Newbridge, Victoria

Newbridge, Victoria
Newbridge
Victoria
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The Wimmera Highway at Newbridge
Newbridge is located in Shire of Loddon
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Newbridge
Population: 476[1]
Postcode: 3551
Coordinates: 36°43′59″S 143°55′01″E / 36.733°S 143.917°E / -36.733; 143.917Coordinates: 36°43′59″S 143°55′01″E / 36.733°S 143.917°E / -36.733; 143.917
Location:
LGA: Shire of Loddon
State District: Bendigo West
Federal Division: Bendigo

Newbridge is a town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is located on the Loddon River and in the Shire of Loddon Local Government Area, 173 kilometres (107 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Newbridge had a population of 476.[1]

Newbridge was founded as a gold mining town, the Post Office opening on 1 February 1856. [2]

Newbridge is a popular camping and fishing location with campsites available along the river. The town is host to a Family Fishing Bonanza in February and the "Music for the people" event in March.[3]

It is the birthplace of Arthur Wellesley Bayley who, with William Ford discovered the goldfields of Coolgardie in September 1892, Coolgardie being a town in the vicinity of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.[4]

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

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