Kangaroo Flat, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Kangaroo Flat is an outer suburb of Bendigo in Victoria
, Australia
. The suburb is neighbours with Golden Square
.
The population of Kangaroo Flat decreased along with the region as the gold rush resided, although the town has always maintained its own cultural heritage and identity. Of historical note Kangaroo Flat is home to the Crusoe reservoir, this reservoir was built in the gold rush to provide a water supply to the Bendigo goldfields. Water for the reservoir came from a series of channels that reached as far as Kyneton
, the reservoir is open today as a recreation park and is a unique example of 1850s engineering, including a lime / sand based filtration system. In more recent times Kangaroo Flat has had a resurgence along with most of the region, with population increasing dramatically over the last decade.
Kangaroo Flat is home to the Kangaroos Football and Netball team in the Bendigo Football League
, Centro Lansell, and the Rocklea Homemakers centre which has recently been completed. It is also home to the A Line caravan park. Kangaroo Flat has had a volunteer urban fire brigade (CFA) since 1876 that remains active today. Originally located in Smith Street it moved to the current location in Station Street in the 1960s.
Centro Lansell located on the Calder Highway was opened in 1979 and anchors a K-Mart
department store
, Coles
and Safeway
Supermarket
s, and 55 speciality stores. The local railway station
is served by V/Line
services on the Bendigo line, and upgraded in 2008.
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
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The suburb is neighbours with Golden Square
Golden Square, Victoria
Golden Square is a suburb of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia.-Today:Golden Square is home to The Bulldogs Football and Netball Team competing in the Bendigo Football League...
.
History
Prior to the gold rush the Bendigo district was part of a large station "the Ravenswood Run". The discovery of very significant gold deposits in the 1850's resulted in a huge influx of people to the region. Bendigo, and several satellite towns including Kangaroo Flat, Eaglehawk and White Hills, sprung up essentially as tent cities. These gave way to more permanent structures and the current street layout was essentially established by the 1880's. The Post Office opened on 2 February 1857.The population of Kangaroo Flat decreased along with the region as the gold rush resided, although the town has always maintained its own cultural heritage and identity. Of historical note Kangaroo Flat is home to the Crusoe reservoir, this reservoir was built in the gold rush to provide a water supply to the Bendigo goldfields. Water for the reservoir came from a series of channels that reached as far as Kyneton
Kyneton, Victoria
Kyneton is a town on the Calder Highway in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east. The town was named after the English village of Kineton, Warwickshire. The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street...
, the reservoir is open today as a recreation park and is a unique example of 1850s engineering, including a lime / sand based filtration system. In more recent times Kangaroo Flat has had a resurgence along with most of the region, with population increasing dramatically over the last decade.
Today
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...
, Centro Lansell, and the Rocklea Homemakers centre which has recently been completed. It is also home to the A Line caravan park. Kangaroo Flat has had a volunteer urban fire brigade (CFA) since 1876 that remains active today. Originally located in Smith Street it moved to the current location in Station Street in the 1960s.
Centro Lansell located on the Calder Highway was opened in 1979 and anchors a K-Mart
Kmart Australia
Kmart Australia Limited is a discount department store chain owned by Wesfarmers. It operates 172 stores in Australia and 15 in New Zealand, with its head office located in Mulgrave, Victoria. Wesfarmers uses the Kmart name under licence from Sears Holdings Corporation.-History:Kmart Australia...
department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...
, Coles
Coles Supermarkets
Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741 stores nationally Coles Supermarkets is an Australian supermarket chain owned by Wesfarmers. It has 741...
and Safeway
Safeway (Australia)
Safeway was the trading name used by Woolworths Limited until 2008 for its supermarkets in Victoria, Australia. Elsewhere in Australia the trading name is Woolworths. In August 2008, Woolworths announced the discontinuation of the Safeway name, and has since gradually rebranded Victorian stores as...
Supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
s, and 55 speciality stores. The local railway station
Kangaroo Flat railway station, Victoria
Kangaroo Flat is a railway station on the Melbourne-Bendigo railway in the southern Bendigo suburb of Kangaroo Flat, Victoria, Australia.-History:...
is served by V/Line
V/Line
V/Line is a not for profit regional passenger train and coach service in Victoria, Australia. It was created after the split-up of VicRail in 1983. V/Line is owned by the V/Line Corporation which is a Victorian State Government statutory authority...
services on the Bendigo line, and upgraded in 2008.