Newstead, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Newstead is a town in Victoria
, Australia
, situated along the Loddon River
. It is in the Shire of Mount Alexander local government area. At the 2006 census
, Newstead had a population of 487. Newstead has many festivals and folk events and is in the centre of the golden triangle, close to many tourist attractions and events.
, a Rural Transaction Centre (with Internet café
, Bendigo Bank
, library, daycare and other services), a small licenced IGA
and bakery, a swimming pool, a hairdressers as well as a monthly newspaper, the Newstead Echo. It also has a licenced cafe, a butcher, two small shops selling vintage odds and ends and a winery just out of town.
There is a town primary school and kindergarten and high schools nearby, a community hall, race park and Rotunda park for events such as the twice yearly Newstead Market. There is a women's group, four churches, performers group, organic growers group, playgroup, senior citizens club, lawn bowls club, croquet club, football, netball club, natives groups, walking group and spinners group. Annually, Newstead holds a folk music festival with artists coming from all around Australia and some from overseas. As well as 'Chopped' magazine holding their annual, Chopped Rod & Custom show, which brings traditional style rods and custom cars from all over Australia into the town for a weekend.
The Loddon River
that flows through the town has caused a levee bank to be built in 1912 which has stopped the town from flooding several times. The old courthouse has now become the Newstead historical society and holds all of Newstead history and plans.
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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, situated along 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...
. It is in the Shire of Mount Alexander 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,...
, Newstead had a population of 487. Newstead has many festivals and folk events and is in the centre of the golden triangle, close to many tourist attractions and events.
The Town today
It has two pubs, community centre, cafe, a general storeGeneral store
A general store, general merchandise store, or village shop is a rural or small town store that carries a general line of merchandise. It carries a broad selection of merchandise, sometimes in a small space, where people from the town and surrounding rural areas come to purchase all their general...
, a Rural Transaction Centre (with Internet café
Internet cafe
An Internet café or cybercafé is a place which provides internet access to the public, usually for a fee. These businesses usually provide snacks and drinks, hence the café in the name...
, Bendigo Bank
Bendigo Bank
Bendigo Bank is an Australian financial institution, operating primarily in retail banking. The company merged with Adelaide Bank in November 2007, with shareholders voting in March 2008 to change the merged company’s name to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited.Before the merger, Bendigo Bank...
, library, daycare and other services), a small licenced IGA
IGA (Australian supermarket group)
Independent Grocers of Australia, or IGA, is a chain of independent supermarkets in Australia. It is the local variant of the international Independent Grocers Association...
and bakery, a swimming pool, a hairdressers as well as a monthly newspaper, the Newstead Echo. It also has a licenced cafe, a butcher, two small shops selling vintage odds and ends and a winery just out of town.
There is a town primary school and kindergarten and high schools nearby, a community hall, race park and Rotunda park for events such as the twice yearly Newstead Market. There is a women's group, four churches, performers group, organic growers group, playgroup, senior citizens club, lawn bowls club, croquet club, football, netball club, natives groups, walking group and spinners group. Annually, Newstead holds a folk music festival with artists coming from all around Australia and some from overseas. As well as 'Chopped' magazine holding their annual, Chopped Rod & Custom show, which brings traditional style rods and custom cars from all over Australia into the town for a weekend.
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...
that flows through the town has caused a levee bank to be built in 1912 which has stopped the town from flooding several times. The old courthouse has now become the Newstead historical society and holds all of Newstead history and plans.