Trentham, Victoria
Encyclopedia
Trentham is a small town in the Shire of Hepburn and Shire of Moorabool
Local government area, Victoria, Australia
. At the 2006 census
, Trentham had a population of 629.
Located at an altitude of 700 metres (2,297 ft), the town is 97 kilometres (60.3 mi) north-west of Melbourne.
prospectors in the 1850s, and later developed for its timber resources from the surrounding Wombat State Forest
. The Post Office opened on 16 July 1862.
A railway line
arrived in 1880. At its peak carried up to 21,000 tonnes of freight (mostly timber) annually. The station once had a timber tramway which transported timber to the Goods Platform. However, in the 1950s the railway declined as better roads were built to connect the town with the major settlements of Victoria, and it was closed during the 1970s. The station is now the Trentham Agricultural and Railway Museum which is the restored station building, which has the mainly intact yard with some rollingstock, and the platform in good condition.
Potato
growing (due to a fertile strip of red volcanic soil), grazing and tourism later became the mainstays of the town's economy.
temperature recorded was minus 8 °C with many nights in winter reaching minus 5 °C. Snow falls are not uncommon in winter with an average of 13.2 snow days per year. Trentham has an average annual precipitation of 1102.3 mm (43.4 in), the highest one day rainfall was 154.9 mm and the highest monthly rainfall been 317.5 mm.
- the highest single-drop waterfall
in Victoria. There are also several mineral springs
near the town.
In recent times, Trentham has become an alternative lifestyle centre, and Earth Garden publishing is now one of major employers in town. Because many of the first settlers were Irish
, St. Patrick's day is a major community event here.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League
.
Golfers play at the course of the Trentham Golf Club on Falls Road.
Shire of Moorabool
The Shire of Moorabool is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the southwestern part of the state. It has an area of 2,110 square kilometres. In 2006 it had a population of 25,474....
Local government area, Victoria, 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...
. 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,...
, Trentham had a population of 629.
Located at an altitude of 700 metres (2,297 ft), the town is 97 kilometres (60.3 mi) north-west of Melbourne.
History
Although pastoral runs were taken up in the area as early as 1838, Trentham was first settled by goldGold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
prospectors in the 1850s, and later developed for its timber resources from the surrounding Wombat State Forest
Wombat State Forest
The Wombat State Forest is located west of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, between Woodend and Daylesford, at the Great Dividing Range. The forest is approximately in size and sits upon Ordovician or Tertiary sediments...
. The Post Office opened on 16 July 1862.
A railway line
Trentham railway station, Victoria
Trentham station is a closed railway station in the town of Trentham, Victoria, Australia, on the former Carlsruhe-to-Daylesford line. It opened on Monday, 16 February 1880, and was closed on Monday, 3 July 1978...
arrived in 1880. At its peak carried up to 21,000 tonnes of freight (mostly timber) annually. The station once had a timber tramway which transported timber to the Goods Platform. However, in the 1950s the railway declined as better roads were built to connect the town with the major settlements of Victoria, and it was closed during the 1970s. The station is now the Trentham Agricultural and Railway Museum which is the restored station building, which has the mainly intact yard with some rollingstock, and the platform in good condition.
Potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
growing (due to a fertile strip of red volcanic soil), grazing and tourism later became the mainstays of the town's economy.
Climate
The climate is cool and moist: the mean summer temperature is 21.9 °C, nights fall to around 9.8 °C in February (summer); whilst winters are distinctly cold with the mean daytime temperature 7.6°C (July) and mean night temperature 2.1 °C. The coldesttemperature recorded was minus 8 °C with many nights in winter reaching minus 5 °C. Snow falls are not uncommon in winter with an average of 13.2 snow days per year. Trentham has an average annual precipitation of 1102.3 mm (43.4 in), the highest one day rainfall was 154.9 mm and the highest monthly rainfall been 317.5 mm.
Events and Attractions
Near Trentham is Trentham Falls on the Coliban RiverColiban 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:...
- the highest single-drop waterfall
Waterfall
A waterfall is a place where flowing water rapidly drops in elevation as it flows over a steep region or a cliff.-Formation:Waterfalls are commonly formed when a river is young. At these times the channel is often narrow and deep. When the river courses over resistant bedrock, erosion happens...
in Victoria. There are also several mineral springs
Spring (hydrosphere)
A spring—also known as a rising or resurgence—is a component of the hydrosphere. Specifically, it is any natural situation where water flows to the surface of the earth from underground...
near the town.
In recent times, Trentham has become an alternative lifestyle centre, and Earth Garden publishing is now one of major employers in town. Because many of the first settlers were Irish
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
, St. Patrick's day is a major community event here.
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing 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:...
.
Golfers play at the course of the Trentham Golf Club on Falls Road.