Golden Square is a suburb of Bendigo

Bendigo, Victoria

Bendigo is a major regional city in the state of Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne. It is the second largest inland city and fourth most populous city in the state. The estimated urban...

 in 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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Today

Golden Square is home to The Bulldogs Football and Netball Team competing in the Bendigo Football League

Bendigo Football League

The Bendigo Football League is an Australian rules football competition based in the Bendigo region of Victoria, Australia.Formed in 1880, it is one of the oldest football leagues in Australia, and among its members are some of the oldest football clubs in Australia, including the Castlemaine...

. , Golden Square Secondary College(which has since been closed), Golden Square Primary School, (Laurel Street Primary School) Maple Street Primary School and the Golden Square Shopping Centre.
The new Bendigo Police station is located on the edge of Golden Square and was opened in March 2007.

The local railway station

Golden Square railway station, Victoria

Golden Square is a closed station located in the southern Bendigo suburb of Golden Square, Victoria, Australia, on the Melbourne-Bendigo railway...

 on the Melbourne - Bendigo railway opened with the line but was closed in 1981.

Notable people

Golden Square Football Club

Golden Square Football Club

The Golden Square Football Club are an Australian rules football club which compete in the Bendigo Football League.They are based in the Bendigo suburb Golden Square and have participated in the Bendigo Football League since 1935.-Notable players:...

 has produced AFL stars such as Brownlow Medallist Greg Williams, Richmond stars Wayne Campbell

Wayne Campbell

Wayne Campbell is a retired Australian rules football player for the Richmond Football Club of the AFL.-Richmond career :...

 and Nathan Brown, and former Fitzroy, Brisbane and Melbourne player Nick Carter.

Leading AFL player manager Ricky Nixon

Ricky Nixon

Ricky L. Nixon is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL and now a high profile Australian sports agent. He is currently serving a two year suspension following an investigation by the AFL Players Association Accreditation Board.-Football career:Recruited from Golden Square in the...

 also started his playing career at Golden Square before playing VFL football with Carlton, St Kilda and Hawthorn.

Other former VFL players to hail from Golden Square include Des Dickson, Ray Byrne

Ray Byrne

Ray Byrne is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton, Collingwood and Geelong during his eleven year career in the VFL. Ray Byrne will be remembered as one of the most unfortunate players in the history of VFL/AFL football...

, Tony Southcombe

Tony Southcombe

Robert Anthony Southcombe is a former Australian rules football player who played for the Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League in 1977. Southcombe was a bespectacled ruckman who played 13 games for Carlton in 1977 before returning to the bush.-References:...

 and Peter McConville

Peter McConville

Peter McConville is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton and St Kilda in the VFL.McConville was twenty when he made his debut for Carlton in the 1978 season and he started his career well, managing 38 goals in the season. He played in a variety of positions over the years...

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