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Shire of Bacchus Marsh

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The Shire of Bacchus Marsh was a local government area about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. [1]

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian Bureau of Statistics

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the independent statistical agency of the Government of Australia.

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Bacchus Marsh

Bacchus Marsh is an urban centre and suburban locality in Victoria, Australia located approximately north west of the state capital Melbourne and west of Melton at a near equidistance to the major cities of Melbourne, Ballarat and Geelong.

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Balliang, Victoria

Balliang is a locality in Victoria, Australia.

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Brunswick, Victoria

Brunswick is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, north of Melbourne's central business district.

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City of Melton

The City of Melton is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, on Melbourne's western rural–urban fringe.

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City of Wyndham

The City of Wyndham is a local government area in Victoria, Australia in the outer south-western suburbs of Melbourne, within the Melbourne Metropolitan Area, between Melbourne and the regional city of Geelong.

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County of Bourke, Victoria

The County of Bourke is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the Lands administrative divisions of Australia, used for land titles.

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County of Grant, Victoria

The County of Grant is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles.

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Darley, Victoria

Darley is a suburb of Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia located directly north of the central area across the Western Freeway. It is the most populous locality and earliest settlement (1838) in Bacchus Marsh. At the 2016 census, Darley had a population of 8,372. It is bordered by the Lerderderg River to the east, Korkuperrimui Creek to the west, Western Freeway to the south and Lerderderg State Park to the north. Darley is located on the rural-urban fringe, the topography varies but is mostly undulating. It began as a small agricultural settlement on the bend of the Lerderderg River in 1838 and was surveyed and proclaimed a town in 1861. In recent decades Darley has rapidly grown and has become a major suburban area of Bacchus Marsh with a large number of housing estates and developments to the east south and north capitalising on Darley's proximity to the freeway. The suburb is home to Darley Primary School, Pentland Hills Primary School, large sports oval (Darley Oval) home to the Darley Football Club, the Bacchus Marsh Golf club, IGA supermarket and small commercial centre on Albert Street. Darley is also home to "Triassic park" (The Council Trench), The Council Trench is geologically significant to Victoria. It is the only known outcrop of Triassic aged sedimentary rock in the state. The Council Trench is exposed as outcrop in a trench, about 40m in length and 2 to 5 m depth, cut into a low ridge, on the east side of Tramway Lane, Darley. A former Military camp "Camp Darley" was housed in the Darley area, accommodating US service personnel from many units including, 49th Fighter group, 5th Airforce, 808 Engineer Aviation battalion and 182nd Infantry regiment of task force 6814.

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Local government in Australia

Local government in Australia is the third tier of government in Australia administered by the states and territories, which in turn are beneath the federal tier.

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Melbourne

Melbourne is the state capital of Victoria and the second-most populous city in Australia and Oceania.

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Myrniong

Myrniong (locally) is a town in Victoria, Australia.

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Parwan, Victoria

Parwan is a town in Victoria, Australia, 45 km west of Melbourne's Central Business District.

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Road districts of Victoria (Australia)

Road districts were established in the colony of Victoria, Australia pursuant to legislation passed in 1853, and were an early form of local government in Victoria.

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Rowsley, Victoria

Rowsley is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia.

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Shire of Ballan

The Shire of Ballan was a local government area about west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

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Shire of Bungaree

The Shire of Bungaree was a local government area northeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Shire of Buninyong

The Shire of Buninyong was a local government area south and southeast of the regional city of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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Shire of Corio

The Shire of Corio was a local government area located between Geelong and Werribee, about southwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

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Shire of Gisborne

The Shire of Gisborne was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

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Shire of Kyneton

The Shire of Kyneton was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

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Shire of Moorabool

The Shire of Moorabool is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the western part of the state.

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Shire of Newham and Woodend

The Shire of Newham and Woodend was a local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia.

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State Library of Victoria

State Library Victoria is the central library of the state of Victoria, Australia, located in Melbourne.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shire_of_Bacchus_Marsh

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