Cavendish is a township in the Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District 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....

, Australia

Australia

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 on the Wannon River

Wannon River

Wannon River is a river in Victoria, Australia. It is a tributary of the Glenelg River and its total length is approximately from its headwaters in the Grampians north of Dunkeld where it joins with the Glenelg River south of Casterton....

. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Cavendish and the surrounding area had a population of 454.

The township was settled in the early 1850s, the Post Office opening on 1 April 1853. A railway line linking the town to Hamilton

Hamilton, Victoria

Hamilton is a city in western Victoria, Australia. It is located at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway and the Henty Highway...

 was opened on 2 November 1915.

The Cavendish Cafe claims to make the biggest hamburger

Hamburger

A hamburger is a sandwich consisting of a cooked patty of ground meat usually placed inside a sliced bread roll...

 in Australia. The burger weighs 4 kilograms (8.8 lb).

It has a football

Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

 team playing in the South West District Football League

South West District Football League

The South West District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in South-western Victoria, with clubs located in the vicinity of Hamilton, Heywood and Portland...

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