneton.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.macedonranges.vic.gov.au Macedon Ranges Shire Council]
* [http://www.kyneton.org.au Kyneton District Business and Tourism Association]
* [http://www.kynetononline.com/ Kyneton Online]
* [http://www.kynetonhistoricalsociety.org/ Kyneton Historical Society]