- Sebastopol, Victoria
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city = Ballarat
state = vic
caption = Royal Mail Hotel
lga = City of Ballarat
postcode = 3356
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near-se =Sebastopol is a southern suburb of
Ballarat , Victoria,Australia .It is named after
Sevastopol in theUkraine , the site of an important battle during theCrimean War . The town was established as a result of gold discoveries, the Post Office opening on 5 October 1857. 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 ]It is the site of numerous light-industrial businesses and housing ranging in density and cost. It is served by a primary and a secondary school, several kindergartens, a post office and library, and several small shopping precincts including three supermarkets.
Sebastopol has an
Australian Rules football team competing in theBallarat Football League . Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Sebastopol | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Sebastopol.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]References
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