Carisbrook is a town in Victoria, Australia

Australia

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, located on the Pyrenees Highway

Pyrenees Highway

Pyrenees Highway in western Victoria, Australia is a 206 kilometre highway serving to link the Calder Highway in Elphinstone with the Glenelg Highway in Glenthompson...

, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) east of the regional and local government centre of Maryborough

Maryborough, Victoria

-Education:Maryborough has three schools:*Highview Christian Community College*Maryborough Education Centre Years Prep–12*St Augustine's Primary School Grades Prep–6-Music:...

, in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

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, Carisbrook had a population of 713.
Carisbrook is closely linked with Maryborough historically, socially and economically.

Transport

Carisbrook situated on the Pyrenees Highway between Maryborough and Castlemaine

Castlemaine, Victoria

Castlemaine is a city in Victoria, Australia, in the Goldfields region of Victoria about 120 kilometres northwest by road from Melbourne, and about 40 kilometres from the major provincial centre of Bendigo. It is the administrative and economic centre of the Shire of Mount Alexander. The...

, with coach services to both of these towns.

The Moolort railway line is a partially closed railway line also connecting Maryborough to Castlemaine, via Carisbrook station

Carisbrook railway station, Victoria

Carisbrook railway station is a closed railway station on the Moolort railway line at Carisbrook, Victoria. The station was opened on Tuesday, 7 July 1874....

 and Moolort.

Media

The Carisbrook Mercury is a weekly newspaper distributed locally, based in Carisbrook Town Hall. The Maryborough Advertiser, distributed in the Central Goldfields region, and the regional radio station, Goldfields FM 99.1, are based in Maryborough.

Sport

The local Australian Rules Football team is the Carisbrook Redbacks. They play in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League

Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League

The Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League is an Australian rules football league based in central Victoria. This is a minor league with clubs coming from towns near the regional centres of Maryborough, and Castlemaine.-History:...

. The Maryborough Harness Racing

Harness racing

Harness racing is a form of horse racing in which the horses race at a specific gait . They usually pull a two-wheeled cart called a sulky, although racing under saddle is also conducted in Europe.-Breeds:...

 Club conducts regular meetings at its racetrack, which is in fact located near Carisbrook.
There is also a lawn bowls club, a gun club and a leisure centre.

See also

• Carisbrook railway station
  Carisbrook railway station, Victoria
  Carisbrook railway station is a closed railway station on the Moolort railway line at Carisbrook, Victoria. The station was opened on Tuesday, 7 July 1874....