Anakie, Victoria

Anakie, Victoria

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


caption = The general store at Anakie
lga = City of Greater Geelong
postcode = 3221
est =
pop = 674 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25021 | name = Anakie (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Ballarat East
fedgov = Corio
dist1 = 73
dir1 = SW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 20
dir2 = N
location2= Geelong
dist3 = 12
dir3 = W
location3= Lara
near-nw = Meredith
near-n = Balliang
near-ne = Balliang
near-w = Meredith
near-e = Lara
near-sw = Sutherlands Creek
near-s = Batesford
near-se = Lara

Anakie is a rural township between Geelong, Victoria, and Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Anakie and the surrounding area had a population of 674. The name is believed to be derived from 'Anakie Youang', an expression in one of the local Australian Aboriginal languages, meaning 'little hill' or 'twin hills'. [Kennedy, B: "Australian Place Names", page 5. ABC Books, 2006] The nearby Brisbane Ranges National Park contains three hills known as The Anakies, as well as Mount Anakie.

Attractions in Anakie include the Brisbane Ranges National Park and Fairy Park. Staughton Vale and Balliang are smaller villages in the Anakie district.

History

The area was first settled by Europeans in 1842 when Frederick Griffith established his Anakie pastoral run. In the 1850s Griffith subdivided some of the land along the Anakie Creek, which became a small village. A Wesleyan school opened in 1858 and a Catholic school in 1859. The Post Office opened on October 15, 1858 Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11
] By 1865 the town had a hotel and a Presbyterian church. A Catholic church was established in 1871 followed by an Anglican church in 1891. The size of the farming lots were too small for most farmers to make a living, and so consolidations occurred, which resulted in a drop in population.

Residents in Anakie experienced severe bushfires on January 22, 2006 with fires spreading over 67 square kilometres of land and at least three homes being lost in conditions surpassing 42 °C. [ [http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/homes-lost-at-anakie/2006/01/22/1137864805749.html The Age: Homes lost at Anakie - January 22, 2006] ]

The Town today

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Geelong & District Football League.

References

Gallery

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20050309013520/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/anakie.html Australian Places - Anakie]
* [http://www.fairypark.com/ Fairy Park]


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