Stanhope, Victoria

Stanhope, Victoria

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


caption = Main street
lga = Shire of Campaspe
postcode = 3623
est =
pop = 513
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Rodney
fedgov = Murray
dist1 = 228
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 42
dir2 = W
location2= Shepparton
dist3 = 22
dir3 = S
location3= Kyabram

Stanhope is a small town in north central Victoria, Australia. Stanhope is convert|42|km|mi|0|lk=on from Shepparton. It lies convert|228|km|mi|0|lk=on north of the state capital Melbourne and convert|1000|km|mi|0|lk=on south east of Canberra the capital city of Australia. At the 2001 census, Stanhope had a population of 513.Census 2001 AUS
id=UCL249600
name=Stanhope (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-08-07
quick=on]

History

The Post Office opened on 21 May 1917 but was known as Lauderdale until 1920. 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 ]

Today

Like many towns in this area of Victoria it relies heavily on its fruit production, food processing and farming and a large food processing plant lies in the centre of the town.

Like much of Victoria Netball and Australian rules football are extremely popular and Stanhope hosts a team which is part of the Kyabram & District Football League.

Services in the town include a general convenience store, a wine bar, a pub and tennis courts .

Local landmarks include Lake Cooper and Loch Garry and other towns nearby include Girgarre East and Tatura and Echuca.

References


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