Eildon, Victoria

Eildon, Victoria

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


caption = Location of Eildon in Victoria (red)
lga = Shire of Murrindindi
postcode = 3713
est =
pop = 665
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Benalla
fedgov = McEwen
dist1 = 141
dir1 = NE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 57
dir2 = SW
location2= Mansfield
dist3 = 26
dir3 = E
location3= Alexandra

Eildon is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located near Lake Eildon, on the Goulburn Valley Highway, in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area. At the 2001 census, Eildon had a population of 665.Census 2001 AUS
id=UCL216200
name=Eildon (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-07-27
quick=on]

History

A Post Office named Eildon opened on 14 November 1890 and closed in 1893. Later a Post Office named Eildon Weir opened on 23 August 1915 and was renamed Eildon in about 1950.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 ]

The township was relocated to its present position when the new dam was built in the 1950s.

Recreation

The lake that shares its name with the town is a renowned playground for water sports and camping.

Together with its neighbouring township Thornton Eildon has an Australian Rules football team (Thornton-Eildon) competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League.Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Thornton-Eildon| url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Thornton-Eildon.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

ee also

*Lake Eildon
*Lake Eildon National Park

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511072404/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/eildon.html Australian Places - Eildon]

* [http://www.lakeeildon.com Official Eildon Tourism Website]


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