Lauriston is a small community in 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....

, 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...

. It is situated on the Coliban River

Coliban River

The Coliban River is a river in central Victoria, in Australia. It is a major water supply source for towns and cities in the region.-Course:...

, in a gully 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Kyneton

Kyneton, Victoria

Kyneton is a town on the Calder Highway in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia. The Calder Freeway bypasses Kyneton to the north and east. The town was named after the English village of Kineton, Warwickshire. The town has three main streets: Mollison Street, Piper Street and High Street...

. The Lauriston Reservoir

Lauriston Reservoir

Lauriston Reservoir is a reservoir in Victoria, Australia, with a maximum capacity of 19,800 megaliters. The dam that created it, located 9 km west of Kyneton along Lauriston Reservoir Road, was constructed from 1938 to 1941 and has a spillway that measures 77 meters...

, (which serves Kyneton), is 2 kilometres (1 mi) south east of the town.

At the 2006 Census, Lauriston had a population of 538.

Lauriston Post Office opened on 1 July 1864 after gold was discovered in the area and closed in 1969.