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The Moorabool River is a river in Victoria, Australia, which runs for 160 kilometres [1] through several small towns such as Meredith, Anakie, and Staughton Vale. It runs into the Barwon River at Fyansford. It is believed that the name Moorabool derives from an Aboriginal word meaning the cry of a curlew or a ghost. [2]
Moorabool contains a number of heritage listed sites, including: Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Cowies Creek Rail Bridge No. 2 [3] 275 Ballan Road, Moorabool railway station [4] Geelong-Ballarat railway line, Moorabool River Railway Viaduct [5]
It rises in wetlands in Moorabool and debouches at Corio Quay, Corio Bay. After 1909, the Geelong Harbour Trust excavated the mouth of Cowies Creek to create Corio Quay. After 1909, the Geelong Harbour Trust excavated the mouth of Cowies Creek to create Corio Quay.
It is located at the junction of the Barwon and Moorabool rivers. At the 2016 census, Fyansford had a population of 196. [1] Fyansford is one of the earliest places of settlement in the Geelong region. Fyans established his police camp nearby where the Moorabool could be forded—giving the name Fyan's Ford. [2]
2016- A giant cell storm comes through Geelong, flooding the Barwon and Moorabool rivers, along with Belmont, South Geelong, and Newtown. [3] 2016 – End of Ford's car manufacturing; 2018 – Worksafe Victoria Headquarters Construction complete; 2019 – The Mercer and Miramar Geelong construction started; 2020 - COVID-19 reaches Geelong.
The town is located in the Shire of Moorabool and on the Geelong-Ballarat railway line, 108 kilometres (67 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Lal Lal and the surrounding area had a population of 476. [1] Lal Lal Falls and the Lal Lal Reservoir on the Moorabool River are to the north-east and east of the town. [2] [3]
River name System Length Source km miles 1 Murray River: Murray-Darling: 2,375 1,476 [1] 2 Murrumbidgee River: Murray-Darling: 1,485 923 3 Darling River: Murray-Darling: 1,472 915 4 Lachlan River: Murray-Darling: 1,448 900 5 Warrego River: Murray-Darling: 1,380 857 6 Cooper Creek: Lake Eyre: 1,300 808 7 Paroo River: Murray-Darling: 1,210 752
It is located on the banks of the Moorabool River and on the Midland Highway. The town is divided between the City of Greater Geelong and Golden Plains Shire . History
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