Millgrove, Victoria
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Millgrove is a town in Victoria
, Australia
, 63 km east from Melbourne's central business district
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges
. At the 2006 Census, Millgrove had a population of 1576.
Millgrove is located along the Warburton Highway, between Wesburn
and Warburton
.
The Post Office opened on 7 November 1906, four years after the opening of the town's railway station on 13 November 1901 on the Warburton line.
Millgrove remained a timber-milling and agricultural town, with occasional tourism and fishing, until the 1960s and 1970s. Despite the closure of the railway in 1965, cars placed Millgrove within acceptable commuting distances of larger towns.
Millgrove has a public reserve, a small shopping area (general store, bakery, greengrocer, newsagent), saw mill, Baptist church and a primary school which shares campuses with Warburton East. The former railway line is now a walking and cycling track
.
Located beneath the forested mountains of Donna Buang, Ben Cairn and Mount Little Joe, near the Yarra River
, Millgrove is a very scenic little town. Often neglected by tourists (in favour of the larger, more affluent and tourist-oriented town of Warburton), it offers great cycling, canoeing and bushwalking opportunities. It is also the location of Melbourne High School's school camps.
Together with its neighbouring township Warburton
Millgrove has an Australian Rules football team (Warburton Millgrove) competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
.
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...
, 63 km east from Melbourne's central business district
Melbourne city centre
Melbourne City Centre is an area of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is not to be confused with the larger local government area of the City of Melbourne...
. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges
Shire of Yarra Ranges
The Yarra Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia, located in the outer eastern and northeastern suburbs of Melbourne extending into the Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges...
. At the 2006 Census, Millgrove had a population of 1576.
Millgrove is located along the Warburton Highway, between Wesburn
Wesburn, Victoria
Wesburn is a town in Victoria, Australia, 62 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Wesburn had a population of 619...
and Warburton
Warburton, Victoria
Warburton is a town in Victoria, Australia, 72 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Warburton had a population of 2288....
.
The Post Office opened on 7 November 1906, four years after the opening of the town's railway station on 13 November 1901 on the Warburton line.
Millgrove remained a timber-milling and agricultural town, with occasional tourism and fishing, until the 1960s and 1970s. Despite the closure of the railway in 1965, cars placed Millgrove within acceptable commuting distances of larger towns.
Millgrove has a public reserve, a small shopping area (general store, bakery, greengrocer, newsagent), saw mill, Baptist church and a primary school which shares campuses with Warburton East. The former railway line is now a walking and cycling track
Warburton Trail
The Lilydale to Warburton Rail Trail is a walking, cycling and horse-riding track in eastern Victoria, Australia. It runs a distance of 38 km between Lilydale and Warburton, along the former Warburton railway line...
.
Located beneath the forested mountains of Donna Buang, Ben Cairn and Mount Little Joe, near the Yarra River
Yarra River
The Yarra River, originally Birrarung, is a river in east-central Victoria, Australia. The lower stretches of the river is where the city of Melbourne was established in 1835 and today Greater Melbourne dominates and influences the landscape of its lower reaches...
, Millgrove is a very scenic little town. Often neglected by tourists (in favour of the larger, more affluent and tourist-oriented town of Warburton), it offers great cycling, canoeing and bushwalking opportunities. It is also the location of Melbourne High School's school camps.
Together with its neighbouring township Warburton
Warburton, Victoria
Warburton is a town in Victoria, Australia, 72 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Yarra Ranges. At the 2006 Census, Warburton had a population of 2288....
Millgrove has an Australian Rules football team (Warburton Millgrove) competing in the Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League
The Yarra Valley Mountain District Football League is an Australian rules football and netball competition based in Victoria to the east and northeast of Melbourne.-History:...
.