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The Shire of Macedon Ranges is a region in Central Victoria, Australia, best known for its native forests, geographical attraction Hanging Rock, and artisan food and wine industries. The region covers an area of 1,748 square kilometres (675 sq mi). [ 3 ]
More recently, in 1995, further amalgamations merged Romsey Shire and others to form the present Macedon Ranges Shire. [3] While it was once the centre of its own local government area, Springfield now lies on the extreme eastern edge of the shire, with Kyneton, the administrative centre, almost 40 km away by road.
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Monegeetta / ˈ m ɒ n ə ɡ iː t ə / is a town north of Melbourne, Australia between the major towns of Sunbury and Romsey in fertile agricultural land east of the Macedon Ranges. Its local government area is the Shire of Macedon Ranges .
The median age of people in Macedon Ranges is 42 years, and the most common ancestries were English 29.1% Australian 28.8%, and Irish 10.6%. [2] The majority of the region's residents were professionals, with education and medicine/allied health being the most cited professions. [3]
Darraweit Guim / ˈ d ær ə w iː t ˈ ɡ w ɪ m / is a Victorian locality, situated on Deep Creek, on the edge of the Shire of Macedon Ranges near the shire's boundary with the Shire of Mitchell. In 1992 the town had an approximate population of 300 with approximately 120 homes and a local school overseeing 51 students.
It is located 6 km south of Romsey, within the Shire of Macedon Ranges. John Brock, one of the first British settlers in the Bolinda district, named his station Bullando Vale . [ 2 ] However, it is not clear whether this is connected in any way to the present name.
It is located on Falloons Road in the Shire of Macedon Ranges, to the west of Woodend. At the 2016 census, Ashbourne and the surrounding area had a population of 196. [1] Ashbourne Post Office opened on 16 December 1899 (known as Campaspe until 1900). [2]