Fish Creek, Victoria
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Fish Creek is a small township in Victoria
, Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Fish Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 675.
The Great South Gippsland Railway line closed to passengers in 1980 for all stations past Leongatha. However freight and goods traffic continued until the line was formally closed in 1994. The track and all other railway infrastructure, such as signals and stations, were removed and a combined bike, pedestrian and horse riding track - The Rail Trail was established along the former rail line.
. The current Fish Creek Memorial Hall, built in 1930, serves many purposes. For example it's a venue for parties, funerals, church services and school concerts. The Hall also houses an Opp shop (charity shop), the profits from which go to funding further development work on the enhancement of Hall facilities..
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Alberton Football League
. Fish Creek football club is based at Terill park, the club rooms are one of the very few club rooms that are privately owned. The Fish Creek Football Club (F.C.F.C) is over 100 years old, and have had a few players to go and play AFL.
The town is home to the Big Mullet which lies on its side atop the Promontory Gate Hotel.
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....
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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...
. 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,...
, Fish Creek and the surrounding area had a population of 675.
History
Fish Creek was first settled in 1886. The Post Office opened on 6 October 1890 next to the proposed railway which arrived in 1892. In 1900 a community hall was built where the Butter Factory building stands today. This hall was used as church by everyone until in 1904 a new Catholic church was built. Not long after that the Union church was opened and since then we've had a church both sides of the town.The Great South Gippsland Railway line closed to passengers in 1980 for all stations past Leongatha. However freight and goods traffic continued until the line was formally closed in 1994. The track and all other railway infrastructure, such as signals and stations, were removed and a combined bike, pedestrian and horse riding track - The Rail Trail was established along the former rail line.
The Town today
Fishy has a number of art and craft shops catering to tourists who pass through town on their way to Wilsons PromontoryWilsons Promontory
Wilsons Promontory is a peninsula that forms the southernmost part of the Australian mainland and is located at . South Point at is the southernmost tip of Wilsons Promontory and hence of mainland Australia...
. The current Fish Creek Memorial Hall, built in 1930, serves many purposes. For example it's a venue for parties, funerals, church services and school concerts. The Hall also houses an Opp shop (charity shop), the profits from which go to funding further development work on the enhancement of Hall facilities..
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Alberton Football League
Alberton Football League
The Alberton Football League is an Australian rules football league covering the South Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia.-History:The Alberton Football League was formed in 1946, replacing the earlier Alberton Football Association, and comprised eight clubs—Carrajung, Devon, Foster, Ramblers,...
. Fish Creek football club is based at Terill park, the club rooms are one of the very few club rooms that are privately owned. The Fish Creek Football Club (F.C.F.C) is over 100 years old, and have had a few players to go and play AFL.
The town is home to the Big Mullet which lies on its side atop the Promontory Gate Hotel.
Sources
- http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Fish+Creek_%5C_VIC
- Visit Victoria tourism website
- Prom Country tourism website