Glenlyon is a small town in the Shire of Hepburn Local Government Area, Victoria

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...

. The town is situated around 10 km from Daylesford along the Daylesford - Malmsbury Road, and around 100 km from the Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

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Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

. The town sits next to the Loddon River

Loddon River

The Loddon River is a 392-km long tributary of the Murray River that flows through central and northern Victoria, Australia. The river rises near Trentham and flows by Glenlyon. It then flows generally northward through Guildford and Newstead, 40 km west of Bendigo through the Cairn Curran...

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History

In 1846, Richard Babington and John Carpenter purchased a part of the Holcombe Run (originally part of A.F. Mollisons Coliban Run) and called it Glenlyon after their Scottish home.

Glenlyon Post Office opened around May 1858 and closed in 1973.

Glenlyon once had a primary school and a hotel but both are closed.
There is a general store in operation where many of the locals go for a drink and catch up on local happenings.

External links

• Welcome to Glenlyon - information about all associations, organisations and groups currently in Glenlyon, as well as a copy of the town newsletter and latest gossip.