Willow Grove, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Willow Grove
state = vic


caption =
lga = Shire of Baw Baw
county =
postcode = 3825
pop = 221
est =
elevation= 161
stategov = Narracan
fedgov = McMillan
dist1 = 142
dir1 = E
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 19
dir2 = NE
location2= Moe
dist3 = 12
dir3 = NE
location3= Tanjil South
near-nw = Hill End
near-n = Hill End
near-ne = Tanjil Bren
near-w = Hill End
near-e = Tanjil South
near-sw = Hill End
near-s = Tanjil South
near-se = Tanjil South

Willow Grove is a village and rural farming community north of Moe in Victoria, Australia. It has a primary school, football club, tennis courts, community hall, general store, CFA shed, and kindergarten. The next town to the west is Hill End and to the east Tanjil South. Willow Grove is situated within the Shire of Baw Baw and shares the postcode 3825. At the 2006 census, Willow Grove and the surrounding area had a population of 221.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC27003
name=Willow Grove (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-16
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History

Willow Grove Post Office opened on 9 November 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 ]

Blue Rock

The man made lake, known as Blue Rock Dam or Blue Rock Lake is named for an early goldmine in the area. Construction of the dam began in 1979 and was completed in 1984. The dam has a potential capacity of 208,000 megalitres. In conjunction with other supplies such as the Moondarra Reservoir, it provides water for household use, agriculture, industry, and power generation in surrounding areas, particularly in the Latrobe Valley [ [http://www.srw.com.au/headworks/blue.html Southern Rural Water] (retrieved 10 June 2007)] . The lake is also used for recreational activities including fishing, sailing, swimming and picnicking. The lake is surrounded by farmland, bushland and to the base of Blue Rock Road, the township of Willow Grove. Blue Rock is where the body of murdered toddler, Jaidyn Leskie was discovered on 1 January 1998.

Education

The community is serviced by a kindergarten and a public primary school, Willow Grove Primary School. At secondary level students usually travel by school bus to the nearby towns of Moe to attend Lowanna Secondary College or Lavalla Catholic College, or to Trafalgar to attend Trafalgar High School.

Industry

The main industry in Willow Grove area is dairy farming.

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