Bullengarook, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Bullengarook is a locality in Victoria
, Australia
. The locality is centred on Bacchus Marsh Road, 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Gisborne
towards Bacchus Marsh. Bullengarook is located in the Shire of Macedon Ranges Local Government Area. At the 2006 census
, Bullengarook and the surrounding area had a population of 681.
fire station and a Recreation Reserve. The Reserve land was donated to the Shire council by a local land owner and now provides a number of community facilities including but not limited to a tennis club, cricket ground facilities, a pavilion available to the public for rental and equestrian facilities for the local children's pony club and adult riders clubs.
There are no commercial facilities, the post office closed in 1977.
The nearest railway station is located in New Gisborne on the Bendigo railway line. The line was constructed between 1858 to 1861.
people.
Earliest records show that Europeans settled in the area in 1850. Industry included slate and gold mining. Bullengarook Post Office opened on 24 February 1868 and the Bullengarook East office opened on 15 April 1880. Bullengarook closed in 1950; in 1972 Bullengarook East was renamed Bullengarook, closing in 1976.
The local Bullengarook Bellows newspaper is still in production.
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 locality is centred on Bacchus Marsh Road, 14 kilometres (9 mi) from Gisborne
Gisborne, Victoria
Gisborne is a town located approximately northwest of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. As it is close to Melbourne, but in attractive countryside, it is proving an increasingly popular place to settle. The town was named after Henry Fyshe Gisborne , the first Commissioner for Crown Lands of the...
towards Bacchus Marsh. Bullengarook is located in the Shire of Macedon Ranges Local Government Area. 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,...
, Bullengarook and the surrounding area had a population of 681.
Facilities
The community is a small one. The local primary school closed down in 2007 when the number of enrolled students fell below twenty. There is a Country Fire AuthorityCountry Fire Authority
Country Fire Authority, or CFA, is the name of the fire service that provides firefighting and other emergency services to all of the country areas and regional townships within the state of Victoria, Australia, as well as large portions of the outer suburban areas and growth corridors of Melbourne...
fire station and a Recreation Reserve. The Reserve land was donated to the Shire council by a local land owner and now provides a number of community facilities including but not limited to a tennis club, cricket ground facilities, a pavilion available to the public for rental and equestrian facilities for the local children's pony club and adult riders clubs.
There are no commercial facilities, the post office closed in 1977.
The nearest railway station is located in New Gisborne on the Bendigo railway line. The line was constructed between 1858 to 1861.
History
The local lands were inhabited by the WurundjeriWurundjeri
The Wurundjeri are a people of the Indigenous Australian nation of the Woiwurrung language group, in the Kulin alliance, who occupy the Birrarung Valley, its tributaries and the present location of Melbourne, Australia...
people.
Earliest records show that Europeans settled in the area in 1850. Industry included slate and gold mining. Bullengarook Post Office opened on 24 February 1868 and the Bullengarook East office opened on 15 April 1880. Bullengarook closed in 1950; in 1972 Bullengarook East was renamed Bullengarook, closing in 1976.
The local Bullengarook Bellows newspaper is still in production.