Buxton, Victoria
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Buxton is a small town 104 kilometres (65 mi) north-east of Melbourne
in the Australian state of Victoria
. At the 2006 Census, Buxton had a population of 396.
The district around Buxton was significantly impacted by the Black Saturday Bushfires. It was isolated for several days with no telephone or power.
Today Buxton remains a small township, with a general store, a fishing and outdoors store, a town hall, a primary school, and several bed and breakfasts. It has an active Country Fire Authority Station with one tanker and one slip-on unit. As at 2009, the Marysville Police station had been located in Buxton following the Black Saturday fires.
The Buxton Primary School opened in 1875. Buxton Post Office opened on 1 February 1873.
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in the Australian state of Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
. At the 2006 Census, Buxton had a population of 396.
The district around Buxton was significantly impacted by the Black Saturday Bushfires. It was isolated for several days with no telephone or power.
Today Buxton remains a small township, with a general store, a fishing and outdoors store, a town hall, a primary school, and several bed and breakfasts. It has an active Country Fire Authority Station with one tanker and one slip-on unit. As at 2009, the Marysville Police station had been located in Buxton following the Black Saturday fires.
The Buxton Primary School opened in 1875. Buxton Post Office opened on 1 February 1873.