Valencia Creek, Victoria
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Valencia Creek is a rural town situated in East Gippsland
, Victoria
, Australia
. It is located on the Boisedale - Valencia Creek Road, north of Maffra
in the Shire of Wellington. The junction of Valencia Creek and the Avon River
are a short distance upstream. The foothills of the Great Dividing Range
start immediately north of Valencia Creek, while Dairy farms stretch away in the South along Avon River flats to Boisdale
.
Valencia Creek Post Office opened on 23 July 1895, closed next year, reopened in 1900 and closed again in 1974.
The town centre comprises a fire station, hall and church (no longer doing services), and the former Post office. The local school was consolidated with a number of other surrounding schools to form Boisdale Consolidated School #6207.
East Gippsland
East Gippsland is the eastern region of Gippsland, Australia covering 31,740 square kilometres of Victoria. It has a population of 80,114....
, 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 located on the Boisedale - Valencia Creek Road, north of Maffra
Maffra, Victoria
Maffra is a town in Victoria, Australia, 220 km east of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Wellington local government area. It relies mainly on dairy farming and other agriculture, and is the site of one of Murray-Goulburn Cooperative's eight processing plants in Victoria...
in the Shire of Wellington. The junction of Valencia Creek and the Avon River
Avon River (Gippsland, Victoria)
The Avon River is located in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Along with the Latrobe River and Thomson Rivers, it flows into Lake Wellington, the western most of the Gippsland Lakes. The Avon River rises on the slopes of Mount Wellington in the eastern highlands and flows south to Lake Wellington...
are a short distance upstream. The foothills of the Great Dividing Range
Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, or the Eastern Highlands, is Australia's most substantial mountain range and the third longest in the world. The range stretches more than 3,500 km from Dauan Island off the northeastern tip of Queensland, running the entire length of the eastern coastline through...
start immediately north of Valencia Creek, while Dairy farms stretch away in the South along Avon River flats to Boisdale
Boisdale, Victoria
Boisdale is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on Briagolong Road, north of Maffra, in the Shire of Wellington. At the 2006 census, Boisdale and the surrounding area had a population of 603.It is a small town in the heart of Gippsland's dairying distinct...
.
Valencia Creek Post Office opened on 23 July 1895, closed next year, reopened in 1900 and closed again in 1974.
The town centre comprises a fire station, hall and church (no longer doing services), and the former Post office. The local school was consolidated with a number of other surrounding schools to form Boisdale Consolidated School #6207.